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Chocolicious Treats for Valentine’s Day

Did you know that 58 million pounds of chocolate candy will be sold this week as lovebirds scramble to impress their sweethearts on Valentine’s Day? What’s more, the price of those chocolate treats is estimated to exceed $100 million.

You won’t have to spend anywhere near that amount to make the following Valentine’s Day chocolate recipes. These simple and affordable desserts can be shared with a house full of sweeties or prepared as the finishing touch to a romantic dinner for two.

TRIPLE CHOCOLATE SWEETIE CAKE

Ingredients:

1 (18.25 ounce) package devil’s food cake mix

1 (5.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix

1 cup sour cream

3/4 cup vegetable oil

4 eggs

1/2 cup warm water

2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Powdered sugar

Whipped cream

Fresh raspberries or strawberries

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, mix together the cake and pudding mix, sour cream, oil, beaten eggs and water. Stir in the chocolate chips and pour batter into a well greased 12-cup Bundt pan.

Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Cool cake thoroughly in pan at least an hour before serving.

Dust cake with powdered sugar. Serve with fresh whipped cream and raspberries or strawberries.

EASY CHOCOLATE TARTS

Ingredients:

1 cup milk chocolate chips

8 ounces Mascarpone or cream cheese, room temperature

24 small chocolate shell cups or small frozen phyllo dough cups, thawed

Whipped cream and candy sprinkles for garnish

Directions:

Melt chocolate chips; cool slightly.

Use electric mixer on medium speed to mix chocolate with cheese.

Pipe mixture into chocolate cups.

Garnish and chill until ready to serve.

KICKED UP CHOCOLATE FONDUE

Ingredients:

1/3 cup sugar

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1 1/4 cups heavy cream

1 1/4 cup milk

2 tablespoons freshly ground coffee beans

1/2 teaspoon ground Ceylon cinnamon

1 vanilla bean, split

7 ounces bittersweet chocolate

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

Marshmallows

Directions:

In a bowl, mix together the sugar and cornstarch.

Slowly whisk in the cream, then milk, coffee, cinnamon and vanilla.

Pour the mixture into a stainless steel saucepan and gently bring to a boil.

Cool and stir with a whisk, until thickened, about 4 minutes.

Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the chocolate and butter until melted.

Using a fine meshed sieve over a large bowl, strain the chocolate mixture and discard the solids.

Pour into a warm fondue pot and serve with your favorite fruit and cookies.

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About Michele Cheplic

Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism. She spent the next ten years as a television anchor and reporter at various stations throughout the country (from the CBS affiliate in Honolulu to the NBC affiliate in Green Bay). She has won numerous honors including an Emmy Award and multiple Edward R. Murrow awards honoring outstanding achievements in broadcast journalism. In addition, she has received awards from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association for her reports on air travel and the Wisconsin Education Association Council for her stories on education. Michele has since left television to concentrate on being a mom and freelance writer.