Sunday, February 14, 2010

Valentines Hearts

V-day is always exciting to party with lots of yummy dishes and memorable presents from loved ones – well...that’s the way I adore my dear ones:)!
Valentine symbols, cupid- roses- hearts- love birds-love knots are quite famous even to this day and are made so attractive that it’s hard to take away one’s eye from them. But I wonder why cupid was chosen as an icon of Valentine’s Day – Because when I think about romance, a short chubby toddler coming to me with a weapon in his hand would be the last thing that comes on my mind LOL......too ingenious isn’t it ;)...Hmmm anyways....

Well...this time I made a perfect treat for my Valentine, a heart shaped dessert with cream & strawberries sandwiched and topped with chocolaty sugar Ummmmm yum yum!

And a sweet addition for our V-day gifts this time was a red colour heart decorated with lots and lots of glitters was the best from our little valentine -Yep my 28months old toddler came up with this charming heart with the help of his teachers at school, really amazed at those little hands ability:), take a look at it -
Here goes the recipe....

Ingredients

Jus-rol puff pastry sheet – 1
Beaten egg to glaze
Castor sugar for sprinkling
Crème fraiche – 8 to 10 tbspn (you can add according to your choice both crème and strawberries)
Fresh strawberries – 100g
Plain chocolate melted – ½ cup

Method
  1. Preheat oven to 220deg.

  2. Thaw the pastry sheet according to the instructions on the box. Unroll pastry sheet and cut around 8 hearts with a heart shaped cookie cutter. (i used medium sized cutter of a set of 3)

  3. Prick each heart with a fork, brush with beaten egg and sprinkle lightly with some sugar.

  4. Place these hearts on a greased baking sheet and bake for about 10min until risen and golden brown in colour. Let it cool.

  5. Slice the strawberries and split the heart horizontally using a sharp knife.

  6. Sandwich the heart together with crème fraiche and sliced strawberries. Drizzle the chocolate and dust some castor sugar over the tops of the heart.
Make your day with this gorgeous Valentines Hearts with few fresh strawberries :)!!!
Happy Valentine's Day!!!


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13 comments:

  1. Simple yet so pretty. great for the occasion...

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  2. That is simply lovely & awesome..... Very beautiful & perfect too...

    The the little heart project by your little one is outstanding.... The sandwich completes what your toddler started..... GOD BLESS!!!!

    Hope u had an awesome yesterday!!!!

    Ash....
    (http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)

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  3. thats gorgeous!!!!.............so this is wut was cooking up:)................keep it up!!!

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  4. this looks so perfect nd yummylicious,..

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  5. @Treat and trick - Yep u r right and not time consuming too!Thanks for your expression :)

    @Ash - Thanks a lot for your comments, they mean a lot to me :).And ofcourse will pass on your blessings to my toddler also, thank you:)

    Thanks Garima!!!

    Hey thanks notyet100 :)

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  6. Nice one

    with love
    Jayashreenivas and Kids

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  7. What a fantastic idea! I found your blog while looking for recipes on Foodista. Looking forward to reading more of your delicious posts!

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  8. Wow that was a wonderful Vday treat... It has come out really well and Love to take a bite!!!

    do send this to Heart Event --
    http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/02/announcing-hearts-for-st-valentines-day.html

    http://memoryarchieved.blogspot.com

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  9. Thanks Srinivas!

    Thanks Melissa Peterman, am glad you liked my idea :)

    Hehe haan Vanitha...en muddagi kodtu gotha - 1 of my best gift i shud say!!

    Hi Ramya - wish i cud give it to u to taste :), thanks a lot for those expressions - i really value them!! And yes thanks for the link too - have sent this post to the event.

    Rashmi

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  10. that is a perfect heart for V-day!

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  11. Wow, what a tasty treat! Perfectly sweet (literally and figuratively) for Valentine's day, especially if you're sharing this with someone special. :) wish Ive seen this much earlier, haha.

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