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