Happy Valentine’s day sweet darlings. The day of Love is upon us and I just want to say that I love each and everyone of you!!!! Thank you for being my bloggy friends.
We don’t really celebrate Valentine’s day over here. So I haven’t done any Valentine’s crafting or decorating. In fact I wasn’t going to do anything at all. And then I changed my mind….
My Love is still working so hard at his study. He is into the final stretch now, but as so often they have saved the really hard bits to last. So as I saw him sitting bent over his study books all day, my heart flooded with love.
My Love truly is the love of my life. I found my home when I found him. And I couldn’t be more proud of him.
So I decided a little celebration of love was in order. And as with so many men, the way to my guy’s heart is through the kitchen. So that’s where I went.
I baked him a cake. A coconut cake with royal icing. The recipe for the cake is from my mom’s old baking book from the fifties. I have made it many times before but never before in a heart shape.
And I am new at this glazing stuff. I love it, but I have definitely got to learn how to do that properly.
We had a piece (ok two pieces each) with our afternoon coffee. I am already looking forward to my next piece with tonight’s cup of tea.
I don’t know how it is for you. But a cake baked with a warm heart and oozing with sweetness, just says love to me….
I am glad My Love agreed.
Love from me to you,
Nostalgic Recipe for coconut cake from my mom’s cookbook:
Ingredients:
3 eggs seperated
2 ts hot water
150 g (1 1/3 cups) sugar
tea spoon Vanilla sugar or vanilla extract
3 drops of Almond essence
a pinch of salt
125 g (1 full cup) flower
3 teaspoons backing powder
75 g (2/3 cup) coconut flowe
75 g (2/3 cup) butter melted
Wisk egg yolks with hot water into a frothing mass, slowly add 2/3 sugar and vanilla sugar.
Wisk until it is smooth and add the essence and salt.
Wisk the egg whites stiff add the remaining sugar
Spoon egg white untop of yolk mixture, siff dry ingredients on top
Slowly combine, do not stir, carefully add melted butter.
Put in baking tin and bake immediately for appr. 40 minutes at 175 degrees C (347 F)
Enjoy!
Mmmmmmmmmmmmm I think I need to come to your house to eat. That looks sooooooo good. I bet your sweetie is so happy.
Debbie
What a sweet wife you are… and that cake looks yummy!!!!
Have a happy day!
MMMMM ziet er lekker uit (ben ook nooit een ster geweest in het mooi glazuren hihi….ach als het maar lekker smaakt toch ♥)
Liefs van mij
yummy! If it tastes as good as it looks, then I don't blame you for looking forward to another piece of cake tonight!
happy valentine's day to you !
gail
What a sweet love you have for your husband. Thank you for sharing.
That looks so good! I have to get on with lmy valentines baking today. I found the coolest cupcake stand at Walmart for $5.00 so we are going to have cupcakes for dessert tonight(he he).
Thanks so much for coming by and commenting on my blog. It is always so nice to hear from you.
What a beautiful love cookie! Happy valentine's! XOX!
Love your cake and baking it in a heart shape is such a perfect idea. It looks delicious.
I found your post about the pots and yes, I definitely think you have as many pots as my husband does. lol I loved the little ones you painted and put the humbers on. Way too cute. I just may have to borrow that idea. Hope you have a super day. Hugs, Marty
Hi there … found your blog through a comment you made at another. What a nice blog! Definitely interested in your blog design series. Will be reading that!
Oh this looks Jummie!!!
Happy valentine
Yummie!
*hugs*deb
Sweet!
what a lovely treat. beautiful blog. i will be back!
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Love your blog!
Sue @ Beach Bungalow
xo
YUMMY – that looks delicious! Hope you have a lovely week :O)
How sweet of you to do this for your Love. My hubby appreciates sweet treats like that as well. His favorite is apple pie. Thanks for stopping by my blog Marianne! Hope you're having a wonderful day! ~Sally