{"id":7647,"date":"2015-01-28T00:15:07","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T00:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cake-geek.com\/?p=7647"},"modified":"2023-07-11T16:07:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T16:07:09","slug":"valentines-cakes-cookies-confections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/valentines-cakes-cookies-confections\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentine’s Cakes, Cookies & Confections"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Love will soon be in the air so it’s time to start planning your Valentine’s Day baked goodies for February 14th.\u00a0 Starting with iced cookies (above left), these exquisitely decorated Valentine’s treats by Sugar Pearls Cakes and Bakes would definitely send hearts a-flutter on the most romantic day of the year.<\/p>\n

On the right, Kelly Warwick Cakes<\/a> have created a beautifully crafted ruffle heart cake with frilled banding in soft pink and white.<\/p>\n

Below left, Heather Baird of Sprinkle Bakes has topped her cherry vanilla cake with a heart shaped flying kite topper for a kitch, romantic touch, while on the right, pale pastels and perfect piping make a pretty combination in the heart cookies by Villa Perlesukker<\/a>, Norway.<\/p>\n

(Don’t miss Amber Spiegel of Sweet Amb’s excellent couture cookie decorating class brand new on Craftsy covering a total of 16 different techniques for creating luxury decorated cookies. Find out more here: Sweet Elegance Cookie Decorating Techniques<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

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An elegant white rose floral garland forms a beautiful heart shape on the subtle and understated Valentine’s cake below by Miso Bakes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Luciana Borges of Lulu’s Sweet Secrets shows you how to make her delectable miniature chocolate mousse heart cakes (featured below) here: mini Valentine’s chocolate heart cakes tutorial.<\/p>\n

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A 3-D cut-out heart topper adds a simple but beautiful design element to this pretty pastel Valentine’s cake by Aimeejane Cake Design.<\/p>\n

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Australia’s The Cake That Ate Paris<\/a> feature the two extended tier cake designs below in their collection, perfect for Valentine’s day with their Cupid’s arrow design motif.<\/p>\n

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Love heart sweets make a great retro cake decoration for Valentine’s confections with two great cakes below by Butter Hearts Sugar<\/a> (left) and Hungry Happenings (right – you’ll find Hungry Happening’s Valentine’s pinata cake tutorial here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Ruffle hearts are a big design trend for Valentine’s cakes at the moment with a fabululous gingham accented cake by Blissfully Sweet<\/a> (below left) and super cute Valentine’s cupcakes from the Bird’s Party<\/a> blog (right) featuring Style Sweet CA’s<\/a> ruffle heart cake toppers.<\/p>\n

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Retro style floral cookies with love writ large make a fabulous Valentine’s display below (via Piccoli Elfi)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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If you haven’t put away your pudding bowl from Christmas yet, then you might want to hold onto it for a while longer to try making a cute Valentine’s owl cake,\u00a0 El Postre Cakes & Sweets-style!<\/p>\n

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