This post contains affiliate Links. I will be compensated for purchases made through those links at no additional cost to you. All views expressed are my own. Thank you for your support. These Valentine Cinnamon Rolls are definitely a work of love! Maddy first had the idea to make pink, heart shaped cinnamon rolls. She wanted to make them quick and easy, therefore, she didn't want to use yeast. After 3 tries, I think she got them just about perfect! To make the dough of these cinnamon rolls pink, she added regular pink liquid food coloring. Getting the heart shape was the most difficult task. First she tried just shaping them like hearts in the pan. That didn't work. Then I suggested she tried a ball of foil to make the indent between the two bumps. That didn't work either. The dough simply expanded around the foil. Alicia came up with the idea that worked the best! Instead of making one big roll of dough with the filling inside, she suggested rolling the dough from either side, meeting in the middle. That resulted in two spirals that created a natural heart shape when sliced. Genius! The next try was going to be purchasing heart shaped cupcake pans, but we avoided that! The frosting for these rolls is made with cream cheese, orange juice and orange zest, along with the confectioners sugar. Maddy piped the frosting into a heart shape to help enhance the Valentine look. The slight orange taste of the frosting, blending with the cinnamon is delicious! Of course, nothing would be complete around here with out some cute sprinkles! These cinnamon rolls are easy to bake and will make a great Valentine's Day treat for those that you love! Add a Hot Cocoa Bomb for a special Valentine breakfast! Maddy came up with such a fun way to make Valentine's Day Special!
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This blog post was originally published 7/9/2018. It is being republished on 1/25/2021 with updated photos, notes, and recipe instructions. Thanks!
I truly admire my daughter, Maddy, for her ability to choose a vegan lifestyle and stick to it the way that she does. We have a lot of family dinners around here and there are sometimes very few choices for her to eat, even though I try to make sure there are some vegan choices. Also, there are a lot of temptations!
Just yesterday we had a big dinner and there was delicious Texas Sheet Cake! Definitely not vegan and Maddy had to pass on it as she ate her rice and fruit choices. I felt bad for her, even though she was uncomplaining. I know that I do not have that kind of will power. Well, while I searched for my Texas Sheet Cake recipe, I came across another old recipe that I had forgotten about. It is this Goofy Chocolate Cake that has no eggs, no milk and can easily be sweetened in a vegan way. Since there were many people here yesterday and the Texas Cake is just about gone, I decided to make up this cake this morning as a surprise for Madalynn! She deserves a reward. This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking them, we will be compensated, but there is no additional cost to you. All opinions expressed are our own. Thank you for your support. On the 12th day of Christmas my true love gave to me 12 Drummers Drumming... so I made breadstick drumsticks! Garlic Sesame Grissini in fact. Actually Maddy made them for me because my original plan didn't work out. Sometimes recipe testing is just like that, nothing turns out the way you want, but it helps to have a great team around you who can help you out and come up with something even better in the end. Well I'm so glad she took over because her breadsticks came out much more beautiful and tasty than mine. And we're sharing the recipe with you now! Garlic Sesame GrissiniGrissini is a long, crunchy breadstick that originated in Italy. They're great for appetizers, snacks, or eating with soups. They're also beautiful and would be a great addition to a charcuterie board or a table spread. Because Maddy made these that means they're actually vegan friendly (just substitute agave for the honey), which means all your friends and family can happily munch away on these tasty treats. Make sure to make extra because these are sure to go fast! You want to get these nice and long (at least 16 inches) so having even portions of dough is helpful. I love to use my bench scraper to help me cut and shape dough easily. Plus it has a little ruler on it which is helpful for measuring out portions of dough! And when it comes time to clean up, the scraper easily scrapes up any dough stuck to my counter (just be careful not to scratch your countertop if you don't have stone countertops). This concludes our 12 Days of Christmas Recipes series, but don't worry we have more fun posts planned for this week. If you're wondering what we made for the other 11 days I'll link them below.
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Ready for the Fall season and Halloween? Here is an updated post from Maddy to get you inspired!
Fall is arguably the best season. It's cozy, but not freezing cold, there are beautiful colors everywhere you go, and it's the start of the holiday season. And now at the end of September, it's finally socially acceptable to get totally immersed in it. We thought we'd kick off October with 3 easy crafts to bring a little Fall into your home.
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Helen Reynolds: Mother of six children , grandmother to eleven! I love to cook, craft and create things and I especially love doing that with my family, So, when my lawyer daughter, Lindsey, my artist daughter, Madalynn, and I came up with the idea of Hot Cocoa Bombs, this blog was born. Then, one more daughter, with her technical and science skills, plus creativity has joined in to round us out! Read more about us here! Archives
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