2 Hearts Cake

A plain white frosted cake is sometimes just as beautiful as an ornate, colorful one. It's understated, yet still has a fancy border with colorful sprinkles to tie it all in with our color palette. And this double-barreled cake towers over the rest of the desserts, making it the grand centerpiece. We tie in the theme by placing one yellow and one purple heart on a stick to symbolize the happy couple.

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Recipes

For The 2 Hearts Cake

Hummingbird Cake

White Chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream

Tools

Used For The 2 Hearts Cake

Ateco Stainless Steel Cake Knife

The perfect knife to get even layers of cake

Ateco Cake Stand

For easy frosting and smoothing

Stainless Steel Scraper

For flawless frosting

Small Angled Spatula

For a sharp top edge of frosting

6-Inch Cake Boards

To build the cake on

Disposable Piping Bags

For easy piping

Open Star Piping Tip

Perfect size tip for a beautiful swirl

Sanding Sugar

Purple

Frosting Tool

For tall cakes

Tips

For The 2 Hearts Cake

In order to frost a double-barreled cake, we use this tool. We find that it is tall enough to smooth out our whole cake in one fell swoop. Keep in mind that the bottom of this tool doesn't have a straight edge which can get a little tricky. As long as you keep the tool straight while smoothing, you can get a flawless look. Practice makes perfect

If you are interested in learning how to make a double-barrel cake from start to finish, Melissa from Mycakeschool.com has a wonderful video tutorial on constructing, frosting, and even putting fondant on a double-barrel cake

Making your own colored sanding sugar takes no time at all. Just grab some sanding sugar, gel paste, a plastic bag, and check out this post by Sweetsugarbelle

Presentation

Ideas For The 2 Hearts Cake

Present your cake on this 14-inch picture perfect vintage lace cake stand by Sarah's Stands.

A simple printable dessert label can go a long way to completing the presentation. We offer free printable dessert labels, along with the rest of the Hearts Experience Printables, that you can download here. We recommend using cover weight paper which you can find at Paper-Source. We usually use pure white, but feel free to choose a color that works for you