Valentine Sweetheart Apple Crisp for Two Recipe

    * 2 cups sliced apples
    * 1 teaspoon honey
    * cinnamon and nutmeg to taste

TOPPING:

    * 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
    * 2 teaspoons honey
    * 1 teaspoon real vanilla

In a bakable baking dish, add apples, and sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg. Next, drizzle the 1 tsp of honey over the top of the apples and spices. Next, mix the ingredients for the topping all together and spread over the apples, spices and honey. Place in 300* oven and bake until a toothpick comes out clean. Great with French vanilla ice cream or topped with whipped cream.

Sylvia`s Red Velvet Cake

 For the cake:

    * 2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
    * 2 teaspoons cocoa powder
    * 1 teaspoon baking soda
    * 1 teaspoon baking powder
    * 1 teaspoon salt
    * 1 1/2 cup sugar
    * 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
    * 2 large eggs
    * 1 cup buttermilk
    * 2 ounces red food coloring
    * 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
    * 1 teaspoon vanilla

For the Frosting:

    * 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
    * 1/2 cup unsalted butter or margarine, softened
    * 1 pound box confectioners sugar
    * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    * 1 cup chopped pecans

For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) cake pans. In a medium bowl or on a piece of waxed paper, sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In a large bowl, cream together sugar and butter. Beat in eggs one at a time.

Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk. Beat in food coloring and vinegar, then add vanilla. Spread the batter evenly in the pans. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Turn out onto a rack to cool.

For the frosting: In a large bowl, cream the cream cheese and butter. Beat in confectioners sugar until fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Stir in pecans. Use frosting to fill and ice cake. Slice and serve on individual plates.