Bleedy Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 -18 1/4 ounce pillsbury cake mix
• 1 cup water
• 1/3 cup oil
• 3 eggs
• 5 -6 cups frosting (i like southern fluffy frosting)
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) bottle strawberry flavored syrup (like knott's berry farm pancake syrup)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350.
• 2 prepare two heart shaped or two 8" round pans by coating the bottom and sides with shortening and a light dusting of flour.
• 3 mix the cake mix, water, oil, and eggs in a large bowl.
• 4 beat on low speed for two minutes.
• 5 evenly seperate the mix into the two pans.
• 6 bake for 32 to 36 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• 7 cool for 10-15 minutes before removing from pans.
• 8 allow the cakes to cool completely.
• 9 place the bottom layer on a serving platter.
• 10 hollow out the bottom layer of the cake by using a knife and a spoon.
• 11 frost the entire crater with frosting(this prevents the syrup from soaking into the cake).
• 12 fill the frosted crater with red syrup.
• 13 if the syrup reaches the top of the crater, spread a thin layer of frosting on the bottom of the top layer (to prevent the syrup from soaking into the top layer of the cake).
• 14 place the top layer over the bottom layer.
• 15 frost the entire cake and decorate as desired.
• 16 cut, with the traditional hacking of a clever, and serve immediately!