Step 4: Assemble the Hearts Using a serrated knife, carefully slice each pastry heart in half horizontally. Pipe or spread a layer of whipped cream onto the base of each heart. Arrange a layer of ...

Using a table knife, work in just enough cold water ... Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6 and have ready a 23cm/9in metal pie plate. Divide the pastry into two pieces – roughly two-thirds ...

While I loved the decadent syrup, I always left the pastry on my plate. (I cannot handle a soggy ... use an apple corer or paring knife, carving out the core from the top and bottom to meet ...