VALENTINES DAY CUPCAKES RECIPES

Saint Valentine's Day or Valentine's Day falls on February 14, this year it is on a Wednesday. It is the traditional day on which lovers can show their love for each other by sending Valentine's cards and gifts to each other such as red roses, sweets, chocolates and Valentines Cupcakes usually anonymously. The holiday is named after two men who were both Christian martyrs named Valentine. In the Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished the day became associated with romantic love. The shops in England are now showing displays of Valentines items such as red hearts, roses and all type of gifts in elaborate boxes with hearts and lots of red, white and pink colours.

Why not make some Valentine cupcakes to treat someone you love and make a lovely presentation of them for the day.


I have made these cupcakes as an example of what can be done with some coloured icings, sprinkles, glitter writing icing and coloured hearts cut out of rolled ready made icing using a heart shaped metal cutter.
These cupcakes are the basic recipe plus I added some mixed spice, cherries and sultanas. I bought some cupcake cases with hearts on them. These are cooling down and going to be decorated.

Cupcakes for Love

Cupcakes, Heart in the Pink

Cupcakes with love hearts in red, white and lilac.

Cupcakes for your sweet heart

This is a simple decoration, a swirl of cream and a sweet heart. A simple cupcake recipe and decoration for Valentines Day.

It is thought that in the world one billion Valentine cards are sent, absolutely staggering!

Enjoy