Hearts in Nature Challenge

Love is all around us, as the song goes.  

There are hearts all around us too!

I kept my eyes and camera open recently to see how many I could spot.

Truffles, Cake Balls & Hearts Oh MY!

So how do you host a tea party for 100 people?

You need a lot of truffles and cake balls!

The cake ball recipe is so simple.

Make a box cake mix or two, pick a flavor, these were red velvet of course.

Then once cooled, mash it up in bowl with a can of chocolate icing.

Roll them into balls and put them in the fridge or a cold place.

When hardened a bit, dip them in white chocolate and add sprinkles.

Yummmmmy!

Do you recognize the hearts above? This is another way to use this little treat in the decoration.

The truffles were just as easy.

All you need is to mix 8oz cream cheese, 3 cups icing sugar, 3 cups melted semi-sweet chocolate chips and a flavoring of your choice (almond, vanilla, orange,  etc.)  

Roll them, cool them, dip them or decorate them.

Coatings can be cocoa, sugar, coconut, crushed nuts, chocolate, sprinkles, 

this is where you really get to be creative.

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Candy Cane Hearts

I hope you haven't thrown them all out.

Have you ever wondered what to do with leftover candy canes?

What about a sweet and minty treat for Valentine's Day.

All you need to do, is set them on parchment paper, and heat your oven to 200 degrees.

Place them in for about 10-15 minutes, take out and cool.

That's it!

You can see here, the rounder ones were in for less time.

If you want flatter ones leave in longer.
Use them on top of brownies, or as a decorative accent with ice cream.

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