A Valentine’s Day Treat

Treat your partner this Valentine’s Day to a few easy, heartfelt bakes that show just how much you care. From simple breakfasts to sweet handmade gifts, these ideas are perfect for creating something special at home.

 

Heart-Shaped Toast & Eggs

 

A Valentine’s morning classic — easy, quick and adorable.

Use a heart-shaped biscuit cutter to cut the centre from a slice of bread. Toast both the bread and the cut-out on the simmer plate using Cookasheet, flipping after a few minutes. Crack an egg into the heart-shaped gap and cook until just set for a perfectly heart-shaped fried egg.

 

 

Heart Jammy Dodger Biscuits

You’ll need

• 300g plain flour
• 200g butter (room temperature)
• 100g sugar
• Raspberry or strawberry jam

For the buttercream

• 200g icing sugar
• 100g butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Equipment

• Large and small heart-shaped cutters

Cream the butter and sugar, then mix in the flour. Roll the dough to just under 1cm thick and cut out large hearts. Pair them up and cut a smaller heart from the centre of one biscuit in each pair.

Bake at 200°C for 12 minutes on the middle shelf until lightly golden. Cool completely.

Mix the buttercream ingredients. Spread buttercream onto the whole biscuit, add a small dollop of jam, then top with the cut-out biscuit. Finish with a dusting of icing sugar.

 

 

Heart-Shaped Cupcakes

A little more effort, but well worth it.

Ingredients

• 60g caster sugar
• 60g butter
• 60g self-raising flour
• 1 large egg
• Splash of vanilla essence
• 30g white chocolate chips
• 25g dried berry mix

Buttercream

• 75g butter
• 150g icing sugar
• Splash of vanilla

Use foil inside cupcake cases to shape the batter into hearts. Cream butter and sugar, then mix in the egg and vanilla. Fold in the flour, chocolate chips and berries.

Bake at 200°C for 15 minutes on the middle shelf. Once cooled, pipe buttercream around the heart shape and decorate with sprinkles.

 

 

Love Heart Biscuits

 

Inspired by the classic Valentine’s sweets.

Ingredients

• 300g plain flour
• 200g butter
• 100g sugar
• Icing pens

Buttercream

• 300g icing sugar
• 150g butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Make the dough by creaming butter and sugar, then adding flour. Roll to just under 1cm thick and cut into rounds.

Bake at 200°C for 15 minutes until lightly golden. Once cooled, spread with buttercream and use icing pens to add messages like Be Mine, Only You, or True Love.