Valentine's Delight Recipe

In her quest for interesting taste combinations and fabulous flavour sensations, the lovely Sharon Elizabeth of Essensual Baking accidently fell headfirst into the wondrous world of aphrodisiacs, and began to develop her 'essensual' range of cupcakes.  Of the Valentine's Delight cupcake Sharon Elizabeth says, 'I am so in love with this cupcake. It seduces me before I even place it in my mouth as it is just so darn sexy to make!'   With a write up like that, how are we supposed to resist having a go ourself??   Thanks to Sharon Elizabeth sharing her vampy Valentine's Delight cupcake recipe we don't have to resist!

My Cupcakey Valentine

A cute little card by Ello Design, with a stylishly simple cupcake, a sweet Valentiney heart cherry on top and the message 'to my sweetheart' just beneath the cupcake.  But the best bit is this... the card can be personalised with a name of your choice which will appear just below the 'to my sweetheart' inscription.  The inside of the card has been left blank so you can add your own special message.  Available from Not on the High Street for the unbelievably good price £2.50, and that even includes free delivery!

Ombre Heart Tutorial

If you're looking for a special surprise for your sweetie on Valentine's Day, what about trying your hand at making these lovely Ombre Hearts?  If you think that they look too difficult, don't worry.  Thanks to this inspiring and helpful tutorial from The Wedding Chicks you really can't go wrong!

They also make perfect little giveaway gifts for wedding and baby showers... and the Ombre Heart wedding cake is stunning! 

Thank you Wedding Chicks!

Valentine cupcakes

If you're thinking of making Valentine cupcakes there's a lovely recipe on the BBC Food website.  Not only are the cupcakes pretty as a picture (as well as being quick and easy too!) but the raspberries and passion fruit serve as a little reminder that Spring is just around the corner!

Valentine's Day Printables

If you're always on the look-out for quick and easy (not to mention cheap!) ways to make your cupcakes stand out from the crowd you definitely need to check out these FREE cupcake topper printables from Accent the Party, an incredible source of inspiration and goodies for parties, bridal and baby showers, wedding favours and much more!

Oooh, Kinky!

It's really not long now until Valentine's Day and although many men claim not to love cupcakes I'm sure that they would quickly change their mind if you presented them with a Kinky Cupcake.  You can indulge his (and your!) fantasies from a mouth-watering selection of flirtatious and alluringly decorated cupcakes, including stylish stockings and sexy knickers!  Written by Joanna Farrow, a food stylist and cookery writer who has a passion for creating tempting treats, Kinky Cupcakes is available from Amazon for only £5.19 including delivery throughout the UK.

*** GIRLS LOVE CUPCAKES CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IN ANY  WAY FOR ACTIONS ARISING FROM BAKING OR EATING KINKY CUPCAKES!

Get ready for lurve!

It'll soon be Valentine's Day and it has been said that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Not very romantic though huh?  So, what about something that combines the best of both worlds?  Cupcakes (you could even make them in his favourite flavour) served in these romantically inspired You're My Cupcake cases that come complete with matching (and oh so lovely!) cupcake toppers.  The Meri Meri kit includes 24 cupcake cases in 2 styles and 24 toppers in 3 styles, costs £9.00 and available from John Lewis.  You could even share the cost with a friend... or 2 or 3!