ot everyone is a fan of
conversation hearts: In
a recent poll, more than
two-thirds of Food Network
fans said they don’t eat them.
But this heart is different—it’s
a giant cake! To create the
supersize sweet, we turned two
cakes into a heart shape (check
out the trick on the next page),
then we covered the whole thing
in a homemade marshmallow
fondant. For the message, you
just need food coloring...and
something sweet to say!
CONVERSATION
HEART CAKE
ACTIVE: 40 min l TOTAL: 1½ hr l SERVES: 12
Cooking spray
2 15- to 16-ounce boxes vanilla cake mix
(plus required ingredients)
1 16-ounce tub white frosting
1 10-ounce bag marshmallows
¼ cup water
8 drops green liquid food coloring
2 1-pound boxes confectioners’ sugar
4 tablespoons unsalted butter,
at room temperature
Hot pink or red liquid food coloring,
for the letters
Share the love with a
giant conversation heart.
82 FOOD NETWORK MAGAZINE ●JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021
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