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Each Week Budget Savvy Diva brings us  “Frugal Eats”. Different ideas and recipes for cooking on a budget.  This is my favorite so far! YUMMY Chocolate Cake. And I love how she add inexpensive cake decorations to it! Thanks Budget Savvy Diva!

So this is a special edition of Frugal Eats. I am an avid baker – usually from scratch – but for today I decided to go with a box mix because it was on sale at my local Ralphs.

The cake all together cost under $3.00 which is pretty awesome. I made the cake for my Valentine – my husband – so I made the cake in his favorite flavor – Chocolate  with chocolate frosting. Then for decorations I decided to try something new – I printing out different hearts and other valentine’s day goodies from my computer to act as inexpensive decorations.

I was lucky enough to have on hand – some heart cake molds

The one thing to make sure when cooking a cake is that the cake pan is well greased – I use veggie oil – you can use butter or Pam – whatever you use – make sure nothing will stick. It is NOT fun

Again the items that I used were on sale – I typically have a price point for different items – in which I will buy without a coupon. Cake Mix when it is a dollar and under and frosting is under 1.50. What are YOUR price points for these items?

I followed the normal cooking instructions on the back of the cake mix box – separating the cake mix into the three cake mix molds – I only baked them for about 15 minutes. I poked the holes in the cake to release all the excess air. I wanted to make the cakes as flat as possible – so stacking would be easier.

So the stacking begins:

Here is a hint: I flipped the cake upside down – this will REALLY help making the cake flat. No lopsided heart for me

Between each cake I put a thin layer of frosting

Here it looks complete:

Not to shabby – if I say so myself. Now for the decorations and the finished product.

Now I made sure to let the cakes rest for a couple of hours before I took them out of the pan and frosted them – it really helps them from coming apart. The wording on the cake says – I LOVE YOU – I know it is hard to see.

Here is a side view:

Looks pretty yummy to me – what do you think?

This $3.00 cake + my Inexpensive Valentine’s Day Idea – Print Your Own Card

this is be one frugal Valentine’s Day in the Budget Savvy Diva house

Read more: http://www.budgetsavvydiva.com/2011/02/frugal-eats-chocolate-valentines-day-cake/#ixzz1DxqsI2jf

Heather Brummett

I am Heather Brummett . I'm just a real mom, sharing my real life experiences with the world. Thank you for being a part of my world. Here you will find recipes, crafts, fun ideas for the kids, how to work at home, encouragement, inspiration, and the latest news in and around Houston. To be featured or for information on freelance work contact me at [email protected].

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