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Copycat Little Debbie Valentine Cakes

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Enjoy these homemade Copycat Little Debbie Valentine Cakes, featuring tender chocolate cakes filled with a fluffy pink cream and coated in a creamy white frosting—perfect for a festive treat any time of year.

Ingredients

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  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • For the filling:
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Pink food coloring
  • For the frosting:
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 9×9 inch baking pan with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  3. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in vanilla extract.
  4. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
  5. Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
  6. Spread batter evenly into the prepared pan. Bake for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  7. Allow cake to cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
  8. Make the filling: Beat softened butter until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, heavy cream, vanilla, salt, and a few drops of pink food coloring. Beat until fluffy and smooth.
  9. Cut the cooled cake into small rectangles, then slice each rectangle horizontally in half.
  10. Spread a generous layer of pink filling on the bottom halves, then sandwich with the top halves.
  11. Prepare frosting: Beat butter until creamy, gradually add powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth and spreadable.
  12. Frost each sandwich cake with the white frosting and refrigerate until set.

Notes

For an extra festive touch, sprinkle red and pink heart-shaped sprinkles on top of the frosted cakes before refrigerating.

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