Cake hearts, heart muffins: pastries that come from the heart

If you go through the shops right now, you will almost be beaten to death by sweets and heart-shaped decorations. I like little hearts, but the heart shapes that I already have in my home are enough: a silicone ice cube (picture 4) and a heart-shaped cookie cutter. Silicone ice cubes are just too bad for ice cubes. For Valentine's Day or anytime, when you feel the desire to give a little heart, you can make it very quickly cake hearts or cake pralines.

heart muffins

I had caked appleswakes //www.thefruitandflowerbasket.com/apfelwecken-a44869/ in small muffin cases. From this or from purchased muffins or Madalenas you can cut out hearts with cookie cutters (picture 3). The hearts can then be provided with frosting.

From the resulting remnants I made heart cake pralines.


Cake pralines in heart shape

Muffin remainders or other sponge cake crumble and with little liquid (coffee, juice, liqueur?) To a kneadable dough and press into the ice cube heart molds. The remnants of the apple we have processed with apple juice to cake pralines. Was really delicious!

Let it dry, release from the mold (picture 5) and add icing.

cakes hearts

Use a kitchen cube to churn the silicone ice cube trays. If you bake sponge cake anyway, divert some of the pastry dough and fill into the molds to the brim and place in the microwave for 3 minutes for 1 minute at 600 watts. In between, check that it is sufficient.


If you only need a small amount of dough, you can take this recipe: //www.thefruitandflowerbasket.com/rezept-fuer-einen-kleinen-minikuchen-zb-zum-valentinstag-a17849/

As baking powder dough rises, the little hearts get a border (picture 6). Cut off the edge with a sharp knife. (Fig. 7) Then both halves can be used (Fig. 8).

Provided with frosting. Decorate with love beads, put in paper chocolates and give as a gift or even enjoy.

Have all been given away or even eaten and not waited until Valentine's Day.

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