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Love must be in the air – Felt heart kit

Posted on by Abi

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Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and it seems that love is most definitively in the air at the Angel Eden shop.

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Our various craft kits have always been popular, even gracing the pages of several top craft magazines. Recently though one kit in particular has suddenly become our must have item! It seems that customers have been feeling rather romantic of late and our felt heart kits have been selling like hot cakes!

20120124-132526.jpgAs each kit makes two heart brooches I’d love to know if they are destined to be made into two gifts or whether the kit itself is the present. Of course they could be made into romantic decorations, key rings or anything else you can dream up.

20120124-132632.jpgI have to admit that I’m not a massive fan of valentines 8/ it often feels overly commercial despite being an old celebration day. With this in mind my husband and I have set a new rule that our gifts to one another must be handmade. When you can appreciate the time and energy that goes into a present I think it means so much more. Valentine’s Day is also notoriously expensive, with the price of everything from flowers to meals out skyrocketing.

In honour of this most romantic of occasions and to encourage you all to think handmade, I’m very pleased to be able to offer all our blog readers a special discount code which can be used from now until 14th Feb. Enter the code love at the checkout to receive free shipping on all orders.

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A Valentine Banoffee Cheesecake Recipe!

Posted on by Abi

I am a huge fan of anything Banoffee flavoured. I’m not sure who first combined Banana and Toffee, but whoever they were, they were a genius! So in honour of Banoffee I thought I’d bring you our Banoffee Cheesecake Recipe. In honour of the impending romantic season I felt it had to be heart shaped.

What You’ll Need

Base:

10 Digestive biscuits

6 Oat biscuits

85g (3oz) Butter

Filling:

675g (24oz) Cream Cheese

150ml (5fl oz) Double Cream

140g (5oz) Caster Sugar

3 Eggs

1 Tbsp Lemon Juice

3 Bananas

Topping:

3 Bananas

2 Tbsp Lemon Juice

Sauce:

50g (2oz) Butter

75g (3oz) Soft Brown Sugar

150g (5oz) Golden Syrup

150ml (5fl oz) Double Cream

Couple of Drops Vanilla Extract

Step 1

Begin by making the base. Melt the butter in a pan. Then using either a rolling pin or food processor crush the digestive and oat biscuits until fine. Add the melted butted and blend until fully mixed.

Press the mixture into a lined and greased heart shaped tin. For a healthier option you can use a silicon baking tray as I have, it requires no greasing.

Step 2

Bake the base in a preheated oven at 150C/300F/Gas Mark 2 for 10-15 minutes. Remove when just lightly browned and let cool for 5 minutes.

Step 3

Mix all the filling ingredients together in a large mixing bowl. Pour them onto the cooled base and place back in the oven for 1 hour. Turn the oven off and allow the cheesecake to cool completely before removing and placing in the fridge.

Step 4

Taking the 3 bananas for your topping, slice them at a slight angle. Place them in a bowl and toss them in the Lemon Juice to prevent browning. Now lay them on top of your cheesecake, each slice overlapping slightly. Place cheesecake back in fridge.

Step 5

Next we will make the sauce. In a saucepan melt together the butter, sugars and syrup. Do this over a very low heat. You need to make sure the sugar has completed dissolved, this can take a little while, but your sauce will be grainy if you rush. Once dissolved continued to cook the sauce for 5 minutes. Now add the double cream and vanilla extract. Remove from the heat and allow to cool before serving in a jug.

Step 6

Try not to eat it all at once!

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