Heart Meringues Cake with Chocolate Drip
Today, I'm going to show you how to make a Heart Meringues Cake with chocolate drip!
With Valentine's Day just around the corner, we've chosen a delicious scratch Cherry Cake drizzled in dark chocolate ganache, and loaded with heart shaped meringues.
Enjoy the tutorial!
**Update Feb 2019- We now use a slightly different recipe for meringues which has become a favorite for us. You can find the link in the Materials list below. It's the recipe that we use in our Meringue Roses Cake.
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Materials:
Meringues Recipe - (updated Feb 2019) You'll notice that this recipe is slightly different than the one that I made in the video. (Addition of powdered sugar, no cream of tartar). This is our new go-to meringues recipe.
Dark Chocolate Ganache (1:1 ratio of chocolate to heavy cream. We used 10 oz chocolate to 10 oz heavy cream in the tutorial, but had a good amount left over. An 8 oz to 8 oz ratio would be a better choice if you don't plan to fill your cake layers with ganache also.)
Coloring Gels: Wilton Rose (or your preferred pink)
Lollipop Sticks
Candy Melts (for attaching meringues to anchors)
Enjoy the Video
We hope that you enjoy this Heart Meringues Cake! It would be perfect for Valentine's Day. This design works on all sorts of cake recipes! You may also enjoy our collection of favorite Valentine's Day Cake recipes as well!
Beautiful! Added to my wanna do list ;)
Oh I love this! So pretty and simple. I know what I'll be making for Valentine's Day :)
Clever and beautiful as always.
So pretty! Adding to my to do list too❤️
So very pretty! Thank you I'm learning so much :)
Thank you so much, ladies!! So glad that you like it! xoxo
Once the meringue has been baked and placed on the cake as a decoration how long will it last? I have learned so much from ya'll
and so appreciate your talent (both of you).
Thank you so much!
Oh my, you've outdone yourself again Melissa. I am loving these drip cakes. Makes me want to dive into it. Love the idea of the meringues also. I prefer having them as toppers than a large piece of fondant. Don't get me wrong, fondant is great, I just would eat the meringue!! Plus it sounds delish. I can't keep up.....what do I make first?!!! Thanks so much for all the great ideas and all these options I have now :)
Hi Janet- We haven't had any issues with leaving the meringues on top of a frosted cake for several hours or even overnight. We've even refrigerated them with no issues (although I would test this with just one meringue before trying it since moisture levels in refrigerators can vary.) - I'm not sure how the meringues would hold up on a very soft non-crusting frosting...we haven't tested this yet. I think that you'll enjoy decorating with them!
@Joan-- Thank you so much for your kind words, I'm happy that you like the cake!! xoxo
Melissa you outdid yourself! This is soooo beautiful! What a clever idea!
Thank you, Beth
Thank you, Beth!! I'm so glad that you like it! xo
Beautiful, very soft and femine!
Adorable, Melissa!