Strawberry Sweetheart Cake

This heart-shaped cake is topped with sweetened condensed milk, strawberry preserves, and a fluffy cream cheese frosting.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 491 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 ¼ cups water
• 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix
• ½ (3 ounce) package strawberry flavored Jell-O®
• 1 (12 ounce) container cream cheese frosting
• 1 (12 ounce) jar strawberry preserves

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Step 3

Lightly grease and flour a 9x9-inch square pan and a 9-inch round pan.

Step 4

Stir together the cake mix, water, vegetable oil, and eggs together in a bowl until smooth.

Step 5

Mix in the strawberry gelatin until combined.

Step 6

Divide the batter evenly between the 2 prepared pans.

Step 7

Transfer the square cake onto a large platter.

Step 8

Cut the round cake in half, then arrange the cut side of the cake along two edges of the square cake to create a heart shape.

Step 9

Poke several holes on the top of the cake using the handle of a wooden spoon or spatula.

Step 10

Pour the sweetened condensed milk over the cake so that it runs into the holes; allow the milk to soak in.

Step 11

Spread the strawberry preserves on top of the cake.

Step 12

Fold the cream cheese frosting into the whipped topping in a bowl until just incorporated.

Step 13

Spread the frosting over the top and sides of the cake.