I remember the first time I tried baking at Mr NQN’s. He lived alone in a bachelor pad in Sydney’s beachside suburb of Manly. He was so messy that I thought that he might have had some secret puppies that ran around tearing things to bits when I wasn’t there. His kitchen was full of empty yogurt containers and empty pizza boxes and he never threw anything out and had a rather fetching collection of piles of junk mail.
He had a box of forks and knives gleaned from his ex flat mate. Amongst these was one of those rotary beaters with a worn wooden handle. One day I got the urge to bake something, if only to test out if his oven worked beyond its use as a pizza box storage device, and I figured that I could try and bake cupcakes in the absence of a baking tin. I bought some waxed paper from the corner shop, beat the batter by hand, spooned it into the waxed paper “cases” that lined a set of cups and baked them. They came out not too badly all things considered and I proceeded to make buttercream and spread them on top. Two hours later I presented a cupcake to him.
He took a bite.
“Yeah they’re not bad. But you know I don’t like cake” he said simply.
Yes that’s right, Mr NQN doesn’t really like cakes. Out of every single person in the world to marry, I married someone that doesn’t like eating the thing that I love baking the most in the world. As far as food matching goes, I married the wrong man 
But that brings me back to these cupcakes. I first saw these on Faith’s gorgeous site, An Edible Mosaic. She is a lovely blogging friend of mine all the way from the USA. I just adore her recipes and this one is ingenious and perfect for Valentine’s Day coming up on Monday. They are also the perfect cupcakes should you be low in utensils and baking tools, yet still want to give your loved one a little gift on Valentines Day. There’s no buttercream or ganache necessary, just the careful lopping off of a cupcake top and the cutting out of a heart followed by a spread of jam and a dusting of icing sugar. Did I also mention how deliciously soft they were?
So Mr NQN and I are still here 11 years later and still having loads of fun. Of course I’m also still tearing my hair out at his messiness and I still torture him when I call him at work and ask him to repeat after me “Goodbye sweet muffin!” (to which he responds with a stiff “Bye” click). I still cannot wait until the moment he steps through the doorway though and like I won’t give up on getting him to clean, I am also determined to make him love cake too!
So tell me Dear Reader, do you celebrate Valentines Day and if so, what will you do this year?
Linzer Heart Cupcakes
Adapted from An Edible Mosiac
(Yield: 12-14 cupcakes)
- 1 1/2 c white sugar
- 3/4 c canola oil
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 c milk
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 c all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- About 1 1/2 c jam (whatever kind you like, I used raspberry)
- About 1/2 cup powdered sugar
You will also need a small heart cutter
1. Preheat oven to 180C/350F and line a cupcake baking pan with paper liners. Use a handheld electric mixer to beat sugar and oil together in a large bowl, then cream in eggs until light and fluffy; beat in milk and vanilla. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually beat dry ingredients into wet until just combined, making sure not to over-mix.
2. Fill each cupcake well with batter to just under the top of the paper liner (I usually only fill cupcake liners 3/4 full, but for this recipe I like to fill the wells a little more than usual to make sure that I get a nice upper rim that I can cut off). Bake 22-24 minutes, or until light golden around the edges and a toothpick inserted into the cupcake comes out clean or with just slightly moist with a crumb or two. Cool for 5-10 minutes in the cupcake baking pan and then remove to a wire rack to finish cooling completely.
Cutting off the tops
Cutting out a heart
Spreading with jam
3. When the cupcakes are cool, cut the tops off with a serrated bread knife (this is easiest to do by turning the cupcake upside down on the countertop, and then gently running the knife between the cupcake top and the top of the paper liner). Use a small heart-shaped cookie cutter (or whatever shape you like) to stamp out a heart from the cupcake tops-I found it easier to do this with the top down as a couple of them broke a little when I cut out the heart. Pour a little powdered sugar into a small sieve and lightly dust the cupcake tops with a sprinkle of powdered sugar. Spread a spoonful of jam on the top of each cupcake, then put the tops on and spoon a little jam into the heart-shaped cut out.
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I thought this was a brilliant idea when I saw it too. In fact I was telling a friend about these last night. So fun to see them on your site this morning. Great minds think a like! xoxo Mum
So cute! A great recipe.
Cheers,
Rosa
These are beautiful and oh-so-clever! Perfectly romantic! Unfortunately my husband isn’t, so there’s no celebrating V Day here.
Gorgeous styling Lorraine! Lucky you have friends who love cake and are more than willing to taste test your delicious creations!
xxx
You did the recipe proud, Lorraine. I too have a dear but dessert hating fella in my life… chocolate mousse is about as far as he will go.
I am the messy one in the house, however, so I guess we balance each other out! Have a great Valentines… I know it will be delicious!
Yes MR B&S does not care for cake either it’s strange how these things work out. Great idea for the cupcakes cutting the tops off could do so many things this way, and what gorgeous props, totally love those stamps must get some.
The girls and I love to bake and I’ve bought a heart shaped tin to bake with for Valentine’s day. We haven’t decided what to make but the little one has her heart set on making cup cakes. I think your recipe may just fit the bill. Thank you
Oh these are too cute!
Absolutely adorable, Lorraine, and perfect for Valentine’s of course. Love the heart-shaped recipes that appear everywhere!
what a gorgeous cake! Mr BBB and I dont really buy into the whole Valentines Day thing – its a little commercial for us
Gorgeous cupcakes and a gorgeous story of you and Mr NQN. Like you I am excited to see my boyfriend every day when I get home from work. I think it’s a beautiful thing when you are generally still excited to see each other.
They’re perfect!
Good on you for braving the bachelor pad and baking all those years ago. I was never that brave…
SSG xxx
Okay – first things first: there are people out there who DON’T LIKE CAKE?? Impossible!! And secondly – after managing to find one, you married him?? Amazing!! I guess they do say opposites attract. My husband isn’t particularly fond of chocolate…
This looks like a rather sweet cake. I think I might have to give it a whirl!
I love them! My daughter would love this too
I am going to attempt a joconde imprine cake for valentines…..
Yum! They are gorgeous
We don’t do anything for Valentines Day, after being married for 28 years, we are a bit over it…. we just wish each other Happy Valentines Day, and get on with the day. I always love watching my three grown up kids though, torturing themselves as to what to buy for their loved ones, and whether their loved one bought them anything in return, and their plans of making the day special !
What a beautiful and fun idea, Lorraine. I tried something similar once but my cupcakes fell dismally flat haha. Yours clearly turned out much better!
Lovely recipe.
This year for Valentine’s day I have planned a heart-themed dinner for my beau. Still tossing up whether to have heart shaped pasta or some type of ragout with heart shaped polenta toasts. Then for dessert I am making heart shaped ice cream sandwiches. I have some nice heart shaped pans (from Aldi !) in which I will make chocolate sponge then split them in half and fill with a spiced caramel ice cream and drizzle with a salted caramel sauce.
I have even thought about making heart shaped mini-frittatas in these cake pans for breakfast with heart shaped toast cut with a cookie cutter – is this just too much?
A darling idea. Love it so much and your pics are so cute.
I must say like you I married the wrong man I am very romantic where as my husband is the least romantic around. For our first 2 valentines I received presents a gold ring with little slivers of ruby, which made my finger turn black and a white teddy with a red rose. So over the last 37 oh dear! years I have slowly given up.
Ahh Lorraine, you’ve done it yet again. These are absolutely gorgeous , divine and magnifique!!
Like you, I too have a husband that doesn’t like cake , a notion that my cake-loving mind cannot possibly comprehend. That’s ok, I eat enough cake for the both of us haha
As for Valentine’s Day, I get the usual excuses, ” Oh, you know I’m not good with organising these things ” or ” I don’t have time, you organise something” Argh, so maddening.
This year like the previous 27 years, he’ll expect me to have something organised but I’ve decided to boycott Valentine’s Day to see his reaction. (this will be extremely hard for me as I’m a hopeless romantic). However, I have a point to prove,lol.
Happy Valentine’s day to all.
Awww, I adore these cupcakes, Lorraine – so cute!
I feel for you about Mr NQN not liking cakes, what’s wrong with the man?! Thank God for all his other qualities, otherwise that could have been a dealbreaker
We don’t do Valentines. I shall be second row of the Michael Buble concert next to my mother
These are beeeeautiful, Lorraine! I like that they’re pretty simple too:) I can’t believe that YOUR hubby doesn’t like cake?!?:) After 30 years, my husband is still messy!
Oh Lorraine these are just perfect! I was looking for a heart theme recipe, and this is even better because I’ve got all the ingredients at home!
We don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day, though I can’t refrain from giving him a card, and this year I get to buy one “To My Husband” haha
What a great idea! These are super adorable.
LOVE Linzer anything, TRUE!
Romance “through food” also comes naturally to me too!
When first courting, was “suggested” through a man’s stomach is a way to his heart!
THAT is HOW I got my
P-A-S-S-I-O-N-A-T-E start!
I believe EVERY day is Valentine’s Day!
As we never know WHEN “I Love You” we will not be able to say!
Too cute! =) We’ve never really celebrated V’day, previous career as a florist for me and a waiter for him usually meant we were both pretty flat out the days leading up to and the day of St Valentine. Even when we left the two industries we’ve rarely ever gone out and ‘celebrated’, out of 11 of them I think we’ve gone out once for dinner.
These are adorable! LOL at Mr NQN – and what a shame he doesn’t like cake! Not sure if I will be celebrating Vanlentines Day or not this year.
Oh I love Valentines Day! It was particularly exciting when I was younger and dating, to be spoiled with chocolates, flowers and dinner out. But now I’m single, I don’t think there will be any of that action. (PS the cupcakes look amazing. A labour of love!)
Lorraine they’re gorgeous. I actually do a lovely raspberry chocolate cupcake which is a Nigella Lawson recipe and I think I can mimic what you did with the cut out heart. That’s such a cute idea!
Happy Valentine’s Day all!
Love
Heidi
PS: I really had to laugh when reading this post. We women endure a lot for the men we love
They’re gorgeous. What a great idea, you could do it with any shape and any colour. I love it!
How clever!I am so tempted to make this! We are the opposite, my boyfriend and I- he is the super neat one and I am a mess… VD? Apart from a sweet note, we don’t join the frenzy of this overly commercialized occasion.
Hahaha you guys sound adorable together. I’m not for mush at all but there’s something about opposites that tickles my fancy.
Those cupcakes are just lovely and assuredly, the perfect gift for Valentines, except…well, I’ll be enjoying singdledom this year again ha (no really, I glorify this fact).
Fantastic idea, thanks Lorraine. I will also use this idea for my granddaughter’s birthday ‘cakes for school’… hearts or any shape. She will love them.
They look fun! Well if Mr NQN doesn’t like baked goodies, it just means there’s more for you
They looked so difficult antil you read the recipe. Lorraine you never cease to amaze me with your amazing recipes thanks again.
They look wonderful. I am going to bake something for my boyfriend as well, instead of buying something. We are going out to lunch on Saturday though to celebrate. Not sure where we are going, it’s a surprise! I prefer to celebrate, if we are going out for dinner, on a different day from Valentines. I don’t like sitting in a restaurant paying higher prices with lots of other couples.
Where do you get the “Love Mail’ rubber stamps please?
such cute cupcakes! maybe some baking time for valentine’s would be great.
Those are so adorable! I now have something to surprise my boyfriend with =) Thanks, Lorraine!
Cute…adorable…stunning…pretty…
Carmen
Well, don’t have anyone in mind for Valentine’s Day – but have had some strange and wonderful surprises thru’ the years from the opposite side! There’s always hope!
As far as remembrances: could not boil water when about to be married to husband dear #1 – with some difficulty learned how to make an omelette that actually ‘worked’, to be told by future m-in-l that future husband dear hated omelettes! Klunk! Remembered he did like pasta – so managed a super sauce AND rinsed the cooked spaghetti (lord only knows why) in stone-cold water ere putting the hot sauce on top, as was the custom of the day! The dear darling actually managed to get it down his gullet! Without a murmur! Guess I could celebrate Valentine’s Day then and thus!!!
I remember eyeing these on Faith’s blog, too. They look just as gorgeous here. Ahh, maybe we’re an old married couple now, but my hubby and I don’t really celebrate Valentine’s Day now. We did when we were dating, but now, we just don’t make that much of a fuss on that day except for giving each other cute little cards.
Goodbye sweet muffin…♥♥♥ it! You are a lady after my heart Lorraine. Brilliant post, beautifully written & gorgeous cupcakes! I love the love in the air this year. Blogs have never been so good!!
I have had these on my to do list like about forever but I just never get time for stuff like this:-( this week finds me baking bread-practical stuff-BUT I want these cupcakes instead!
I love this idea – very clever. I’m in a banana bread making frenzy at the moment having panic bought bananas last week especially for this purpose, but my 7 yo daughter doesn’t like the banana bread as a loaf, she prefers it as a muffin, so they are now banana bread muffins! Thanks to Bill Grainger’s fab recipe. Once the bananas are all cooked though, banana rationing commences here. $2 per banana at the shops yesterday, and bound to go up in price more!!
May I put a very odd thought forward – can’t one celebrate the ROMANCE of Valentine’s Day? The past, the present, the future – come on, don’t be wimps if there is no current opposite to stir your senses! Just love the hearts and flowers and memories and hopes?! Be a gal or a guy and glory in who you are at whatever age!! And, no, I definitely have not just left school! But I feel hugely feminine!!
These look amazing if I had a valentine I would gladly make them, but then again i will make them anyway and treat myself..yum
Not only can you use this for Valentine’s but also Alice in the Wonderland themed parties.
Queen of hearts.
Next time, a slab of tofu with a ketchup heart on top for MR NQN, then?
These look adorable, Lorraine! I’m not a huge cake person either, but I wouldn’t say no!
Looks amazing Lorraine! I’m going to make these for Frank.
Dear Lorraine
I promise to shut up until this day next week!! OK?
I seem to owe you an apology!
I ‘picked’ on all those who called Zumbo’s confectionery specials ‘macarons’ and, according to All I had read previously, and what I had looked up in ALL my dictionaries, I insisted on ‘macaroons’!
Well, I have just opened my favourite SBS Food Letter for the week to see the goodies spelled as ‘macarons’! Lorraine, I openly apologize for being seemingly wrong – I did not mean any harm or disturbance. I simply was not up to date. Mouth closed, zipped etc, truly saying ‘sorry’!!
Gorgeous! I would rather get flowers and gifts for no reason than Valentines day. But it’s a great excuse to bake lovey-dovey things like this!
Definitely making some of these on Sunday night
Love this gorgeous post, visually beautiful, funny, sweet and, as I happen to know, true of you and Mr NQN (who I have never seen refuse food of any kind! Puppies? You mean monkeys, don’t you!
This is such a great idea!! OMG… genious!
Hi Patricia, they’re from Kikki K
these are gorgeous little cakes and just the thing for Valentines Day. And speaking for the chocoholics, I think a good splodge of Nutella might be a nice alternative. Or maybe jam and Nutella!?
Omy goodness these look b-e-a-uuutifull! Wow…and your photos are truly so great. Are you a professional photographer? Or taken photo.class?
We have the exact same partnering issue Lorraine! My boyfriend of over three years also ‘doesn’t like cake much’, and here I am baking cupcakes at least once a week. When I force him to try one he usually pulls a face and asks why I don’t have more of an interest in making hamburgers. *sigh*
These cupcakes look lovely. Cute, simple, fabulous!
I found myself chuckling – yet somewhat tearful – when I read that bit about you baking cupcakes for Mr. NQN. It kinda reminded me of that crazy time I spent all night baking cinnamon rolls for a certain Mr. W. Ah, life is so damned bittersweet – and it’s why I don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day. There’s no one for me to share it with.
Aww Valentine’s! Maybe I should bake myself something >_<
Those are just so sweet! My family used to own a florist shop, so for years Valentines was crazy busy, now I’m a chef and Valentines is still crazy busy! As long as I don’t have to cook dinner when I get home, and get a hot bath to soak in, I’m happy.
Such a unique take on the old cupcake – am in love with them…
Ooh Lorraine, these look so sweet!
And I find it hilarious how similar we are – my boyfriend doesn’t mind mess in the last, and it drives me crazy!! And though he loves it when I make a cake, he always wants something really simple (whereas I’m all for adventurous flavours that make your tastebuds dance). Yet somehow, we work just brilliantly.
Briony xx
Hi mum-faith has such great ideas! haha like mother like daughter!
xxx
Hi Rosa-Thanks so much!
Hi Celia-thanks luv!
hehe neither is Mr NQN 
Hi Christie-why thankyou! Haha yes gotta love my friends!
xxx
Hi deana-hehe thanks so much Deana! haha isn’t that funny how we’ve ended up with such men!
Yes happy valentines day to you too! 
Hi Linda-haha how very strange!
Yep you so could! Thanks!
Hi Lael-Aww what a sweet idea! I hope you like them!
Hi Kristy-Thankyou!
Hi Hanna-hehe thankyou! haha yes they’ve taken over the interwebs!
Hi Lisa-Thanks so much!
haha fair enough, we usually stay at home!
Hi Jennifer-Thankyou!
I agree!
Hi SSG-Why thankyou!
Hehe it felt odd at best! 
xxx
Hi Sian-I know, apparently food bloggers marry them!
Wow there are people that don’t like chocolate? 
Hi muppy-Thankyou!
Oooh how fabulous-can’t wait to see it!
Hi The Food Mentalist-Thanks!
Hi Linda-fair enough, we don’t do much anymore and we’ve only been married for a few years!
Aww how sweet! 
Hi Xiaolu-Aww no really! Thanks, I was lucky!
Hi Catherine-Thankyou!
Aww what a lovely heart fest! It sounds absolutely scrumptious and pretty too! no not at all! It sounds fantastic!
Hi Angela-Thanks Angela! you are too kind!
Hi jenny-Isn’t that funny!
Aww no, that’s no good turning your finger black! 
Hi Matilda-Thankyou Matilda!
Haha yes I simply have to convert him 
Haha now that will be interesting! 
Happy valentines day to you!
Hi Myriam-thankyou!
I know, how utterly crazy 
I know, he’s rather fabulous otherwise 
Hi Shan-Well that’s not a bad runner up deal is it!
Hi Sue-thanks Sue!
Yes they were surprisingly simple! haha don’t tell me that, I can’t give up 
Hi Chanel-Thankyou!
yes it’s so simple too! Oh of course, how special! 
Hi sara-Thanks so much Sara!
Hi Joanne-Oh fantastic!
Sounds like you have it well and truly sorted! 
Very wise words!
Hi angie-Oh yes I can imagine that would be a very busy day for both of you!
Hi Cakeklaw-Thankyou!
I know, isn’t it strange? 
Hi Bronnie-I think Mr NQN has bought me flowers once but they died so quickly we were so disappointed! Thankyou so much!
Hi Heidi-Oh that sounds lovely indeed! Mmmm chocolate and raspberry!
Happy Valentines day to you! Haha thankyou!
Hi Claire-Thankyou!
Absolutely! even letters! 
Hi Shirley-Oh you should!
Haha really? Yes it is quite commercialised isn’t it!
Hi Jenny-Hehe thanks Jenny!
You have the right attitude-that’s great!
Hi Lyn-Thanks so much Lyn! What a great idea!
Hi Lea-Thankyou! Haha I think I eat enough as it is
Hi Amanda-I agree! they were so much easier than I though! Aww thankyou, you are so sweet!
Hi Susan-Thanks Susan! How fun being a surprise
Yes that’s true!
Hi Melissa-thanks!
Yep a bit of baking time is always fun 
Hi Lucy-Thanks so much!
I hope he likes them-you’re welcome! 
Hi Carmen-thanks so much!
Hi EHA-well that sounds just as lovely doesn’t it!
hehe well it sounds like he was a good eater then which is always nice to cook for 
Hi Carolyn-Thanks so much! Faith’s were lovely and flat on top which made them look more like Linzer cookies which I was hoping for but ah well!
Well cute little cards sounds like a lovely way to celebrate!
Hi deeba-haha why thankyou!
Aww you are too sweet dear Deeba! Absolutely! 
Hi wizzy-Aww what a shame but baking bread is so much fun too!
Hi Ellen-Thanks Ellen!
Oh well that’s a great idea and easier to make too! Oh yes I know what you mean. I’m rationing the bananas I have at the moment!
Hi EHA-Hehehe that’s great EHA!
Hi Tina-Thanks so much! Absolutely, you don’t need a special day to make these
Hi Michelle-Oh yes that’s a good idea!
Hi Hannah-haha now he would actually like that!
Haha no way! 
Hi Loll-thanks Loll-ooh how cool!
Hi EHA-No need to shut up at all!
Don’t be silly, you can keep talking on here! 
Hi Jen-yes that’s true, it is really nice to get a gift out of the blue!
Hi mashi-Fabulous! I hope you like them!
Hi queen viv-haha yes I do mean monkeys!
Hi penny-thanks so much girl!
Hi Amanda-Oh ys nutella would be lovely! Anything really!
Hi Ellie-Thankyou so much!
You are so sweet! Oh no not at all, I need a lot more help with my photography 
Hi Gillian-Haha isn’t that funny! And I think a whole lot of us do! haha now that’s hilarious! A hamburger cupcake perhaps?
Thankyou so much!
Hi Midge-hehe thankyou Midge!
It’s a funny day isn’t it!
hi amy-Aw you should!
Hi Rebecca-Thankyou! Ahh you can’t get away from it can you!
I think that sounds like a really good plan!
Hi Trissa-thanks so much!
Hi Briony-Thanks B!
haha we are so similar it’s hilarious! 
Isn’t it great? 
xxx
Awww, how cute! My hubby doesn’t like cake either. Although he’s the neat one of the equation. (I don’t hoard yoghurt pots or pizza boxes though). We don’t really do Valentine’s day but I want to make these anyway just cos they are so sweet.
oh those are cute – but did Mr NQN even try them?
Sounds like you have a challenge on your hands but I understand – E and I don’t see eye to eye on baked goods and he is incredibly messy – though we don’t even see eye to eye on what is mess – sigh! he loves to tell me we are just incompatible
I remember baking at Ben’s when we were first dating! A disaster…
Awww, these are impossibly cute! I must admit I’m not much of a sweets person myself, give me the pizza (but it has to have a properly thin crust) any day!
Beautiful! Another great use for all the jam I have amassed in case there’s a jam famine!
What sweet valentine’s cup cakes, I need to make these! I don’t know if “celebrate” valentines day, but i like things that are heart shaped, and i like to get chocolates
, so I guess so. But its not a big deal to me. Someone who loves you needs to show it every day, not one day a year.
*kisses* HH
I am married to an accountant. What is Valentine’s Day?
Aaaaaw, that is such a sweet declaration of love…and the cupcakes and the red and white props are beautiful. I am not a Valentine baker and DH will be away on that day, but you are so tempting me!
Very cute and timely too (for Valentines Day). Loved the story about your hubs too.
Beautiful AND delicious – the perfect combo!
I’m so glad you enjoyed the Linzer Cupcakes, Lorraine! Yours are absolutely gorgeous. And thank you for the sweet words, darling…they mean the world to me! XO
Aww, these are soo cute! They would be soo perfect for Valentine’s day.. Lol @ your phone convos with your husband.. Mine are pretty similar with my boyfriend… haha boys will be boys
Hilarious post Lorraine
Isn’t it funny how opposites attract. I loved these on Faiths site too, so pretty.
Haha Stud is the same. He “isnt a dessert person” so although he likes it when I make them as Im sure it just gives him full reign of the TV, he takes one bite, says its delicious then I am left with a whole cake going to waste.
These look so cute though! You could even do variations for different holidays or fundraising events.
These are really cute and so perfect for Valentine’s day!
I love these! Linzer hearts are one of my very favorite cookies (and Linzer tart is to die for)!!
Brilliant to turn them into cupcakes!
Unfortunately I’ll be working at the restaurant on Valentine’s Day, and we’ve got a holiday menu for three days
as far as i’m concerned, valentine’s day is just another day except that there seems to be a bit more pink floating around.
Yummy! I think I will be making Valentines biscuits this year, and giving them to all of my friends!
We have fun on Valentine’s with a $5 limit on a gift. Forces us to be creative and maybe even cook something. One year we both made each other a dessert!
These are adorable, Lorraine!! I wish I could bake some right now…
Oh these have been on my mind too , ever since i saw them on Faiths wonderful blog , oh yeah , dont we all love her!
Gosh , i know how that would feel to have a hubby not loving cakes and bakes , infact , i so hope that i marry a guy who lovesss bakes
Ofcourse they are pretty and wonderfully so!
Yeah i celebrate Valentines with my siblings and parents:-)
And actually i love it more like , valentines * 365 >3
This is genius! I’m glad my man loves cake – so I don’t have to finish off my baked goods alone!
I made a passionfruit muffin version of these, they looked amazing. Thanks for the post
I love this recipe! Me and my husband don’t celebrate valentines day and similar to Mr NQN he’s not a massive cake fam there are two things he can’t pass up and that’s something made with chocolate or filled with jam so maybe I’ll break the rule of not celebrating Valentines day and bake these for him.
I made these cute cakes…thanks for the recipe
They look awesomely cute =)
Those are so cute!! You are so creative!! I totally agree too – men should not be allowed to live alone. They just can’t cope. I’m newly living with my beau and lawdy its taking some sorting! But we’re getting there
Fortunately he likes cake so no struggle there 
Ah so pretty.
Missed out on Valentine’s baking this year unfortunately, but there’s always next year! We don’t celebrate, but it’s one of the times I can make girly heart themed stuff – and Ray can’t object! 
I clearly missed these, but they are adorable.
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