I was perusing the local Target the other day and came across a pretty red bundt cake pan.
I’ve never made bundt cakes before, but they always look so pretty and I figured I’d take it home with me and try to figure out something fun to make with it. THEN I stumbled across some Valentine’s Day cookie cutters in my favorite aisle–the dollar aisle at Target (even though they were really $2.50, but whatever).
Given that the upcoming “holiday” is Valentine’s Day. I thought I’d try to come up with a fun Valentine’s Day cake idea and here the birth of the Strawberry Brownie Valentine’s Day Bundt cake was born. Sheesh that’s a long name. I’ll just call it my Valentine’s Day Bundt cake from here on out.
Ingredients:
One package of Strawberry Cake Mix
One package of brownie mix
**All the items you need to make both mixes
Heart Cookie Cutter
Bundt Cake Pan
Vanilla glaze
1. Start by making your brownie mix first by reading the instructions on the box. I made mine in a 9×13 pan to make them thinner and get more out of the batch. 
6. When the whole thing is done baking, it will look like this. Let it cool for 30 minutes or so, then flip it out of the pan and onto your platter or cake plate.
Aren’t bundt cakes pretty???
YAY! You can see my brownie hearts! I think next time I’d use a cookie cutter that was a little longer rather than wider though because my hearts are definitely very wide. 
What a nice little surprise when you cut the cake, huh!? And no, the brownies weren’t dry, overcooked, or anything. They were nice and moist and tastilicious!!
The last thing to do on your list? Cut a piece and do a a little taste test. And yes, it does taste JUST as good as it looks. Not too sweet, not too chocolatey or strawberry-y. Just perfect. I’m SO glad I took a risk and decided to try this beauty out. Let me know what you think or what recipes you make for Valentine’s Day!
This is super fun! What a great idea!
That is so cute! Pinning it!!!
Yum!!!
I invite you to add this post (or any other Valentine’s Day posts) the Find Some Love Fest on February 1st! 5 blogs, 1 party!
http://www.feedingmytemple.com/2012/01/exciting-announcement.html
I had no idea you could do that with brownies in cake. How creative! My daughter would love that! Thanks for the easy to follow tutorial. I host a party on Fridays. I’d love if you linked up!
http://daysofchalkandchocolate.blogspot.com/2012/01/latest-and-greatest-13.html
Oh what a fun Valentines Day treat!
A super yummy looking Valentine’s Day cake! And how fun to stop by your blog for the first time and see written above your sweet face the name ‘ABBEY’. That is what we named our youngest daughter! Spelled the same way
She is 20 years old now and I still love the name as much as the day she was born.
Our oldest daughter was born in Ohio. We lived in a town called Middleburg Heights (near Cleveland) many years ago.
I have enjoyed perusing your blog and seeing the projects you have been working on.
Nice meeting you!
Kindly, Lorraine
What a FUN idea!
I love the brownie hearts. This will add such a fun, festive touch to Valentine’s Day! THanks so much for linking up to Oopsey Daisy!
wow!! this looks so yummy and beautiful!!! stop by my blog to share if you’d like: http://atozebracelebrations.blogspot.com/2012/01/totally-cute-crafts-tuesday.html
what a cool cake. I would love for you to share at Bacon Time’s weekly linky fri-monday. On monday I will be starting a Valentine contest too, you can link up old and new posts for a chance to win. Hope to see you there.
http://bacontimewiththehungryhypo.blogspot.com/
Aww this is such a lovely idea! I love those chocolate hearts you added inside the cake.. They look awesome in slices..
Thanks so much for linking at Craftionary
Love
Hani
I love that you used mixes, my king of baking! This is really cute!
This looks so yummy! I love the heart brownies. Yum! I would love you to come link up at Friday Frolic! Hope to see you there:)
Karen@Pocket Full of Pink
Fantastic idea! So creative!
Yum! That baked heart looks like a Mickey Mouse head, which is even cuter. ^.^
Btw, I’m hopping by from Friday Fun Finds and hope you’ll join my Winter Blog Hop, too.
What a fun idea, LOVE brownies! Thanks so much for sharing!
Cheers!
~Elena
This is adorable! Thanks for sharing!
Best,
Gloria
Oh my word – how awesome are you! This is so cool! I’m pinning and hope to try this out for Valentines – Thanks for sharing!
Hi Abbey! This looks delicious!! And so much fun! Thanks for linking up to my party. I can’t wait to see what you have next week!
What a great idea! Thanks for sharing!
What a wonderful and creative cake – just love your idea and the result!!
the brownie hearts are absolutely incredible, so simple but sooooo inspiring!!!
serious yum going on here.
visiting via TTJ and would love to have you stop by kate spade/vintage jewelry giveaway: http://hellolovelyinc.blogspot.com/2012/01/something-old-something-new-giveaway.html.
smiles.
michele
What a cute idea — I definitely want to make for Valentine’s Day this year!!! Thanks sew much for sharing!
Hugs and Love,
Lynne
I would love for you to link this recipe up to my Famous Linkz Party! http://www.made-famous-by.com
Hugs,
Heather aka Made Famous By
How fun is that! Thanks for linking to tickled pink…I am featuring you this weekend.
I found you on Tatertots & Jello… This is such a cute idea on getting the hearts inside the cake!
I’m hosting a Valentine theme linky party starting tonight at 11:30. Would love it if you came by and linked up! http://www.serendipityandspice.blogspot.com
-Melissa
I’m making this as I type! Tomorrow is Happy Heart Attack Day, where I celebrate having heart surgery 11 years ago by having 2 heart attacks induced. Without the surgery, I wouldn’t have my 2 amazing girls. So we’re having heart bundt cake and ‘calzones’ shaped like hearts. Thanks for helping us celebrate!
What a fun idea! The cake turned out beautiful.
Very clever and it looks so tasty, thank you for the tutorial.
Lori m
Thank you for this recipe as well as a great heartfelt idea. I just made this today for my family and they loved it. With blessings to you!
THis looks great! Thanks for linking it to Tater Tots & Jello so I could find it!