Basket Weave Heart Cake

This beautiful classic style heart cake made with a simple vanilla cake, American buttercream frosting, and fresh fruit takes a little practice and patience to create. Follow these step by step instructions and this masterpiece will surely impress your guests and you get to practice your piping skills,

Heart shaped vanilla cake that has been crumb coated. Melted dark chocolate half heart that will be used as the lid.

American buttercream, tinted pink ( very sweet ) An alternative would be Italian meringue buttercream. About half the sweetness, however it may not have the same hold and structure as the American buttercream.

Fresh fruit include strawberries, blueberries, kiwi and mango.