We all know that the true way to a man’s heart is through his stomach so bake him these mini heart Victoria sandwiches this Valentine’s Day to say “I love you”.
Serves: Make 12 small cakes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Oven temperature: Gas 4, 180°C, 350°F
What You’ll Need:
- 100g (4oz) Butter, softened
- 100g (4oz) Caster sugar
- 2 the happy egg co. eggs
- 100g (4oz) Self-Raising flour
- 5ml (1tsp) Baking powder
- 2.5ml (1/2tsp) Rose water
For the filling:
- 15ml (1tbsp) Raspberry jam
- 250g (9oz) Mascarpone
- 150g (5oz) Raspberries, lightly squashed
- Icing sugar to finish
- Dried Rose petals – suitable for cooking
- Heart shaped mini cake tins or moulds
What To Do:
- Preheat oven to Gas 4, 180°C, 350°F
- Place the butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder and rose water into a large bowl and mix together.
- Divide the mixture between 12 individual heart shaped tins/cases.
- Place in preheated oven, bake for about 15 minutes, until well risen and golden.
- Allow to cool. Take out of cake tins/cases
- Cut each cake in half horizontally.
- Very lightly combine together the jam, mascarpone and raspberries.
- Spread a little onto one of the halves of the cake and sandwich together. Dust with icing sugar and rose petals and serve
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