It was Valentine's Day two days ago, and more than a few of us celebrated alone. Haha...
Well, nothing cheers me up better than a bit of comfort food, eh? (or maybe that's just my excuse to eat junk food): brownies, biscuits, cake, you know the drill...
But why not put an extra bit of 'pizzazz' into your sweet treats, just for the occasion, you know... ;)
Here's some inspiration for next Valentine's...with or without your someone special:
- Raspberry Brownies
Jazz up your regular chocolatey delights, with a filling of butter, icing sugar, a handful of puréed raspberries, (and optional pink food colouring). Top off with a dusting of icing sugar and one juicy fresh raspberry on each!
- Bakewell Cupcakes
Love the tart? Then you'll love these...
Just add ground almonds into the cupcake batter and when the cupcakes come out of the oven and cool, use an apple corer to remove the centre. Fill this with raspberry jam, and spread on a layer of 'icing sugar and lemon juice' frosting. Top it off with a glacé cherry! Yum...
- Stained Glass Window Biscuits
Nothing more comforting than gingerbread cookies, eh? Well, make them twice as nice by cutting them out in heart shapes, and using a smaller heart cutter to hollow out the middle, before baking. Then crush some red, pink or purple boiled sweets, and sprinkle the pieces into the hollows. Bake in the oven for 9-10 minutes, and after taking them out and cooling, you'll have pretty stained glass window biscuits...
Hope you liked these easy ways of transforming your comfort food...
xx
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