Yesterday was Valentine's Day - the perfect excuse to bake your way to a loved one's heart. Sadly, my loved-up post is a tad too late as I've been rather preoccupied having a romantic weekend with my boyfriend, taking his black lab for a walk in the snow, watching numerous movies and being cooked not one but two fabulous meals - I of course made dessert.
First up was Red Velvet Cupcakes from the Hummingbird Bakery's second book, Cake Days (although according to Hummingbird, these are Halloween Cakes... I prefer to think of their opinon more as recommendations or guidelines...)
These are a lovely light sponge including a whole bottle of Dr. Oetker's Red Colouring giving them their delicious deep red colour. They're then topped with cream cheese frosting & sprinkled with red cupcake crumbs to decorate. Et voila -
This recipe can also be doubled to make a 20cm Red Velvet Cake
My man George, however, isn't much of a cake man. So after forcing him to try one cupcake, I made him Mini Lemon Cheesecake Pots with a special Valentine's touch. This recipe is my own adaptation of Jamie Oliver's from his new book Jamie's Great Britain and for a first attempt at cheesecake, I was pretty chuffed - George finished his anyway. I must, however, admit, I added too much vanilla to my adaptation so I've reduced the vanilla content for the recipe included on my blog.
recipe coming soon - I left my scribblings at George's! oops!
And by the way, thanks to Lactofree, these creamy pots can be made totally & utterly free of lactose! Another win for those for whom the cow is the enemy!
And just in case you're stuck for what to make for the mains, why not check out the Skinny Cook's blog for that perfect romantic recipe? I recommend the steak with his balsamic dressing salad or any of the curries.
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