A phenomenal
forty four entries have found their way on to the loaded, groaning Tea Time Treats table this month. Yep, thats right,
forty four loved-up bloggers have very kindly baked
forty four beautiful, bewitching bakes with the theme
'romance' in mind. We've passion-fueled puddings, tempting tarts and seductive scones- with many thanks to each and everyone of you!
Cup of tea at the ready? Sitting comfortably? Grab a (very large) plate and tuck right in...
Once upon a time in a land far far away, our story of love begins with Jac from
Tinned Tomatoes, who discovered it was World Nutella Day and made these nut-tastic
Mini Maple Nutella Cupcakes which she sent with love over to the Tea Time Treats table
While claiming not to be very romantic in the tradional Valentine's Day sense, forced rhubarb makes
Checky's Kitchen feel very, very passionate this time of year. Checky describes the 'mouth-watering sournesss...the beautiful, deep, luscious colour' and became infatuated with her absolutely sensational
Upside Down Rhubarb, Almond and Vanilla Cake
Love is certainly in air (cue violins and possibly, erm, John Paul Young...) over at
Chef Al Dente who has lovingly whipped up this stunning
Chocolate Brownie Cream Cheese Sandwich
The way to a man's heart, whether he have two or four legs, is resoundingly thought to be through his stomach and
Hungry Hinny has hit the jackpot with these
Chocolate Sandwich Hearts- thin crisp chocolate biscuits encasing a gooey, rich, chocolately fudge filling
These small but perfectly formed
Mini Valentine's Cupcakes arrive to the table courtesy of
Homemade by Fleur. And what an adorable treat they are- plus, as Fleur notes, being minature in size means you get to have more than one. A romantic result if there ever was!
Decadent, divine and delicious- the three words
Lazy Cooks uses to describe her Nigella- inspired
Chocolate Orange Pots which she has kindly entered for this month's Tea Time Treats
Writing a love letter to the sadly-no-longer-available Pretzel Flipz (I fell head over heels in love with them too!) is Laura from
How to Cook Good Food - never mind the dozen roses, say it with chewy, salty-chocolately
Pretzels
Champagne and cake? Hellllooooo! Yes, this inspired and quite frankly lustful combination is from
Laura Loves Cakes who has sent in her super stylish
Champagne and Raspberry Cupcakes. Naturally, a little of the Champagne may have been consumed during the cooking process...
Meanwhile over in Toronto these marvellous and moreish
macaroons come courtsey of
Torview
Roses are red, violets are blue, don't these look the loveliest cookies for two? Or maybe for just one- I for one! These irresistible
Chocolate Cookies are from Gill from
Tales of Pigling Bland
Chocolate and Valentine's go together like a horse and carriage, Wills-n-Kate, Homer-n-Marge and Hugh-Grant-and-Julia/Andie/Bridget. Many thanks to
An Irish Village Pantry for this
Valentine's Dark and White Chocolate Cake which is not only a rich, decadent dark chocolate cake but is generously covered in a sweet, white chocolate ganache. What. Is. Not. To. Love.
What did you buy your Valentine this year? Nelly, from
Nelly's Cupcakes firmly believes that a homemade gift says I Love You far more than anything shopbought. And these delectable
Valentine Shortbread Biscuits would certainly set anyone's heart aflutter
Inspired by screen-siren Sophia Loren no less,
Chez Maximka has baked this
Ricotta Delight with Rose Petal Preserve. Dried rose-petals on the grissini make this an Oscar- winning dessert!
Wild About Baking became wild about the delicious combination of lemon and chocolate in these gorgeous
Chocolate Lemon heart shaped biscuits
With not one but two Nutella recipe books (brilliant!), Jude from
A Trifle Rushed has made these very, very tempting Tea Time Treats:
Nutella Madeleines with Hot Chocolate, which would certainly warm the cockles of any heart on Valentine's Day
This magnificent
Almond and Rose Celebration Cake by
Makey-Cakey could not possibly fit the romance theme more unless you had the Milk Tray Man turn up with home-crafted 45 tier Wedding Cake. How stunningly beautiful are the buttercream roses?
Calling all romantics who love a bit of chocolate (don't we all?!)...this next entry is just perfect for you.
Cakes and Teacups has baked this delicious
Valentine's Flourless Chocolate Cake
Suelle, from
Mainly Baking was guided by all those romantics out there when it came to her entry to Tea Time Treats, and baked these sweet, crumbly and very delectable
Almond and Cranberry Shortbreads with the addition of a very lovable rose drizzle on top
Look at the beautiful colours in this next brilliant bake: it is an
Avocado Pound Cake from the
Green Gourmet Giraffe!
Keeping the romance very sweet and made with delicious home made strawberry jam are these
Strawberry Jam Tarts from
Garden, Tea, Cakes and Me. Perfect with a cuppa from Cupid.
Spoilt for choice we are with this next entry: a whole seductive selection of Valentine-inspired adorable
Afternoon Tea recipes from Susan at
A Little Bit of Heaven on a Plate
Over at
Searching for Spice, Corina has baked these delightful
Almond Macaroons from the Queen of Baking herself, Mary Berry- with many thanks Corina!
How's this next entry for the most perfect way to spend Valentine's weekend- a romantic stay for two in a chocolate themed hotel plus a
Chocolate Truffle making class?
Caroline Makes... had a wonderful time!
A classic, and rightly so, at any tea time spread are, of course, scones. And these romantic
Valentines Scones, complete with the amorous combination of Amarene Cherries and Chocolate, are from
Kitchen of Kiki
Our very first, and indeed only, Whoopie Pie entry for this month's Tea Time Treats table comes courtesy of
Aga Girls, who not only has made these
Chocolate and Marshmallow Whoopie Pies but has baked them in the shape of heavenly hearts
Love is all around on
BeesTeas blog this month, not least with these crackin'
Chocolate and Hazelnut Scones. I feel it in my fingers, I feel it in my toes and I would certainly enjoy these in my tum!
For her very first (hopefully of many) entries to the now groaning Tea Time Treats Table, Jean from
Baking in Franglais has made this absolutely beautiful
Valentine's Day Cake: a wonderful, warm chocolate torte with a selection of beautiful berries
These
Lemon Love Cakes, with zesty luscious lemon and complete with adorable heart decorations were, most unsurprisingly, a huge hit over with Janice at
FarmersGirl Kitchen. They'd be a humongous hit with me too Janice if you happened to post them to me. Just saying....
Passionate about pancakes?
BrownieVille Girl is all loved up with this perfect
Pancake, which would a
very romantic breakfast in bed any day of the year
This next entry ought to be available to all romantics on the NHS: Ros from
The More Than Occasional Baker ought to be writing out prescriptions for these
Lemon and Raspberry Heart Cakes
Hankering after some jammy hearts? Lottie from
Lottie's World of Cakes and Bakes has baked these sweet
Jammy Biscuit Hearts, many thanks Lottie!
These delightful
Valentine's Cupcakes, a chocolate cupcake with blackberry syrup, from
Blissfully Scrumptious are exactly as the blog name suggests!
Mari over at
Mari's World has baked us these
Chocolate, Mascarpone and Raspberry Tarts, which are said to be 'easy and quick' to prepare and surely very,
very tasty to eat!
This next entry is so pretty, so beautiful, so delicate, it would be a shame to eat one...but then when you discover that the macaron contains lychee and champagne, well , resistance is futile. With thanks to
I-Lost in Austen for her
Lychee and Champagne Macaron
Scrummy and simple is how Anjali from
Spice n Sugar Tales describes this next entry: the very first
Ice Cream Cake on this month's now almost collapsed Tea Time Treats Table
Macarons, I'm sure we all agree are a true labour of love, and we thank Urvashi from
The Botanical Baker very, very much for doing all the labouring for us and creating these absolutely beautiful and no doubt very yummy
Rose Macaroons... far, far better than a bouquet of the flowers any day!
These
Raspberry Ripple and Basil Cupcakes look absolutely, bewitchingly beautiful and are made with Ren from
Fabulicious Food's new love, her brand shiny new K-Mix!
Choclette, who writes my go-to blog for all things chocolaty,
Choc Log Blog, has baked these brilliant
Brownies with one super, secret ingredient: black beans!
Once you've had the perfect pancakes above, how about these captivating
Cheese and Tomato Muffins to complete your Valentine's Breakfast, with thanks to
I'm a Foodie
Hands up who loathed Valentine's Day at School?
Belleau Kitchen brings back mortifying memories of shameful schooldays and being left card-less and love-less on the most romantic of days. Console yourself and your broken heart with these quite, quite brilliant
Bloody Valentine Cupcakes
Cakes Crumbs and Cooking has written a really beautiful post, a most enjoyable read, to accompany these delicate and delightful
Butterfly Kisses
One of my favourite entries for this month's Tea Time Treat Challenge, because I'm inherently biased, are these heart shaped
Welsh Cakes, which will bring such comfort and cheer any day of the year and arrive courtesy of the wonderful Karen from
Lavender and Lovage
My
own little entry, sharing the love this month are these
I Love You Iced Biscuits. Complete with dodgy poetry and dodgy song.
If this post were a film (bear with) this next entry would be the stunning, extravagant, romantic finale where the boy gets together with the girl and they run off into the sunset, arms entwined, with this absolutely sensationally stunning
Rob Ryan Inspired Valentine Cake from
What I Baked This Weekend
Pop over to Karen's brilliant blog,
Lavender and Lovage on March 1st for next month's Tea Time Treat theme!
And they all lived (and baked) happily ever after...
The End!