I'm trying to squeeze in as many Valentine's Day themed desserts as I can. I made these super cute Mini Boston Cream Pies for the Forever Nigella #2 "Seduced by Chocolate"! I didn't have any fairy lights around but I did make these wearing a satiny black nightgown from M&S. I'll have to ask Sarah if that counts as a good Nigella impression.
Nigella suggests a full sized heart shaped Victoria Sponge topped with strawberries but I think anything mini is automatically 10x cuter so I made the cake in my heart shaped whoopie pie pan. I also put the strawberries in the middle with the custard as I think it looks nice with the custard oozing out the sides and the red in the middle.
I curled my first ribbon! How Martha Stewart of me (ribbon £1 at Paperchase).
Whats more Valentine's Day than dark chocolate and strawberries? These little cakes would make a great present for your sweetheart!
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Making the chocolate glaze
Adding a little oomph to store bought custard
The recipe I used is from How to be a Domestic Goddess. I made a few changes:
- I used a heart shaped whoopie pie pan and cooked the cakes for 10 minutes at 180 C
- I substituted a single soy cream for the double cream in the chocolate glaze (it wouldn't be very nice to poison my sweetheart would it!)
- I didn't make the custard as homemade with soy products isn't as thick as the store bought. I did stir in some vanilla bean paste to it so it had lovely little black flecks
- I made sure to use a good quality chocolate for the glaze. I used a 60% chocolate so it was very rich and nicely balanced with the sweetness of the cake and tartness of the strawberries
Don't be afraid of the "100% Plant Goodness". It tastes like normal custard
This pan has so many uses
