| Simple and quick! These sweet treats are especially | | | | heart-shaped cake pieces, covering the tops and the |
| great for Valentines Day!1. Celebration Cake -- EASY, | | | | sides. Reuse the drippings and reheat, if |
| EASY! Looks beautiful and NO cooking at all!You'll | | | | necessary.Refrigerate until set (about 30 minutes). Fill a |
| need: 1 prepared angel food cake, 1 can pie filling and 1 | | | | zipper-seal plastic bag with frosting, then snip a tiny |
| tub prepared cream cheese frosting. Place cake on a | | | | corner of the bag and use it to pipe lacy designs on |
| cake plate. Frost it! Pour the pie filling in the hole in the | | | | the tops and sides of the heart-shaped cake pieces. |
| middle of the cake. Serve slices of the cake topped | | | | Add candies to make different designs, then pipe |
| with some pie filling. Decorate with added coconut, | | | | messages on the tops with the decorative chocolate |
| nuts, or candies! Cherry pie filling is perfect for | | | | frosting.3. Flavorageous Crispy Treats -- Kid Tested!5 |
| Valentines Day!2. Love Cakes -- Extremely beautiful, | | | | T butter or margarine |
| yet simple to make!NO cooking! You'll need 1 prepared | | | | 9 C miniature marshmallows (16 oz) |
| pound cake, 1 tub prepared vanilla frosting, some red | | | | 1 envelope Kool-Aid, any flavor** |
| food coloring, 1 tube chocolate decorative frosting with | | | | 9 C Crispy rice cerealGrease a 10x15x1" pan. Melt |
| a plain tip for writing, 1 (14 oz) bag M&M'S Milk | | | | butter; about 45 seconds on high in the microwave. |
| Chocolate Candies for Valentine's Day.Line a cookie | | | | Add marshmallows; toss to coat with butter. |
| sheet with waxed paper and top with a wire cooling | | | | Microwave on high 2 1/2 minutes or until smooth; |
| rack; set aside. Cut pound cake into 1-inch thick slices. | | | | stirring every minute. Stir in drink mix. Immediately add |
| Using a heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out cake using | | | | cereal, mix lightly until well coated. Using greased |
| cookie cutter. Place the heart-shaped cake pieces | | | | spatula or wax paper, press into prepared pan. Cool. |
| on the wire cooling rack. Spoon 1/4 cup of vanilla | | | | Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters or cut into |
| frosting into a zipper-seal plastic bag and set aside. Tint | | | | squares.**Favorite Kool-Aid Flavors are Fruit Punch |
| the remaining frosting to a light shade of pink using | | | | and CherryLeslie Sausage lives with her husband in |
| food color and spoon it into a glass-measuring cup. | | | | rural Texas. She is the mom of four grown children, a |
| Heat the pink frosting in the microwave for 5 to 10 | | | | freelance writer and an elementary school teacher! |
| seconds, or until it can be poured. DO NOT | | | | She is the author of several eBooks. |
| OVERHEAT. Pour the pink frosting over the | | | | |