How do I achieve the heart shape for this cake?

After baking and cooling, transfer the cake to a flat surface and carefully use a knife to sculpt it into a heart shape before cutting it horizontally.

What kind of plant-based milk is recommended for the cake batter?

The recipe suggests that soy milk works particularly well for this Red Velvet Heart Cake, combined with apple cider vinegar to create a vegan 'buttermilk'.

How do I make the edible 'blood' for decoration?

The 'blood' is made by mixing clear strawberry jam with water, adjusting the amount of water to achieve your desired thickness.

What's the best way to attach the fondant arteries and veins to the cake?

Use a small, soft brush dipped in water to lightly moisten the spots on the fondant-covered cake where you want to adhere the decorative pieces.

How can I tell if the Red Velvet Heart Cake is fully baked?

To check for doneness, insert a toothpick into the center of the cake; if it comes out clean, the cake is ready.

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Red Velvet Heart Cake
[Vegan]

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A vegan Red Velvet Heart Cake, shaped like an anatomical heart, covered in white fondant with red fondant arteries and veins, and glistening with strawberry jam 'blood'.

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Red Velvet Heart Cake [Vegan]

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Anybody up for some bloody cake?! If you wanna freak your family & friends out just enough to make them gag a bit, this realistic human heart halloween cake recipe is for you. Inside is a red velvet cake, layered with red frosting, covered with fondant. So. Freaking. GOOD.

Ingredients You Need for Red Velvet Heart Cake [Vegan]

For the Cake:

2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup oil
1 1/4 cup plant-based Milk (soy works well)
1 tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar
2-3 tablespoons red food coloring

For Decorating:

1 cup red fondant
3/4 cup vegan frosting

For the Blood:

3/4 cup Clear Strawberry Jam
1/3 cup Water more or less, depends on how thick you want the fake blood to be

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How to Prepare Red Velvet Heart Cake [Vegan]

For the Cake:

Preheat the oven to 345 °F.
Mix together the plant-based milk and the apple cider vinegar. Stir and set aside for 10 minutes.
In the mean time, combine the rest of the ingredients, except for the food coloring. After 10 minutes, add the milk and the food coloring to the batter. Combine well.
Line your cake tin with some parchment paper and pour the batter into it.
Transfer it to the oven and let it bake for about 45 minutes or until done. You can check if the cake is ready or not by sticking a toothpick into the cake: when the toothpick comes out clean, the cake is ready.
When the cake is done, take it out of the oven, put it on a cooling rack and wait till it is completely cooled (leave it in the tin).
When the cake has cooled, transfer it to a flat surface. Use a knife to give it a heart shape.
When you are satisfied with the heart shape, cut the cake in half (horizontal).
Take an angled spatula and add about 1/3 cup of frosting in between the two cake halves. Put the halves together and coat the outside of the cake, too.

For the Fondant:

Sprinkle some powdered sugar on to a flat surface before you put the fondant on it.
Roll out the fondant (about 0.1 inch thick). To transfer the fondant onto the cake, simply roll it over the cake roll.
Cover the whole cake with fondant, cut off the excess fondant.
Now start to form arteries and veins from the fondant. This can be a lil tricky but if you take your time, you can do it!
To glue the arteries and veins to the fondant, use a little soft brush dipped in water. Brush it on the spots where you want to add fondant. This method is also very useful for covering up/smoothing out little mistakes or cracks: Just carefully brush over the little spots that you want to correct.
For the blood, mix together the jam and water until you have a smooth paste.
When you are satisfied with the cake, take a brush and cover the whole cake with the fake blood.
Store the cake in the fridge and eat within 4 days.
ENJOY!