Valentine's Day Recipe

Valentine's Day wouldn't be the same without some kind of heart shaped snack, and we've created the ultimate Valentines victoria sponge heart cake.

Ingredients:
- 200g caster sugar
- 200g softened butter
- 4 eggs beaten
- 200g self-raising flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp milk

Firstly I made a heart shape from baking paper for both the cake tins, and buttered the sides. This will make the cakes easy to get out of the tin when they've cooked.

Collect all your ingredients together, and mix together your caster sugar, softened butter, baking powder and self raising flour. Once this has created a smooth mixture, add in the beaten eggs and milk.

Pour the mixture into your cake tins and cook for 20 minutes until golden. 

I cooled my cakes down, and topped them with icing sugar for that finishing touch, adding some butter cream icing and jam in the middle! 

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Top Valentine's Day Picks!

We are so excited for all our new Valentine's Day products, and we've picked our top 5 to show them off!

Our Message in a cookie cutter set includes three cookie cutter shapes, including a heart, where you can then add your message and stamp it onto the icing! These would be perfect for a token gift this Valentine's day!

Our new Heart cake tin and small heart tins are great for baking up a treat this Valentine's Day! The small tins can be used for a small cake, or if you'd prefer, can be used for breakfast to make heart shaped eggs. 

Our Personalised Map Pendant Heart is always a favourite of ours on Valentine's Day, the most thoughtful gift to capture a memory of a special holiday, honeymoon or wedding location.

Our new Valentine's day proposal cracker is an exciting way to propose to your other half this Valentine's day, it comes to you undone at one end, so you can put your special gift in and tie it up ready to use!

Our Sweet Heart love gums are delicious (we've tried them) and are a super token gift this Valentine's Day, we can personalise the jar for you for that extra special touch! 

What will you be giving your other half this Valentine's Day? 

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Ellie Ellie Wears

Happy Valentine's Day from Ellie Ellie! 

This weeks look is inspired by Valentines, some inspiration for a fun and colourful look. This beaded top from Frock and Frill is perfect to wear for dinner or dancing and will add a touch of vintage glam to any outfit. This skirt is a great shape and structure and would look brilliant with some tanned heeled boots! Add this fun heart canvas pouch from Alphabet Bags for an added sparkle and finish off with our Recycled Aluminium Name Heart Pendant! Which you can personalise with a special name, like your first child, partner or husband! The perfect piece of jewellery this Valentines! 

Beaded top - Frock and Frill
Heart pouch - Alphabet Bags
Pink Skirt - Ted Baker
Date Heart Pendant - Ellie Ellie

Time to Lose the LBD!

Ladies, its time to hang up your LBD! Slim fit maxi dresses are paving the way for sophistication and elegance.

Designers like Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen began the trend, and if you fancy following in their footsteps go for bold colours and jewel tones, but keep the accessories simple. Deep red and velvet appear throughout, which adds to the luxuriousness of this trend. Perfect for the ‘English Rose’ complexion, wear a strong coloured lipstick to compliment the outfit, and contrast your pale skin.

Two British design houses leading the way, there is an air of patriotism to both collections, especially with the red and white colour palette.

If you ate too many chocolates over Valentine’s Day, these dresses cover up a plethora of body sins too!

Ellie Ellie Wears

If you’re a bit of a rock chic, and want to make an impression this Valentine’s week without going too girly, how about this leopard print dress, perfect to bring out your wild side. The heart cut-out keeps it quirky and brings some romance to the outfit.

The stud detailing on the headband and shoes add a tougher edge, but you can keep it feminine and cute with our very own Love Heart Word Definition Pendant.

A simple touch, the heart shapes will work together making you the only one in your man’s heart! Find it here.

           

This outfit would be great for a romantic dinner date, followed by drinks and some dancing! If its chilly, wrap up in a black cardigan and some opaque tights.

Dress- Very

Shoes –New Look

Headband- ASOS

The Valentine's Day Dilema.

Valentine's Day is slowly but surely creeping up. It's always a tricky one. If you're lucky enough to be in a relationship you go but two ways- either the whole hog with rose petals and an expensive wine list, or you gloss over it- 'We don't do Valentine's'. Seems to be the general census these days, and the latter is a bit of a shame.

If your single, it's a night with the girls with a nice glass of wine or a nice meal out someplace fancy. And why not? If there's one day a year to slap a smile on someone's face it's 14th February. 

This February will see the launch of Ellie Ellie's much hyped Valentine Collection, as well as it's sister 'Anti-Valentine' range. From thoughtful (dare I say it, romantic) gifts to our fave 'Sister's Before Misters' cards.

Ellie Ellie's best selling 'Sisters Before Misters' card is the perfect little something for your best friends 

Valentine's is no longer just for couples. How old school. Over 34% of the UK are single, why can't they spread a little love too? For too long the 14th February has been hogged by the coupled population. The singles want it back.

Ellie Ellie is well known for friendship gifts, including this uber cute friendship necklace made from up-cycled building bricks. Two necklaces in one; on their own they're a quirky statement, but together they make the iconic heart. Give it to your bestie, she'll love it!

Our Recycled Building Brick Friendship Necklace make a brilliant gift between
 best friends-the necklaces arrives in a sweet branded bag too to seal the deal! 

Ellie Ellie has designed a range to suit all, jewellery and gifts for the man or women in your life, plus a little something to show your girls how much they mean to you. Lads are always difficult to buy for, even if you are an Anti-Valentine there's no harm in a little something just to show you care. He'll appreciate it.

OUR VALENTINE PICK FOR HIM - Ellie Ellie's Vintage Batman Comic Cufflinks.
Everyone needs a superhero, and if you've managed to bag yourself one
 he'll love these! Tipped by Cosmopolitan Magazine as THE gift for boyfriends.

Have a butchers around www.ellieellie.co.uk. Go on, spread a little love.