St. Valentine's Day Cake Recipe
Summary
Ingredients
| Flour | 2 1⁄2 Cup (40 tbs) | |
| Active dry yeast | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Milk | 2⁄3 Cup (10.67 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs) | |
| Salt | 1⁄2 Teaspoon | |
| Unsalted butter | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Egg | 1 | |
| Unsalted butter | 1 Tablespoon, melted | |
| Light brown sugar | 1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs), firmly packed | |
| Ground almonds | 1⁄3 Cup (5.33 tbs) | |
| Chopped maraschino cherries | 3 Tablespoon (Drained) | |
| Almond extract | 3⁄4 Teaspoon | |
| Flaked coconut | 1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs) | |
| Confectioners sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Milk | 3 Tablespoon | |
| Red food coloring | 6 Drop |
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 3154 Calories from Fat 720
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 83 g127.8%
Saturated Fat 53.2 g266.1%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 327.8 mg109.3%
Sodium 1153.7 mg48.1%
Total Carbohydrates 555 g184.9%
Dietary Fiber 20.5 g82%
Sugars 298.5 g
Protein 56 g111.8%
Vitamin A 31.8% Vitamin C 1.1%
Calcium 35.1% Iron 108.8%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet
Directions
2 Heat milk, sugar, salt, and butter to hot (120°-130°F).
3 Add the milk mixture to dry ingredients and mix until smooth. Add egg and enough remaining flour to make a soft dough.
4 Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth€”about 10 minutes. Place in greased bowl, turning to coat top.
5 Cover; let rise in warm place until double€”about 1 hour.
6 Punch down dough. Roll dough into a 15 x 22-inch rectangle.
7 Brush with melted butter. Combine brown sugar, ground almonds, cherries, almond extract, and coconut in small bowl. Sprinkle over dough.
8 Roll up jelly-roll style. Pinch seam to seal. Gently pull into a 26-inch roll. Place on greased baking sheet. Firmly seal ends together and shape into heart.
9 Along the outside edge of heart, make cuts 2/3 of the way into dough at 1 1/2-inch intervals. Turn each cut section toward its side.
10 Cover; let rise in warm place until double€”about 1 hour.
11 Bake in a preheated 350°F oven 25-30 minutes or until done. Cool on wire rack.
12 If icing is desired, mix confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Add coloring for a pink hue. Frost when cool.
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