Heart-Shaped Surprise Cake with Chocolate Glaze

Mix the soft butter with sugar and vanilla sugar until creamy

Add the eggs one at a time mixing well after each addition

Preheat the oven to 180°C top/bottom heat (160°C convection)

In a separate bowl mix the flour salt and baking powder

Add the flour mixture alternately with the milk to the butter mixture mixing well after each addition

Add red food coloring until the desired shade of red is achieved

Grease a 27x11 cm loaf pan and pour in the red dough

Bake for about 55 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean

Let the cake cool in the pan for a few minutes then remove and cool completely on a wire rack

Cut the cooled red cake into slices about 2 cm thick

Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut hearts from each slice

For the light dough mix the soft butter with sugar and vanilla sugar until creamy

Add the eggs one at a time mixing well after each addition

In a separate bowl mix the flour salt and baking powder

Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix well

Add the milk and mix until smooth

Grease the loaf pan again

Pour about 4 tablespoons of the light dough into the pan to cover the bottom evenly

Smooth the dough with a spatula

Arrange the red hearts on the base layer of light dough in the pan leaving space between them to form a heart pattern

Pour the remaining light dough over the hearts to cover them completely

Bake for about 55 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean

Let cool in the pan for a few minutes then remove and cool completely on a wire rack

Melt the dark chocolate coating and coconut fat (if using) together until smooth

Pour the glaze over the cooled cake and let it set