My husband surprised me Saturday with an early Valentine's Day present--a large bouquet of ruby red tulips. Tulips are my favorite spring flower and it makes me smile every time I see them craning their pretty little heads. Our custom, the last few years, has been for me to fix us a fancy dinner in honor of the day. It's my delight to break out the fine or antique china, silver and candles and create a special meal for just the two of us and tonight was no exception.
I made dessert first which turned into a bigger ordeal than I intended. My friend, Claire, had given me a small glass pedestal dish and dome for Christmas and I had been eager to make something special to go in it. I wanted a "cake for two" that would just about fill it up and look regal, besides. I own a five inch cake pan, but only one. So I had to cook the layers in succession, washing and greasing the pan after each had cooled. I decided to make some nut caramels,too, and with all this going on, including the dark chocolate frosting for the cake, I didn't get out of the kitchen for hours. The results were well worth it, I think.
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