Happy Valentine's Day

Here's a special posting in honor of Valentine's Day. Now, I may not care too much for the romantic holiday but I will use any excuse to get myself baking for my coworkers.

So here it is, my Valentine's Day cake:

After adding conversation hearts.

After finished decorating with candy (cherry M&Ms).

The cake itself is just Devil's Food cake with vanilla icing, nothing too special. The real enjoyment for me comes from decorating the cake (well, make that second because firstmost is actually eating the cake).

Tune in tomorrow for the my next tarot card in Tales of Symphonia tarot series. And again, every Wednesday is either a new clay charm or bad art picture.



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 I only recently started baking because I didn't have my own kitchen for the past four years.  Anyways, here's some of the stuff I have made so far:

 

Cheesecake Cups with Mini Reese's Cups

 

Cheesecake Cups with Chocolate Creme Oreos

 

(Both of these cheesecake cups follow this recipe that I found on Wikibooks. After the cheesecake cups has finished baking in the oven, I add in the Reese's or Oreos in the center before I refridgerate it. In my last set of cheesecake cups, which are not pictured, I crushed up Chocolate Teddy Grahams to act as the "crust" on the bottom.)

 

 

(Both of these cupcakes are just regularly cupcakes from a mix but I just wanted to show the decorations I did on top. The right set were for Halloween and I found the inspiration for the spiders online but cannot remember exactly where. Its eyes are M&Ms and the legs are Cherry Twizzlers)

 

Nutella Rice Krispie Treats with Pecans, (whole) Mini-Marshmallows, and M&Ms.

 

(Recipe from Ree, aka The Pioneer Woman)

 

Lucky Charm Cereal Treats

 

(Recipe from tastythumb)

 

Reese's Chocolate Bark with Crushed Pretzels & Mini-Marshamallows Inside

 

(I know it looks like a horrid mess but it was delicious! I used the Reese's brand peanut butter chips with chocolate baking chips. Baked that in the oven for 3-5 minutes (using a recipe from the back of the Nestle Toll House Limited Edition Mint Chip bag) then added the pretzels and such once I pulled the pan out of the oven. Then refridgerate until it cools down and the chocolate starts to harden.)

 

Mint Chocolate Bark with Pretzels, Mini-Marshmallows, & Pecans

 

(This one follows the same process as the above.)