Valentine's Day Sweet and Savory Treats

The first of February is always a dreadful moment because you know that Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Thinking about what to get your significant other while being on a budget can have you thinking for hours. This Instructables will help you think of great gifts that can be easily made without overpaying or standing in long lines at the stores.

Step 1

Gather your materials:

-You will need a boxed cake mix (and the materials listed on the cake mix)

- Cream cheese (4oz)

-1 1/2 cups of cold heavy cream

-1 tablespoon of vanilla extract

- 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar

-Parchment paper

-baking sheet

- No stick baking spray

- Pastry bag

-Preheat your oven to 350°

Prepare the cake mix as directed on the cake mix box. Separate the mix in 3 batches. Set 1/3 cup on a small mixing bowl and dye the mix in a light pink color. Set 1/3 cup on a separate mixing bowl and color it a darker shade of pink. The remaining mix should be left white.

Cut a piece of Parchment paper so that it completely covers the bottom of the baking sheet. Adding no-stick baking spay will help the paper stay in place.

Pour the colored cake mix into a pastry bag. Create hearts with the darker colored cake mix and dots with the lighter colored mix on the Parchment paper and refrigerate the baking sheet for 7-10 minutes.

Remove the baking sheet from the refrigerator and evenly pour the white cake mix carefully on top of the hearts and dots.

Place the baking sheet in the oven once it reacher 350° and bake for 18-20minutes.

Whisk 4 ounces of cream cheese and 1/2 a cup of heavy cream in one bowl. In a separate bowl combine 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract, 1 cup of heavy cream, and 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar until soft peaks form. Slowly add the cream cheese mixture to the mixture containing the confectioner's sugar. You can add a small drop of food coloring for aesthetics.

Remove the baking sheet from the oven and immediately place a thin kitchen towel over the baking sheet and invert onto another pan. Remove the parchment paper and dust confectioners sugar on the cake. Begin rolling the cake using the kitchen towel immediately after removing the cake from the oven. Allow the cake to cool off.

Unroll the cake and frost the side with no design. Roll your cake again.

Serve a slice of the cake roll and enjoy this easy to make Valentine's Day themed treat.

Using a vegetable slicer or a knife, thinly slice the potatoes and cucumbers. Set the cucumber aside and place one layer of the potato slices on a microwave safe plate.

Place the microwave safe plate in the microwave and set a two minute timer.

Begin by bending a potato slice into the shape of a rose bud. Place a toothpick through the formed rose bud and continue to place potato slices around the initial rose bud. Use the toothpick to keep the potato slices in place. Continue to attach potato slices to form the rose completely. You will use approximately one small potato per rose.

When your rose is completely shaped, attach more toothpicks to keep the rose in shape while it fries. Secure all the toothpicks. You will need 3-4 toothpicks per rose.

Fry each rose individually until they are golden brown.

While frying the potato roses, slice a cucumber to accompany your potato roses.

When ready, carefully remove all the toothpicks.

Place your fried potatoes on a plate along with the cucumber slices. Salt the potatoes and cucumber. Pour some Tapatio sauce on the potato roses and cucumber. Finally, squeeze some lemon juice.

Enjoy this wonderful looking treat.

Kids love pizza and Valentine’s Day. In this tutorial you will learn how to make heart-shaped pizzas that the kids will truly love.

You will need the following materials:

· Pilsbury Crescent Dough Sheet

· Ragu Pizza Sauce

· Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

· Pepperoni

· Jalapeño Slices

· Sliced Mushrooms

· Water

· Egg

· Parchment Paper

· Heart-shaped Cookie Cutter

· Fork

Prepare your oven by setting it to 350 degrees.

Unroll the dough roll and cut our heart shapes using a cookie cutter.

Place Pizza Sauce on the center of half of the hearts.

Place Mozarella cheese on top of the sauce.

Place a mushroom slice, jalapeño slice, and a pepperoni on top of the cheese.

Finally, place the heart-shaped cutouts with no ingredients on top of the hearts with ingredients.

Attach both dough hearts by pressing on the dough with a fork.

Mix and egg with about a tablespoon of water. Rub some of the egg mixture on the already prepared heart pizzas.

Place the prepared pizzas on a baking sheet and place them in the oven for 12-15 minutes.

Serve and enjoy.

The perfect gift for the girl or guy who loves sweets. These kabobs are easy to make and also inexpensive. Why pay a company top dollar, when you can make these simple but delicious treats on your own. Avoid the long lines and share a special treat with a loved one.

For this tutorial you will need the following ingredients/items:



• Marshmallows
• Chocolate Melts
• Strawberries
• Heavy Whipping Cream
• Sugar Crystals
• Skewers