Black Forest.....

Black  Forest.....

A Black Forest  Cherry Torte.

A surreal and  edgy Twisted Sugar Painting.

Both   delectable in their own  right.

Some will enjoy the luscious  mixture of  chocolate, cream and cherries, while others will get lost in  a sensual  and twisted work of  art.

I  myself...  love  both. While making  a  Black  Forest  Cherry Torte  a couple of  days ago..... my  mind  journeyed into another  "Black Forest" and  the creation process of my  latest   painting began.

Here  are  some   delicious   lil treats  for you.....  some  work in progress pics of my "Black Forest" original  acrylic painting ..... along  with  my  Black Forest  Cherry  Torte  Recipe, that has been  passed  down thru my  family. Enjoy........

 Black Forest Cherry Torte Recipe....

Ingredients:

• 1 dark chocolate cake mix (or your own from scratch)
• 1/4 c. kirsch (cherry brandy)
• 1 can cherry pie filling
• 16 oz. heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 c. confectioners' sugar
• Maraschino cherries, drained, optional, for garnish
• milk chocolate curls or shavings, for garnish

Preparation:

Drain cherry pie filling in a colander to remove most of the thickened juices. Make cake, following package directions. Bake cake, as directed, in two 9-inch layer cake pans.
When cool, sprinkle kirsch over both cake layers.
Chill electric beaters and large mixing bowl; beat cream until it thickens slightly, gradually add confectioners' sugar and beat until thick enough to hold its shape.
Using a vegetable peeler, shave chocolate; refrigerate until ready to serve.
Assemble cake; place one layer on serving plate and spread its top with 1/2-inch thick layer of whipped cream and strew the cherries over the cream leaving about 1/2 inch margin around border of cake with no cherries.
Set other layer on top of cherries and spread top and sides of cake with remaining cream, shape whipped cream into decorative swirls on top.
With fingers, gently press chocolate curls into cream on sides of cake.
Garnish top with drained maraschino cherries, if desired, or with a few remaining chocolate curls.


 Until next time....
Heather

My beautiful " Angelie... Cotton Candy Poison Pop" Org. Painting

My beautiful "Angelie...Cotton Candy Twisted Sugar Poison Pop" Original Painting now for sale at Laguna Art.

Title: Angelie... Cotton Candy Poison Pop

Size: 12" x 24"

Medium: Acrylics painting on MasoniteDescription: 1" wood cradled masonite panel, READY TO HANG! I have painted the cradle(edges) grey, same color as background and applied a small hanger on the back.

*Introducing Twisted Sugar Cotton Candy Poison Pop or "Angelie" the third installment to my Twisted Sugar Art Collection. Sweet and Twisted Art. A sinfully delicious Cotton Candy treat for all candy lovers!

 Here is the link....http://www.lagunaart.com/Heather-Valentin

If the original  painting   is out of your budget.... don't  worry... I have  prints of my beautiful Cotton Candy Poison Pop  available at my Fuzz B  gift shop.  Here is the link..... http://fuzzb.com/auction_details.php?name=Cotton-Candy-Angelie-Twisted-Sugar-Poison-Pop-Candy-Stick-Fine-Art-Signed-Print&auction_id=2472190.

Have a wonderful day my   sugary  friends!
Until next time....

Heather

Cupcakes and Sweet Arsenic.

Cupcakes.

What is   so  irresistibly  good about these lil cakes?

One  doesn't have to  worry  about   slicing these individual cakes. 

It can be frosted with enticing icing and decorations.

Perfect for birthdays to any  occasion of  celebration.
Their tasty flavors can compliment any season.

Delighting  anyone.

They are  just a  sensational  treat for  all ages.  

Last  night, while painting on my   latest work of  art  titled Sweet Arsenic Cupcake, part of my new Twisted Sugar Art  Collection, I was  listening to  Cupcake  Wars on the food  channel.  Needless to say  by the  time the show  was   done I   was craving   these mouth  watering lil gems.  The  flavors  were   out of this  world..... Ginger cupcakes with Peach  Filling and Blueberry Frosting.  Lemon Kiwi. Mango with  Habenero filling, just to name a  few.   These combinations were totally wicked.  Adding  habeneros to  a cupcake... well I  never  would have thought of that. I guess the  sweet  and hot  factor  really comes into play here. (wink) 

Some  day   I might  just have to  get the nerve up, put my  apron on  and  try that   combo in one of my  own  cupcakes. 

Even though I  love to bake cupcakes and specialty   cakes in  my  spare  time.... I  find   experimenting more with  exotic an  sinful  flavors  currently my  cup of  tea. Take for example  my  latest   creation... Sweet Arsenic. She is wickedly   sweet  and  sinfully twisted.  I can't  wait to  finish   her. She is  coming along  so nicely..... I hope to have this  tasty  treat.. one that    everyone has been craving to  see  finished,   done in the  next   day  or  two.

So  I  guess  it's  time to get back  into  my  art kitchen/studio and  get to baking;)

Enjoy  your  day...

Until next time...

~Heather

PS- For those of you  who  want to  create  with  my  Sweet Arsenic Digi Stamp she is  available  Only at the  Scrapbook Stamp Society.com  Store.

Here is a  beautiful  card  created by Suezette featuring my  Sweet Arsenic Digi.

In the Land of Cupcakes.

What is it about cupcakes.... that make them so sinfully good? The super moist cake... so rich and flavorsome. The velvety smooth whipped frosting... with all the added gourmet fufu toppings. What ever it may be .... CUPCAKES whether mini or large.... are just devine heavenly goodness.

Two local bakeries.... Nom Nom's and Just Baked.... are a wonderful place to satisfy your cravings and a wonderful place for inspiration at least in my mind. With that being said.... here is a delicious work in progress peek of my latest creations being cooked up in my studio. This cupcake is for sure going to be SWEET and TWISTED!

Until the next my fellow sweet tooths.... Heather