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Published: 20th August 2008

Icing on the cake for a lovers' feast

This Valentine’s Day spell out just how much you love your amour, says Clare Latimer

FEBRUARY is generally a pretty dull month. On the catering front it is the least popular time to have a party although I quite often have a party on February 14 just to show my friends that I care about them, and it is a good excuse to cheer everyone up around these dull dark cold days.
However it is a time for valentines so lets encourage a little romance into the week. As a member of the Primrose Hill Scrabble Club (a very small gathering at the Albert Pub in Princess Road) I thought this would be a good present to give your lover and see them work it out.
Buy or make a pretty little box and then make the letters of the phrase ‘I LOVE YOU’ in biscuit mix. This mixture is good because it is easy to pipe out which saves waste from cutting out alphabet pieces and is quicker. Your amour will then get the letters in the box and have to work out what it says – then watch their faces when they realise the outcome.
At Clare’s Kitchen we always have large orders for pretty Valentine cup cakes which are either topped with the letters as above for each cup cake or we decorate them with red hearts and other decorations with a heart theme as illustrated.
As Valentine’s Day falls on a Tuesday, you have got the weekend to play around with these recipes; the perfect thing to do on a cold winter’s day.

Piped Biscuits
These are good for birthdays as well as Valentines as you can write out other messages, and even get-well messages are very popular. You will need a piping bag with a smallish nozzle.
Makes about 20 letters

Ingredients
125g of butter.
25g of icing sugar.
150g of plain flour.

Preheat the oven 190C 375F gas mark 5. Grease two baking trays. Cream the butter and the icing sugar until soft. Stir in the flour and then put the mixture into a piping bag with a smallish nozzle.
When piping remember that the mixture will spread whilst cooking. Pipe out the letters that you wish to write leaving space between each one. It may be best to do one trial one in the oven to see what happens.
Cook for about 10-15 minutes or until pale golden brown. Leave to cool and then place very gently into a bag or box.

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