No stuffed “I’m bannanas for you!” bright red monkeys here (although I was caught in line behind dozens of people last night purchasing them- I just needed some butter!). I didn’t purchase something for Garth this year…we sure value making here in the elle & gee world and so I spent last night and this morning making him something so ridiculous. It’s currently resting on our bed with a letter “G” placed on it so Garth will know that it’s for him when he wakes up. Since you folks are up this early (it’s Saturday, ya know!) I’ll let you have the sneak peek. =)

I used a heart tin that I gave Garth last year and Wilton Silicone bakeware hearts. The top row is Rice Krispy Treats with a little bit of dark rasberry chocolate Kisses melted on top. The next row is a batch of truffles made with this recipe. The two on the sides are dipped in holiday sprinkles and the heart in the middle is dipped in chili powder (Garth will love it!). The next row is made of these cookies from the Bakerella blog (although I used chocolate cake mix instead of red velvet), and the last row is another truffle. The letters are marshmallow fondant (the fondant recipe I swear by is here!) tinted red and pink and cut out using Wilton fondant cutters (as everything was to create the heart shapes).

The best part about a project like this is getting chocolate on your fingers every 10 seconds (oh, and the leftovers in the kitchen (who only makes three cookies in a batch?!) that will be taken to church tomorrow…..maybe).

I hope Garth wakes up slowly and doesn’t knock the thing onto the floor. =)

Happy Saint Valentine’s everyone- may love reign!

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elle

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