Easy shmeasy, red velvet peasy

It's a miracle! I tried a new recipe and not only did it turn out, the end result looks uncannily like the original photo!

See, there is this awesome post over on Bakerella where she made a heart-shaped box of chocolates for Valentine's Day but the box is really a fondant covered cake and the "chocolates" are petit four-like creations that look exact-o-mundo-ly like the real thing. It is quite an amazing work of art. Had me fooled. I mean, it looks so perfect! Who would want to eat it?!

I was so impressed with this box of chocolates masquerading as a cake (and am still shaking my head in disbelief) that my fingers started doing the walking through the rest of Bakerella's blog. And there, right before my very eyes, did the Easy and Easier Valentine's Treats appear. They looked scrumptious and the recipe sounded easy. A box of red velvet cake mix suddenly appeared in my grocery cart, and - voila! - we were embarking on the journey to see what these critters would taste/look like outside of the blogosphere. The final verdict:


YUM! They were quickly scarfed at the office party on Friday with barely a crumb remaining, so of course I had to make another batch this weekend. They are still yummy. Still easy. Still a huge hit. Still look like the original picture. It's a miracle!

(Note: if you catch my doctor reading this, please tell her I did NOT eat these gems. No cocoa or chocolate here. Nuh uh. Pinky promise! Well ... maybe a tiny taste for quality assurance ...)