Easy Valentine's Day Cake

Name: Easy Valentine's Day Cake
Total time: 180
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 2 cups white sugar; 1 cup butter, softened; 4 eggs, beaten; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups milk; 4 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 cup butter, softened; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe by Allrecipes Member from allrecipes.com

Dessert 3 Hr.

Ingredients

16 servings

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2 cups white sugar
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1 cup butter, softened
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4 eggs, beaten
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1 tablespoon vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon almond extract
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2 teaspoons baking powder

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1 teaspoon baking soda
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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2 cups milk
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4 cups confectioners' sugar
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1 cup butter, softened
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square pan and an 8-inch round pan.
Make the cake: Beat sugar and butter in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy and smooth. Mix in eggs, vanilla, and almond extract. Stir in baking powder and baking soda until just combined.
Stir in 1 cup flour until just combined, then mix in 2/3 cup milk until well combined. Continue adding 1 cup flour and 2/3 cup milk, alternating until all flour and milk are used and batter is smooth. Pour batter into the prepared pans.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of each cake comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Cool cakes completely before removing from pans, at least 2 hours.
Make the icing: Beat confectioners' sugar, butter, and vanilla in a bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy and smooth.
Remove cakes from the pans. Place the square cake onto a work surface so it resembles a diamond. Cut the round cake in half; place one half adjacent to the top left side of the diamond and the other half adjacent to the top right side, creating a heart-shaped cake. Spread icing over the assembled cake.