Go Back
A close-up of a slice of red velvet cake with white cream cheese frosting and pink heart-shaped sprinkles, being lifted from a cake. A hand with red nail polish holds the serving utensil.
Melissa Jo

Pinkalicious Cake

No ratings yet
This Pinkalicious Cake is packed with box of red velvet cake mix, ingredients listed on the back of the box, and can of sweetened condensed milk for a tasty sweet treat to share.
Print Recipe Email The Recipe
Prep Time 25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

  • 15.25 oz box of red velvet cake mix
  • ingredients listed on the back of the box
  • 14 oz. can of sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/4 cup of maraschino cherry juice from the jar
Frosting:
  • 8 oz. of softened cream cheese
  • 6 tbsp. of softened butter
  • 3 tbsp. of maraschino cherry juice from the jar of cherries
  • 4 cups of powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp. of vanilla extract
  • pinch of salt

Method
 

  1. Bake the cake according to the instructions.
  2. Bake the cake in a 9x13 size baking dish (follow the back of the box for baking time)
  3. As soon as the cake comes out of the oven while it is warm, poke holes in the cake using the handle of a wooden spoon. Do NOT poke holes all the way through the cake. Poke the holes 3/4 of the way through the cake
  4. Whisk together sweetened condensed milk and 1/4 cup of maraschino cherry juice
  5. Pour the mixture into the holes of the cake while it's warm.
  6. Let the cake cool in the refrigerator for about 1 hour before adding the cream cheese topping.
  7. Cream cheese topping: In a bowl add softened cream cheese, 6 tbsp. of softened butter, 4 cups of powdered sugar, & 1 tsp. of vanilla & a pinch of salt. Blend with an electric mixer until stiff peaks are formed and it looks like whipped cream! Then, add 3 tbsp. of maraschino cherry juice and blend again just until incorporated and pink!
  8. Smooth the topping over the cake.
  9. Decorate with a maraschino cherry and the heart sprinkles (linked in the Tips & Tricks section)
  10. Keep refrigerated until you are ready to serve!

Want to make this later?

We'll email this recipe straight to you, so it's waiting when you need it.

Notes

Tried this recipe?

Made this? Tap a star to rate it - it only takes a second and it means the world!