HH & I celebrated Valentine’s Day last weekend
He brought me roses, so incredibly sweet…
and I “glammed” them up with some foil heart garland inside the vase and around the blooms
It was mild enough outside for some Valentine crafts
Even CC, not quite 2, had to bring Valentines to her school this week
We will be celebrating HHjr’s Valentine birthday tomorrow [you can see this Valentine table here]
We are also going to have some Mardi Gras fun~
No matter what your plans are you want to be sure to have some treats on hand
These Valentine Cheese Muffins are always a hit
You can always score big with chocolate caramel covered potato chips and other forms of Man Bait
Whip up some Ice Cream Cake Parfaits with frozen pound cake, ice cream and chocolate sauce
Make an easy Ice Cream Sundae Pie
I decided to make some Red Velvet Brownies from foodfanatic here
You can whip these cheesecake topped brownie treats in no time
There are 2 layers, a thick batter made with cake mix, and a cheesecake topping
Starting from upper left, going clockwise, mix the cake mix with 1 egg, 1 stick melted butter and 1 T water. Then make the topping by beating the cream cheese, sugar, 1 egg and vanilla. Spread the thick cake mix batter in a greased 9″ x 13″ pan
Drop the cheesecake topping on in spoonfuls and bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and swirl topping and cake layers with the tip of a sharp knife, lower right. Return to oven until just set, about 20 minutes. Do not over bake or brownies will be dry
Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies
adapted from foodfanatic.com
1 box Red Velvet Cake Mix
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 egg
1 T boiling water
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9″ x 13″ baking dish. Combine cake mix with 1 egg, melted butter and water. Beat to mix thoroughly. Dough will be sticky and thick. Press into prepared pan.
Beat cream cheese with egg, sugar and vanilla. Drop by spoonfuls onto dough. I used a small cookie scoop. Bake for 10 minutes then remove from oven. Use a knife to swirl cheesecake layer. Return to oven and continue to bake for 25 more minutes or until set.
Cool completely before cutting into squares. Keep in refrigerator in an airtight container
Store covered in the refrigerator
Happy Valentines Day! 💗
for another printable version of Red Velvet Brownies click here
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