Valentine’s Day Piñata Cake Recipe with Conversation Hearts Candy
Who doesn’t like a cake with surprise inside? I’ve been in love with the idea for the Valentine’s Day Pinata Cake for a long time. There are so many unique Valentine’s Day desserts out there that it is really hard to decide on something special. I decided to put my fears aside and attempt my own pinata surprise cake for my loved ones.
Valentine’s Day Desserts to Indulge In
If you are among the fans of chocolate, berries and fruit, check out some of the Valentine’s Day Desserts that will steal anybody’s heart!
If you love Chocolate, check out this unique Double Chocolate Beet and Lentil Cake – A Heavenly Recipe!
– Put your imagination into this cake made with chocolate and fruit and berry extravaganza.
– For the Gluten FREE recipe for your sweetheart, go after these yummy and immaculate mini cakes with chocolate and cream.
– No time to bake? Go after this light and juicy dessert with strawberries. It is ready in 5 minutes!
Pinata Cake with Conversation Hearts for My Valentine
Pinata cake Valentine’s recipe is easy enough to make your Valentine gasp from the surprise you have for her or him! Conversation hearts candy or something more substantial like an engagement ring – these could be discovered inside this awesomely delicious cake!
Fears aside, do attempt to bake this cake to make this Valentine’s Day to be remembered forever. I will show you step-by-step the look and the feel of making and baking this yummy Valentine’s Day dessert.
How Do You Make Pinata Cake?
First, collect all the ingredients and baking tools for the cake. What you will need are a few simple enough things:
A box of cake mix, yellow or white. Or you could be more creative to try with alternating layers. It will give your cake more uniqueness.
Set aside enough frosting, about 3-4 cups, to cover your Valentine’s Day cake. It’s better to buy more than be short of it.
Prepare your choice of filling for the piñata party cake, so your celebration will become unforgettable.
Here are the baking tools you’ll need for making a perfectly yummy and festive pinata cake.
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- 18 x 13 inch baking pan, you can get it HERE
- Non-stick Tin Foil or Parchment Paper, check out this one HERE
- 5 inch + 3 inch heart cookie cutters, you can get a set of all needed hearts HERE
- 1 small cardboard cake round, you can get a bunch HERE
Valentine’s Day Piñata Cake Recipe with Conversation Hearts Candy
Easy to bake, this Valentine’s Day Piñata Cake can be your unique way to say 'I Love You.'
- 1 box Cake mix, yellow or white
- 3-4 cups Frosting
- 1 bag Conversation hearts candy, 7 oz bag
- Wilton Spray and Seal (optional)
Heat the oven as per instructions on the Cake Mix: 350 F
Make cake mix as per box instructions.
Line baking sheet with tin foil to cover all edges and corners. Pour cake mix into the baking sheet and spread evenly on the surface.
Bake 18-22 minutes, until lightly golden brown.
Cool the cake completely. I allow it to cool for an hour to assure that there won't be any frosting melting when we use it over the cake.
Use 5 inch cookie cutter to cut 6 Hearts.
Use 3 inch cookie cutter to cut the centers out of the bigger 4 hearts.
Optional: Spray the cake layers with Wilton's Spray and Seal – it reduces crumbs and stickiness. But if you do not have this spray, you will be OK.
Cut a small cake board into a heart shape, that is just a bit bigger than your heart cake. Or you can use any cake board that will hold your cake.
Set one full cake on the cake board. Pipe some icing around the edge of the cakes, then stack them on top of each other. Use icing sparingly. Frost and stack all 4 of the cut-out cakes.
Pour conversation heart candies into the center of the cake. Pipe frosting around the edge of the top cut-out cake and set the remaining whole cake on top. Use any remaining icing to fill in between the layers around the outside of the cake.
Decorate to your liking!
The Conversation Hearts Candy Surprise Is Inside!
What’s nice about this Valentine’s Day pinata cake is that you can hide your own surprise items inside. Be it a very special occasion like a proposal or welcoming back your sweetheart from a mission like pregnancy or military duty, you can customize the message. Sky’s the limit to your surprise cake!
Can You Freeze a Piñata Cake?
You can freeze a piñata cake if you really need and want to. A question that really needs to be asked is whether you intend to eat it after it’s been frozen. I know people who freeze cakes to showcase them, but in our situation it would be impractical. Yes, you can freeze this cake, as the piñata cake from cake mix is one of the best to work with.
You also need to take into consideration what you put inside the cake with surprise. Some candy may leak and change the shape after defrosting. It is up to you and your needs to freeze this awesome cake.
What Can You Put Inside a Pinata Cake as a Surprise?
Without doubt, the choices are so many when you think about tiny surprises you can add as a cake filling. From tiny candy to some elaborate gifts like jewelry, new car keys, dollar bills protected with plastic bag. It is up to you to surprise your Valentine on the day that many things are given because of love and kindness of the heart.
A pinata cake sounds like a great idea to make for this Valentine’s Day. That is looking quite tasty and imagine all the different designs and surprises you could come up with.
Lyanna,
True, it’s up to our imagination what we can place such pinata cake.
I have seen someone on Youtube do these types of cakes and they are AWESOME! I would love to do a cake like the one you mentionwed! I love conversation hearts.
These cakes only seem a difficult to make.
Once you know a concept, go ahead and bake one for yourself!
This is SO cute, and I love candy hearts!
Krysten,
This is a rather small cake, and I baked it for someone else who likes candy hearts.
Oh, this looks like a super interesting recipe! Maybe I’ll get to making it one of these days.
Emily,
It’s super easy and super entertaining.
You can choose any shape for baking the cake layers. And yes, choose your candy to play with.
Great cake idea for the whole family.
Nikki,
Yes, this cake will be gone in no time. Delish and fun.
Wow,wow,wow! This is my favorite idea,so far.
Rose Ann,
And it’s so easy to make!
The idea is great, just fill your own pinata cake with your own candy.
How fun! I’ve never heard of these but I’m definitely going to try it. So cute!
Stephanie,
Basically, you can make any cake of any size when you use 2 same shape forms with different size to create a tower to fill with candy.
A cake with a surprise inside! I love this Valentine idea!
Anne Marie,
What is good about this cake is that you can use a cake mix and create any shape for your own cake creation.
Oh I love this cake idea! A little surprise inside would make my niece excited! This looks pretty and yummy!
This cake turned out so perfect! I love the surprise inside
Thank you, Jennifer!
I love some surprises in my baked editions, too.
This is so fun and adorable! Would love to try it for Valentines’ Day!
Oh, Toni,
You are my Master Chef with a ton of creative ideas for cooking and baking!
This is such a fun idea! I bet my kids would be delighted to find a surprise like this inside of a cake. I can’t wait to make this!
Lisa,
They sure will be in love with this dessert!
This looks sweet! Cute and adorable, it’s perfect for Valentine’s Day!
I love this surprise idea! And it’s so easy to make it with your step by step recipe! Definitely a must try!
Thank you, Catalina!
This is definitely one of my favorites, which is easy and affordable.
This is an awesome cake for Valentine’s Day. I love conversation hearts candy. I like seeing what they say.
Sherry,
Yes, these candy are a lot of fun. I always read what they say, too.
What a great idea. This would be fun to make with the boys.
Fatima,
Yes, the boys would love something they will create to surprise someone!
This is such a fun idea for Valentine’s Day! My kids love when I put candy or a surprise into the center of a cake.
Heather,
Yes, it would be a cool cake to make!
I love this cake!! The kids will be surprised to have this cake. They’ll love it. I can’t wait to make it for them.
Brianne,
Your kiddoz will be delighted to find something their mom hid inside the cake! It can be anything: from candy to small toys. Or car keys, I’d say?!
What a fun cake. I need to make this as I do love those candy hearts
Tara,
You can make this cake in no time!
I am going to make this one again with a different filling.
This is such a fun idea. I just know that my kids would FLIP OUT if I made one for them.
Robin,
Especially, if your kids will find something they really need or have been asking you to get for them.
My 5 year old daughter has been asking for a pinata cake ever since seeing it on the Food Network. She loves watching all the baking shows. I love how the cake is filled with those cute conversational hearts.
Pinata cake? What a totally fabulous idea. SO creative 🙂
This is so stinking neat! What a creative idea! My niece would love this for her birthday! Thanks for linking up with delicious dishes recipe party!
Looks like an interesting recipe. So glad I found your wonderful blog on the #HomeMattersParty
How fun! What a great idea. I would love it if you would stop by and share this at Celebrate Your Story link party over at Celebrate and Decorate! I am pinning this to my Valentine’s board and sharing over at FB and Twitter, it is just amazing!
This is so creative! I would love to crack open this awesome Vday pinata cake!
My kids would LOVE this! Perfect idea for a Valentine’s dessert! Thank you!
OMG this is such a cool idea!! and I love that it looks like a fun-easy to make type of cake | http://carmelapop.com
what a fun idea!!!! mine would be filled with snickers ha!
I love this cake!! What a fun surprise cake to make for the kids, I know my kids would love it!
This is awesome! Looks delicious and like it would be really fun to bake. Thanks for the step by step instructions.
This is soooooo cool!! I love this idea and it would be perfect for Valentine’s Day!!
This looks great and Perfect for Valentine’s day!! What a fun and creative dessert!
Oh my–a dream cake for anyone with a sweet tooth!! I don’t think I have ever seen anything like this before.
This looks awesome. I have seen other piñata cakes before but never knew how to make one, so fun. And what a great surprise for your valentine. Thanks for sharing!
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The cake looks delicious and cute. Perfect for Valentine’s day and I’m sure it will be a hit with everyone.
As if the cake wasn’t cute enough, the pinata of hearts are a great surprise!
My grandma used to make pinata cakes for me when I was little. I love the Valentine’s Day spin!
This is so clever! It would be the perfect Valentine’s Day surprise. This is an awesome party cake.
I love this!! I totally want to make a pinata cake now… What a fun and creative dessert!
I’ve seen these festive style cakes several times. I had no idea how they were made. Thanks for sharing the process, I might give them a try.
This cake would be great for kids with the pinata surprise in the middle. I’m sure they would love the cake and it would also be a sweet cake for Valentine Day.
This is such a cute idea! I would have never thought to do this. I am totally going to try this for Valentine’s Day.
THat cake looks so fun and festive. I’m surprised by how easy it is to actually put that one together. I know my girls would LOVE a cake like that!