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White Chocolate Sweetheart Cake

Ingredients:

6 oz white baking chocolate, chopped
1 box (18.25 oz) white cake mix
3 large eggs
1 tub (8 oz) reduced-fat sour cream
1/3 cup oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped
Cream Cheese Frosting
4 oz white baking chocolate, chopped
2 bricks (8 oz each) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel), softened
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) butter, softened
11/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Dot decoration: 3 Tbsp confectioners' sugar and red liquid food color
Garnish: 1/2 pt (6 oz) fresh raspberries

Preparation

1. Heat oven to 325F. Coat an 8-in. square and an 8-in. round cake pan with nonstick spray. Line bottoms with wax paper; spray paper.
2. Melt chocolate in 1/4 cup water in a heavy 1-qt saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat.
3. In a large bowl with mixer on low speed, beat cake mix, eggs, sour cream, oil, vanilla and chocolate mixture 1 minute to blend. Increase mixer speed to medium; beat 2 minutes. Stir in coconut and nuts until combined. Divide between cake pans; spread evenly.
4. Bake 40 to 45 minutes until a wooden pick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans on a wire rack 15 minutes. Invert on rack, remove wax paper and cool completely.
5. Frosting: Melt white chocolate as package directs. Scrape into a large bowl; add cream cheese and butter. Beat with mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy. On low speed beat in sugar and vanilla just until smooth.
6. To make a heart, place square cake on large serving tray or platter, 1 corner facing you. Cut round cake in half; use frosting to glue cut sides to top left and top right sides of square cake. Spread a thin layer of frosting over top and sides of cake; refrigerate 30 minutes or until firm, then frost with remaining frosting.
7. To decorate: Put confectioners'' sugar in a small bowl. Tint red with food color. Stir in water, a drop at a time, until mixture is thin enough to drip from a toothpick. Drip dots at random on top of cake to about 1 in. from edge. Refrigerate cake at least 1 hour to set frosting.
8. To garnish: Place raspberries around top edge of cake.

Planning Tip:

Can be made through Step 7 up to 2 days ahead. Add raspberries up to 1 hour before serving.

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