Conversation Heart Cakes Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups sifted Swans Down® Cake Flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup hot coffee (we used French Market® Coffee)
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 larges eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Frosting
• 2 batches Mousseline Buttercream
• Food coloring, as desired
• Royal Icing
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
• 1 to 2 tablespoons water
• Red food coloring