Hearts In Bloom Brownie Bites!

Hearts In Bloom Brownie Bites!

How fun are these? :o)

Valentine's Day is a little over two weeks away..

and i'm loving all the sweet little heart treats everywhere.

So..here's my contribution. 

I couldn't wait to make these today...

Here's what you need to get started

if you'd like to make them too!

Fondant & Mini-heart cookie cutter.

I used Wilton rose icing color.

Just mix a nice little glob into the fondant with a toothpick and knead it until it's a nice smooth color.

 YUM-O! I love Trader Joe's Ready-to-bake brownies.

I've made tons of brownies over the years..homemade and mixes, this is my current favorite. They are dense, cakey, fudgy..mmmmm :o)

I stirred 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels 

right into the bag. Super simple!

I baked these mini-cupcakes for 18 minutes@ 350.

 My 4 inch lollipop sticks seemed a bit too tall

for these mini-cupcakes. I trimmed 3/4 inch off each one.

  I should have measured the thickness of the fondant..i didn't..so here's a photo..

  Gently insert stick into the fondant lollipop.

Do not insert the end that you cut..it's not smooth enough

and will make the fondant a bit lop-sided. 

Let these set up for about an hour.

 Pretty...

.....little heart lollies :o)

 I used a bag of Wilton's green candy melts.

This candy cup mold wasn't quite right....

...so I used regular cupcake liners.

 These worked just fine.

Chill the finished cups for about 10 minutes.

Gently peel off the paper liner.

 Now we can paint our fondant.

Again, I used the rose color.

I dabbed a bit on a plate and mixed in a couple of drops

of water as I needed.

I just used a Wilton paint brush.

 Just imagine you see a picture of the sprinkles....

sprinkling onto the freshly painted lollies...

because i forgot to get any shots of those!

 I used a can of Pillsbury chocolate frosting.

Just a swirl and a few mini heart sprinkles.

 I dabbed a bit of frosting on the bottom 

of the cupcake so it will adhere

to the "grass' cup.

 Now just place into the "grass cup".

 Tie a pretty little ribbon onto your lollipop stick.

Press into the cupcake and you are done!

 LOVE

 these colors!!.

 Sweet :o)

 These little nonpareils are so cute! 

 Just a couple more shots..

 Red sugar sprinkles..

 Sweet and Happy Baking

From

Sugartown Sweets!

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by my blog today!

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