Valentine Berries and Cream

Name: Valentine Berries and Cream
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h
Ingredients: 8 squares (1 ounce each) semisweet chocolate; 1 tablespoon shortening; 2 packages (3 ounces each) cream cheese (softened); 1/4 cup butter (softened); 1-1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar; 1/3 cup baking cocoa; 2 tablespoons milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2-1/2 cups heavy whipping cream (whipped, divided); 1-1/2 cups fresh strawberries (halved)

An award-winning hollow chocolate heart filled with rich chocolate cream and topped with fresh strawberries.

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Ingredients

semisweet chocolate 8 squares (1 ounce each)

shortening 1 tablespoon

cream cheese (softened) 2 packages (3 ounces each)

butter (softened) 1/4 cup

confectioners’ sugar 1-1/2 cups

baking cocoa 1/3 cup

milk 2 tablespoons

vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

heavy whipping cream (whipped, divided) 2-1/2 cups

fresh strawberries (halved) 1-1/2 cups

Instructions

Make Chocolate Shell

Line a 9-inch heart-shaped or square baking pan with aluminum foil; set aside. Melt the chocolate and shortening in a large heavy saucepan over low heat; stir until smooth. Pour into the prepared pan, rotating to coat the bottom and 1.5 inches up the sides. Chill for 1 minute, then rotate the chocolate to coat and reinforce the sides of the heart shape or box. Chill for 30 minutes until set. Use the foil to lift the chocolate out of the pan; remove the foil and place the chocolate heart on a serving plate.

Make Cream Filling

In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Mix the confectioners' sugar and cocoa; add to the cream mixture along with the milk and vanilla extract. Beat until smooth.

Fill and Decorate

Gently fold two-thirds of the whipped heavy cream into the cream cheese mixture. Scoop into the heart-shaped shell. Fit a #32 star piping tip into a piping bag or plastic bag; fill with the remaining whipped heavy cream. Pipe along the edge of the heart shape. Decorate with strawberries.