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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UC Riverside chapter.

Valentine’s Day is coming up and here is a list of some delicious sweets to bake!

1.Chocolate Covered Strawberries

The stable sweet of Valentine’s Day is chocolate covered strawberries. The fun part of chocolate strawberries is how creative you can be when decorating them. Add some sprinkles on them, whether they have heart sprinkles or the good old fashioned sprinkles. Sprinkle some on there and add as much as you want! Lastly, another idea you can do with your sweet dish is drizzling white chocolate on top. After decorating them, set them in the fridge for a short time and enjoy!

  1. Cookies with Chocolate Kisses

Have you seen those pictures of cookies with chocolate kisses on them? Now is the chance to bake them and enjoy these chocolate kisses cookies. After assembling the cookies, add some sprinkles onto the edges of the cookies before dropping that chocolate kiss in the center. After adding the sprinkles to your liking, take some chocolate kisses and place it right in the center of the cookie. Lastly, enjoy your cookies and their wonderful chocolate center!

  1. Cupcakes

The fun part of baking cupcakes is decorating them. Be creative with the frosting/cream that you use. Draw hearts, smiley faces, or anything that you would like. After adding on the frosting/cream, put some candy around it or any candy/chocolate that fits the theme of your cupcakes. Drizzle them in caramel or chocolate to your liking. Set them in the fridge to harden and enjoy!

  1. Brownies

Another stable sweet of Valentine’s Day is brownies. S’mores, salted caramel with pretzels, raspberry, and so much more. To make s’mores brownies, make sure to make graham crackers, chocolate, and marshmallows. There are many different recipes to try when baking brownies, select one or two that you would want to bake and enjoy!

  1. Be Creative!

Baking is not only making a delicious sweet dish but it is also exploring your creative side. While mixing the batter and baking them is an exciting process, decorating them is even more exciting. Adding those sprinkles, frosting, marshmallows, or candy is a beautiful way to show your creative side. These ideas will hopefully spark your imagination to try something new and creativity.

Joy Marina

UC Riverside '24

Hello! My name is Joy and my hobbies include reading, writing, baking, fashion, and beauty/skincare.