Name: Heart Cake
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Unsalted butter - ½ cup; Unsalted butter - 1 tablespoon; White sugar - ⅔ cup; Vanilla sugar - 1 teaspoon; Eggs - 4; Dark chocolate, chopped - 5 ounces; Almond meal - 1 ½ cups; Dry bread crumbs - ¼ cup; 70% dark chocolate, broken into small pieces - 5 ounces; Confectioners' sugar - ¾ cup; Unsalted butter - ½ cup; Unsalted butter - 2 tablespoons; Almond extract - 3 drops; Red marzipan - 1 (4 ounce) package; Assorted candy decorations, such as pink hearts, silver balls, etc. - 2 tablespoons

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Cooking:

1 hour

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Ingredients for - Heart Cake

1. Unsalted butter - ½ cup

2. Unsalted butter - 1 tablespoon

3. White sugar - ⅔ cup

4. Vanilla sugar - 1 teaspoon

5. Eggs - 4

6. Dark chocolate, chopped - 5 ounces

7. Almond meal - 1 ½ cups

8. Dry bread crumbs - ¼ cup

9. 70% dark chocolate, broken into small pieces - 5 ounces

10. Confectioners' sugar - ¾ cup

11. Unsalted butter - ½ cup

12. Unsalted butter - 2 tablespoons

13. Almond extract - 3 drops

14. Red marzipan - 1 (4 ounce) package

15. Assorted candy decorations, such as pink hearts, silver balls, etc. - 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Heart Cake

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch heart-shaped pan with butter and dust with some extra bread crumbs.

2. Stage

Cream 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon butter in a bowl with an electric mixer; mix in 2/3 cup white sugar and vanilla sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition, until light and foamy.

3. Stage

Place 5 ounces chocolate in top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes. Cool for a few minutes, then blend into egg mixture. Mix almond meal with bread crumbs and fold into the chocolate batter. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

4. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven on the lowest rack for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and cook completely, about 1 hour. Remove from pan.

5. Stage

6. Stage

Cream 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Stir in chocolate-sugar mixture and almond extract until ganache is smooth.

7. Stage

Cut heart cake horizontally into 2 layers. Cover the bottom layer with some chocolate ganache and place second layer on top. Cover heart on all sides with remaining chocolate ganache.

8. Stage

Roll out marzipan into a thin layer on parchment paper. Cut out circles with a small glass to make petals; you need about 12 petals per rose. Roll one of the circles into a spiral shape for the center of the rose. Add the next marzipan circle and roll it around the center piece. The marzipan should just stick together. If you need extra "glue", use some water. Decorate cake with pink roses and other candy to your liking.