Its the run-up to valentines day 2010 and I thought it was time to spread a little love! My girls love to get involved in the kitchen and I think its important that they learn to enjoy baking as I feel these days as our lives get busier we rely more and more on fast-food and shop bought cakes. I'm not saying theres anything wrong with these but I dont think you can beat home made cake and biscuits that aren't pumped full of preservatives. Its also a great way to spend quality time with my girls whilst producing something yummy for tea! Jammy heart biscuits are great with a cuppa or if placed in a cello bag and tied with ribbon a perfect homemade gift for that someone special. Valentines day can be seen as another commercial money 
making scam and although this may be true.... theres nothing wrong with celebrating your love for one another in an in-expensive way that sometimes can mean more than most bought gifts. Jammy heart biscuits are great to make with kids they'll love cutting the shapes out and you needn't worry if you dont have 2 heart shaped cutters as you can do round biscuits/fluted biscuits with a heart cut out for the middle (this can even be done by hand using a sharp knife adults only to prevent accidents!) The little
heart middles needn't been thrown away I usually bake these with the biscuits and decorate with a little icing and get the girls to cover in sprinkles or they can be sandwiched in twos with jam in the middle. For an alternative valentines day biscuit viennese piped hearts are just as scrummy and can be made to sandwich with jam or even with some of your favourite melted chocolate instead or to accompany the jam. I will hopefully get round to posting some of these recipes on here later on for you all to try and get spreading the love this valentines day!!
making scam and although this may be true.... theres nothing wrong with celebrating your love for one another in an in-expensive way that sometimes can mean more than most bought gifts. Jammy heart biscuits are great to make with kids they'll love cutting the shapes out and you needn't worry if you dont have 2 heart shaped cutters as you can do round biscuits/fluted biscuits with a heart cut out for the middle (this can even be done by hand using a sharp knife adults only to prevent accidents!) The little
heart middles needn't been thrown away I usually bake these with the biscuits and decorate with a little icing and get the girls to cover in sprinkles or they can be sandwiched in twos with jam in the middle. For an alternative valentines day biscuit viennese piped hearts are just as scrummy and can be made to sandwich with jam or even with some of your favourite melted chocolate instead or to accompany the jam. I will hopefully get round to posting some of these recipes on here later on for you all to try and get spreading the love this valentines day!! 
Valentines cupcakes are also an extra special treat and the possibilities are endless! I made a batch of vanilla and raspberry ripple cakes topped with romantic red swirls of vanilla buttercream topping and sugarpaste baby pink hearts and mini heart sprinkles. These look just as good chocolate with chocolate topping and red or pink hearts to decorate and perfect for that chocoholic!!
Valentines victoria sponge is perfect if you prefer a big cake other than cupcakes.... very simply done using vanilla sponge baked in a heart tin (or a square and cut into a heart) and sandwiched with fresh whipped cream, ravishing raspberry/strawberry jam (I prefer to use seedless) and fresh strawberrys on top to decorate. 
This can also be made chocolate and decorated with either strawberrys or for the chocolate devil in you.... lashings of chocolate buttercream covering the whole cake and to decorate crushed cadburys flakes, malteasers, m&ms if you want to add abit of colour or any of your favourite chocolate/sweet treats!
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