7 Terrific Valentine Chocolate Gift Ideas for Her

Executive Summary About Valentine Chocolate By Allison Jacob

Nothing melts a chocolate lover’s heart like a valentines chocolate gift. Here are valentine chocolate gift ideas for the chocolate lover in your life.

Chocolate Kisses. You really should give her more than the old standby, but if you insist, at least be creative on how you give them to her.

Chocolate Heart Box. Either create your own heart-shaped box or look for a nice fancy one and fill it with gourmet chocolates and truffles. You could even put chocolate kisses inside.

Valentines Chocolate Card. Visit a specialty candy shop, or confectionery store, and have them create a card made entirely out of chocolate.

Bouquet of Chocolate Roses. Why not give her a bouquet of chocolate roses instead? Better yet, combine the two and create a bouquet of real roses mixed with chocolate roses.

Chocolate Basket. Create a gift basket that is filled with her favorite chocolates, or surprise her and include chocolates she’s never tried before.

Chocolate Fountains. Put the fondue maker back in the closet and instead bring out the latest chocolate craze – the chocolate fountain.

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Chocolate Tour. Take her to a local chocolate factory or if you want to go all out, take her on a weekend

Be My Valentine Chocolate Cake

This is the recipe for the cake my mother made every Valentines Day. She would bake the cake in 2 pans. One round, and one square. She then would turn the square cake to form a diamond, cut the round cake in half and attached each half to either side of the point of the diamond with frosting. She would then decorate with candies and write with red frosting “Be My Valentine”,. That is how the name came about. Try this recipe for a wonderful Valentine Day dessert.

Be My Valentine Chocolate Cake

1/2 cup butter

4 squares (1 oz each) unsweetened chocolate

2 eggs

1 3/4 cups of buttermilk

2 teaspoons of vanilla

2 1/2 cups sifted self rising flour

2 cups sugar

Dark Chocolate Frosting following

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, grease and flour 1 square cake pan, 1 round cake pan,(to make heart)or two 8 inch round pans for a layer cake. Combine butter and chocolate in small saucepan. Melat over low heat; remove pan from heat set mixture aside to cool. Beat eggs in mixing bowl with electric mixer; beat until well blended. Stir in unsweetened chocolate mixture. Pour batter into prepard pans. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes; remove cake from pan & cool completely on wire racks . Frost with wedding favors Chocolate Frosting. Makes 12-15 servings.

Dark Chocolate Frosting

1/2 cup butter

4 squares(1 ounce each)unsweetened chocolate

4 cups of confectioners’sugar(about 1 lb)

1/2 cup evaporated milk

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons vanilla

Combine butter and chocolate in medium saucepan. Melt over low heat; remove pan from heat. Gradually blend in sugar, milk, salt and banilla. Beat until smooth.

–By Janet Lynn–

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