I love Valentine's Day! I always have, even when I was single. In college, we used to call it "SAD Day" or "Single's Awareness Day", which according to the Hallmark calendar is February 15. Anyway, I think it's a very pretty holiday and very cheery - regardless of your relationship status.
In keeping with my New Year Resolutions, I have been trying out some new recipes and decorating techniques. So a few weeks ago, I decided to get some Valentine's Day practice in and make some sugar cookies. I literally spent the entire day making and decorating cookies, which is also very pretty and makes me very cheery.
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| Here's the entire bunch |
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| Love these guys - might be my favorites |
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| Can't go wrong with sugar crystals |
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| Again - might be my favorites |
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| Love the simplicity of these |
And since I was in the mood - I carried the Valentine's Day theme into my cake from class this week. It was a 2 layer 8" round covered in white fondant with red fondant accents.
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| So sweet |
The cake itself was my favorite chocolate cake recipe with vanilla bean latte swiss meringue buttercream (from a new favorite blog - Sweetapolita.com)
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| The inside |
I hope each of you have a wonderful Valentine's Day or Single's Awareness Day! And remember, what better way to celebrate than eating cake and cookies, and it's always better to do that alone - that way you don't have to share!
