Happy Valentine's Day to all!!

It is a beautiful winter's day in Sweden, with the sun shining like crazy down on us. Husband says this is the Spring sun and it usually comes out around this time. Unfortunately, there is simply no snow when there should be. The snow is supposed to come and stay even until March. But it has hardly come this year. Talk about global warming. Kinda freaky actually.

Anyway, this is the first time that Mathias and I are actually physically together on this day for lovers so it is pretty exciting and fun. I decided that I would not be buying any gifts for the man or even flowers. I mean, I'm the one who's supposed to get the flowers but I have learnt to not expect them...just so I get pleasantly surprised if I do get them.

And yes, I did get the chocolates and flowers from the husband. He couldn't really wait to give me the chocolates so I got them last night and the flowers he had in hand when he came home for lunch. What a nice surprise!
Apparently the flowers don't cost amy different from all the other days. But then again he bought the roses at the supermarket so I dunno if that counts. But then again what counts is always the thought. I bet a woman came up with that saying.

But what I did decide to give him was one of my recently developed specialties. I decided to bake some Valentine's goodies for the husband. I baked his favourite cinnamon buns and something rather new.

I made some lovely cupcakes and frosted them with swirly pink frosting. I also made something I had never done before, heart shaped muffins topped with chocolate ganache and pink heart frosting. It took a bit of time cos I had never made them before but at the end of it, it was truly worth the effort.

Of cos since I had no experience with frosting using the piping nozzles before, you can tell 2 of the muffins were experimental. But I must say I am quite proud of my Valentine's Day goodies and husband is extremely appreciative.

It's so much fun to bake!