Italian Love Cake

A combination marble cake and cheese cake with a creamy chocolate topping. It tastes like a chocolate éclair.

 

Valentine's Day Candy Game
A simple game for Valentine Parties

The first thing that comes into most people's minds when they think of Valentine's Day is candy, candy, candy. Test your candy IQ with this fun Candy Quiz!

Romantic Ideas

• Go to a gurgling brook and race leaves or rubber duckies.
• Use chalk to write loving welcome home messages on the sidewalk.
• Put love notes and Hershey Kisses in your sweetheart’s box of cereal.
• Tie a message and balloons to the bottom of the garage door with a foot of string -- the balloons will magically rise in the air when the door is opened.
• Lots more ideas
  
  

Valentine's Day Brownies
Awesome Double Chocolate Valentine's Brownies

This decadent and easy brownie recipe will delight Valentine sweethearts of all shapes and sizes

Valentine's Day Fondue
This is just the dinner to enjoy by the fire...

Valentine Contest Ideas
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Two Hearts Cake
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Cake Decorating - Cut-Up Cake Tips

Before You Decorate

If Possible, bake the cake the day before you plant to cut and decorate it. A freshly baked cake can be difficult to work with. If you have to make the cake the same day as you are going to decorate it, place the cooled cake in the freezer for 30 to 45 minutes so it won't be too tender to work with. Freezing the cake before cutting allows you to get the cleanest edges and least amount of crumbs.

Cut the cakes using a long serrated knife in a sawing motion.

Slice the rounded top off of your cake so that it is flat. If you cake is relatively flat, invert the cake and frost the flatter base of the cake.

Brush off all loose crumbs with a soft pastry brush or gently with your hand before you begin to frost.

 

Valentine's Day LINKS

Cut these Valentines out and give them away...
http://www.chartjungle.com
/valentinehearts.html

Valentine recipes for sweet treats -- some are sugar free!
http://fabulousfoods.com
/holidays/vday/vday.html

Main Street Moms
http://www.mainstreetmom.com/dir/val.htm

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He's closer to Don Knotts than Don Juan, but he's yours! You gotta laugh at ParentingHumor.com
http://ParentingHumor.com/holidays

Valentines Stuff...
http://hometown.aol.com
/Love4JULI/vday-main.html

A Romantic Dinner For Two
Close your eyes, take a deep breath and envision what you would think the most romantic evening at home would be like...
http://www.practicalkitchen.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump.cgi?ID=1896

Chocolate Cookies Made With Love
Chocolate cookies made in your own kitchen are the perfect
gift for Valentine's Day or anniversaries...
http://www.practicalkitchen.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump.cgi?ID=638

Sweetheart Cookies
and other Confectionary Delights...
http://www.practicalkitchen.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump.cgi?ID=640

Valentines Day Magic!
Let your love blossom this valentines day with sensual ideas, romantic tips, luscious recipes, and thoughtful evening escapades! Boost your romance this Valentines!
http://www.youmarriedhim.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump.cgi?ID=1454

Valentines at TheBabyCorner.com
http://www.thebabycorner.com/
holidays/valentines/index.html

OLD FASHIONED FUN
Old fashioned recipes, crafts and whimsy for
the entire family can be found at
http://oldfashionedholidays.com

Candlelight Romance
For an evening, make the world revolve only around a candlelit table for two. This special dinner is an intimate easy celebration for whirlwind lives -- this menu has elegance that treats your loved one well, and its ease of preparation will suit you well, too.

Quilting - FREE
Paper-Pieced Heart Patterns

Rainbow Heart Edible Sugar Decorations
http://thepartyworks.com/shop/index.php?
sid=&pwaff=&action=moreinfo&product_id=220

Teardrop Heart Edible Sugar Decorations
http://thepartyworks.com/shop/index.php?
sid=&pwaff=&action=moreinfo&product_id=233

 

Cooking With Champagne
Special Recipes to make you look special!

• Sea Scallops in Champagne Sauce
• Chicken in Champagne and Mushroom Sauce
• Roasted Pheasant with Champagne Cabbage
  

 

Valentine Party for Sweeties

Knock, Knock
Who's there?
Olive.
Olive who?
U!
(Olive you! )

 

Nestle's Very Best Baking.com
Valentine Ideas

• Sweet to Eat Valentine Cards
• Valentine Purse-Lettes
• Sweet Candy Wreath
• Be Mine Placemats and Napkin Rings
• Valentine Secret Pals

Heart Cookies decorated formally -- actually these are "stacked" cookies made from heart shaped cookie cutters and layered in between each cookie with frosting. This can also be done with bread (add pink food coloring to bread dough and knead thoroughly) to make sandwiches. Fillings in between heart bread slices should be thin otherwise they would be too hard to eat.

 

Red and Yellow are helping Cupid this Valentine's Day to make sure you don't get stuck for ideas. In this newsletter, they aim to please with easy recipes and great gift ideas!
http://www.marsbrightideas.com/val_newsletter_sample.html

 

Great Ideas
From our Message Boards...

Holiday Parties | Valentines

Valentine Butterfly

Heart People and Animals

Valentine Project | Valentine Edible Craft

 

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