Ingredients

The following ingredients have 15 Servings
  • 1 box Duncan Hines strawberry supreme cake mix
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups butter (softened)
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 6 cups powdered sugar
  • 6-8 tablespoons milk
  • Pink Wilton candy melts and Valentine's Day sprinkles ((Optional))

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a stand mixer, mix together the dry cake mix, flour, sugar and baking soda. Add the water, oil, vanilla. Then add one egg at a time, mixing the batter between each egg addition. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes until the batter is smooth.
  • Line a mini muffin pan with 12 mini cupcake liners. Fill these cupcake liners 2/3 full with cake batter. Bake for 11-12 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • While the mini cupcakes are baking, grease and flour 2 8" cake pans.
  • Divide the remaining batter between the two cake pans.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cakes come out clean.
  • Allow the cakes to cool for 10 minutes, then invert them to a wire rack to cool completely.