Recipe: Heart Shaped With Strawberry Cream Filling Doughnut

Here’s a romantic Valentine’s Day themed doughnut design. It’s heart-shaped with glossy red icing, adorned with delicate edible gold leaf accents and tiny white sugar pearls. A strawberry cream filling is visible through a heart-shaped cutout on top. The doughnut is presented on a white lace doily against a soft pink background, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere.

Ingredients

Doughnut:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 egg, beaten
• Red food coloring (optional)

Strawberry Cream Filling:

• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup strawberry puree (fresh strawberries blended until smooth)

For Decoration:

• Red glossy icing
• Edible gold leaf
• White sugar pearls

Instructions

Doughnuts:

1. Preheat Oven and Prepare Pan: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a heart-shaped doughnut pan.
2. Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and nutmeg.
3. Add Wet Ingredients: Stir in melted butter, milk, and egg until just combined. Add a few drops of red food coloring for a Valentine’s red hue, if desired.
4. Fill Doughnut Pan: Spoon the batter into the doughnut pan, filling each one about halfway.
5. Bake: Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the doughnuts spring back when touched. Let them cool in the pan for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

Strawberry Cream Filling:

1. Whip Cream: In a medium bowl, whip the heavy cream and powdered sugar until stiff peaks form.
2. Add Strawberry Puree: Gently fold in the strawberry puree.
3. Fill Doughnuts: Once the doughnuts are cool, use a piping bag to inject each doughnut with the strawberry cream filling.

Decoration:

1. Ice the Doughnuts: Once filled, dip the top of each doughnut in the red glossy icing.
2. Add Gold Leaf and Pearls: Decorate with edible gold leaf and white sugar pearls.
3. Final Touch: For a special Valentine’s touch, create a small heart-shaped cutout on the top of each doughnut to reveal the strawberry cream filling.

Enjoy your Valentine’s Day with these special heart-shaped doughnuts! They’re perfect for sharing with your loved ones.