INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups
all-purpose flour
1 cup
cake flour
1 3/4 cups
sugar
1 tsp
baking powder
1/2 tsp
baking soda
salt
1/2 cup
unsalted butter, softened
1 1/4 cups
buttermilk
Seed pulp scraped from 1 vanilla bean (or 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract)
4
egg whites (may substitute equivalent of pasteurized liquid whites in a carton)
1 1/2 cups
hot water
3 cups
sugar
1/4 tsp
cream of tartar
1 tsp
pure vanilla extract
4 cups
sifted powdered sugar
Your choice of gel food colorings
Candy or deep frying thermometer
Candy fork for dipping
Pastry brush
1 1/2
-inch heart shaped cutter
Amaretto or other almond liqueur
Decorations or sprinkles of your choice
Patience