Valentine's Dessert Made By Kids
What child doesn't like to eat chocolate? It's even fun to make desserts with chocolate. In fact small quantities of dark chocolate can even be healthy for you. Don't let the kids in on that secret though or you'll have little chocolate devils running your kitchen.
It's pretty easy to add a small amount of chocolate to any cake or cupcake recipe. Kids really enjoy making these types of treats. By adding a little melted chocolate and some great Valentines decorations your children can prepare the perfect Valentine's dessert.
Gelatin is also a wonderful way to make a Valentine's Day dessert. Let the kids pick their favorite flavor. Once the gelatin has set let them use cutters in the shape of hearts, kissing lips or even letters to create their own special dessert.
What's more fun than decorating a dessert? Colored sprinkles, candies, colored gels and icings can be used by children to decorate brownies, cupcakes and cake tops. Let the kids use their imaginations to come up with some great ideas for decorating these treats.
Cookies are another great dessert that kids can bake and decorate. Sugar cookies covered with colored sugars and gels can be made into a Valentine treat. Use cookie cutters to cut the cookies into different Valentine's shapes. Add a few red hot candies or decorative hearts and arrows to decorate these treasurers.
There are numerous ways to create cakes, cupcakes or even brownies that can be molded into the perfect Valentine's Day dessert. Use heart molds, cupid molds or even heart shaped cupcake holders to make any child's dessert dreams come to life. The kids will have a ball creating these desserts for the whole family to enjoy.
Letting the kids into the kitchen on Valentine's Day to create the perfect dessert is one way to show them you love and trust them. Giving them a chance to create their own Valentine specialties gives them the opportunity to show you that they love you right back.
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