Saturday 9th February 2008
by rkhooks 
“Won’t you be my valentine?” A question which will be on many people’s tongues this 14th. Not mine though. I tend to be a bit more cynical and find the whole thing way too commercial. But then I guess if you’re unluckily attached to someone who needs that kind of reminder, than once a year is better than none a year.
I may be cynical in regards to valentines but I do have a small weakness for anything in a heart shape, though. For some reason I often end up making a cake, biscuits or other foods in heart shapes.
I’ve been wanting to make mooncakes ever since I saw this. Mooncakes are a chinese p
Tags: heart, mooncakes, valentines
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Rachel, I hope one day I will motivate myself to write also in English
These are so adorable. I have never tried mooncakes before.
Zorra – No problems. It was great fun participating and the entries are amazing.
Steamy kitchen, Tina & Kevin – Thanks so much for popping by and leaving a comment. Let me know if you try and make them. Love to hear how it goes.
Liska – Thanks so much for the comment. It was really means a lot. Your blog is beautiful too (only wish I could understand it, will have to do a google translate
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Your blog is so beautiful and inspiring!
Those look good! Nice heart shapes.
Wow! Those are soo freaking cool. I may have to attempt Mooncakes. They look so very awesome!! Great job and adorable on top of that!
About the cake molds, my guess is that you should be able to find them at a good price in Paris in ‘Chinatown’ (Paris 13e)! I also found these online (in the U.S. though):
http://www.adoptshoppe.com/browseproducts/Chinese-Wooden-Moon-Cake-Molds.html
These look really yummy, thanks for the recipe.
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I live in France so write me if you need more cake help
wonderful idea!
Your right with the commercial thing, so I think is’t much nicer to prepare something homemade. And your Mooncakes looks awesome! Thank you for your participation.
Amanda – Totally feeling your love for making heart goodies for loved ones. I think it’s much nicer to give to people when they’re not expecting it. If you want a more traditional filling try red bean paste or check out this list of recipes.
Rasa Malaysia – Thanks, the problem with shortbread is that it has a high fat content which tends to distort the biscuit when it’s baked. Unlike mooncakes which tend to hold the form well.
Yes yes yes, so pretty. LOL. I made some heart-shaped shortbread cookies in Dec…I just love the shape. Your shape holds up pretty well, mine sorta went out of shape in the oven…well, some of them.
I am sucker for anything red, pink, and heart shaped. And yet I hate Valentines Day
But it doesn’t stop me from playing up to the holiday’s treats like chocolate, champagne, pink flowers, or heart shaped goodies. Your mooncakes look so cute. I am trying to play around more with chinese cuisine to appease my mom, especially with Chinese New Year upon us.