Valentine's Day Treats

For Valentine's Day, my sister had a bunch of the girls over (including Madison, Brooke, and Caitlyn; the cousins) for lunch, treats and crafts. I brought over a couple treat ideas and they turned out SO cute!!

This cake idea came from a Martha Stewart birthday cake I saw in her magazine. I just bought M&Ms in their Valentine's Day color and covered a boxed cake which I'd frosted with store bought frosting that I dyed pink with food coloring. The little girls LOVED this!

Being the funny chicks we are, we had to cut the cake like this... hahahahaha! We're so hilarious!!

These are no-bake choca-mocha squares!

Choca-Mocha Squares

Adapted from The Happy Baker Cookbook

Ingredients

2 tbsp cocoa

1/2 c sugar

1 egg

1/2 c butter

1 tsp vanilla

2 c graham cracker crumbs, about 1 sleeve of crackers

1/2 c almond slivers, toasted at 325 for 5 min

Frosting

1 tbsp butter, softened

1 tsp cocoa

1 tbsp coffee

1 c confectioners sugar (powered sugar)

Directions

Combine cocoa, sugar and egg in a medium saucepan, mix well. Add butter, stir frequently over medium heat until bubble. Remove from heat, add vanilla and nuts. Gradually add graham cracker crumbs and mix well. Press into a greased 8-inch square pain. Let cool.

For the frosting, combine the butter, cocoa and coffee until smooth. Gradually add confectioners sugar until you get a creamy texture. Spread over cooled squares and refrigerate. Once firm, cut into desired shape and serve.