Hershey Kiss roses tutorial

I've been wondering for weeks what to get my man for Valentine's Day. I am always at a loss, and then I remember how much he likes food. This year I'm giving him a chocolate rose bouquet, among other things. I thought I would share how I made the Hershey Kiss roses.

Supplies I used:

Red Cellophane
Hershey's Kisses w/ almonds
bamboo skewers
scotch tape
floral tape
greenery
scrapbook paper and ribbon for embellishment
Sugar shaker



Start with some bamboo skewers. I painted mine a spring green color. I would have gone darker, but wanted to use stuff I already had.



While your skewers are drying, you'll glue your kisses "bottom to bottom" with a dot of hot glue.



Put a skewer in the end of one kiss and tape it closed around skewer.



Cut your cellophane into squarish pieces (mine were roughly 4in X 4in. VERY roughly)



Fold your cellophane over your Hershey kissed skewer, and twist it closed.





Secure with tape. At this point I wrapped floral tape around the scotch tape for a more finished look, but alas, I forgot to snap a picture of it.



Add greenery by securing it to the skewer with floral tape, or if you're lucky like me, you can just push the skewer through a hole.



I lined my sugar shaker with festive red paper, and filled it with red pistachios...



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Cake Bomb

I had some leftover cake batter the other day, and I thought I would share a quick idea for an easy cake. To bake the cake, I used a 2 cup mixing bowl, greased. I filled it half-full and then baked it at 350 degrees for 28 minutes. When it came out, it had a lovely rounded top and bottom and just a slight lip around the edge, which I trimmed.

Now, if I wanted this cake bomb to be perfect, I would put it in the freezer for a few hours to harden it up. But, I was not going for perfection, so I frosted it as is.

Next, I chopped up about 1/4 cup of chocolate chips.

Then I sprinkled them on top. Voila! A fun, fast cake idea.

Yummy! My kids and I had a fun treat.