Valentine’s Day « My 3 Little Kittens

Madly Madagascar DVD Review {Valentine’s Day Perfect}

By Kristen, on February 11th, 2013

“Your favorite Madagascar pals are back in an all-new adventure! Alex’s favorite holiday, Valentine’s Day, brings hilarious surprises and excitement for the entire gang. Melman plans a big surprise for Gloria, Marty tries to impress a new friend and everyone wants to get their hands on King Julien’s love potion. You’ll fall in LOVE with Madly Madagascar!”

Valentine’s Day is such a fun holiday for all ages. So it was nice to get to review the Madly Madagascar DVD because it features not only a fantastic Valentine’s Day episode, but also the wonderful Madagascar characters that my children always enjoy watching. The DVD features the Madly Madagascar Episode that runs only 22 minutes, which makes it perfect for viewing by children. My children really enjoyed watching this DVD and laughed a lot along the way.

Extras:

♥ Hammy’s Boomerang Adventure

♥ First Flight

Right now, you can get Madly Madagascar on Amazon for only $4.75!

My 3 Little Kittens did receive the above-mentioned DVD for review. For more information about review/giveaway posts, please visit My 3 Little Kittens’ Disclosure Policy.

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Pink Almond Cake & Almond Buttercream Frosting {Made from Scratch}

By Kristen, on February 7th, 2013

I recently tried Pink Almond Cake and immediately fell in love with it. I have always been a fan of using almond extract when I bake and it is one of my absolute favorite smells (so yummy). So it was only natural for me to make my very own Pink Almond Cake with Almond Buttercream Frosting and so glad I did!

I made the recipe from scratch and it turned out beautifully. Luckily, I imagine most of you will have the necessary ingredients in your pantry already, so I doubt any extra shopping will be necessary. For the cake, you will need:

♥  White Flour – 2 Cups
♥ Milk – 1 and 1/4 cups
♥ Baking Powder – 2 teaspoons
♥ Salt – 1/2 teaspoon
♥ Shortening – 1/2 cup
♥ Vanilla – 1 teaspoon
♥ Eggs – 2
♥ Sugar – 1 and 1/2 cups
♥  Almond Extract – 2 teaspoons
♥  Pink Food Coloring

1. Preheat your oven to 350°F and well-grease your cake pan of choice.

2. Mix the eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, almond extract and shortening. In another bowl, mix together the dry ingredients (flour, salt and baking powder).

3. Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, add pink food coloring and pour into prepared cake pan. Bake for 40 minutes.

4. Once out of the oven, make sure to cool your cake completely before frosting.

Now, for the Almond Buttercream Frosting, you will need:

♥ Shortening – 1/4 cup
♥ Butter – 1/2 cup {softened}
♥ Confectioners Sugar – 4 cups
♥ Almond Extract – 1 teaspoon
♥ Milk – 4 to 5 tablespoons (depends on how firm you want your frosting)

1. With an electric mixer, cream together the shortening and butter.

2. Add almond extract, milk and confectioners sugar. Blend together until fluffy.

3. Spread onto completely cooled cake.

You are going to ♥ the results! Also, with Valentine’s Day coming up, this would be a fantastic recipe to share with your sweetheart. Enjoy!

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Free Valentine’s Day Printables

By Kristen, on February 3rd, 2013

Party Box Design is offering Free Valentine’s Day Printables. The printables include note cards, party tags, cupcake toppers, party favor box and more. Save on Valentine’s Day this year by printing these fun freebies!

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Cupids Cash Giveaway: Win $850.00 Paypal Cash ENDED

By Kristen, on February 14th, 2012

Welcome to the Cupids Cash Giveaway hosted by MamaNYC! I am among a fantastic group of bloggers who have come together to offer an amazing CASH prize that everyone can appreciate! One lucky winner is going to receive an $850 Paypal Cash Prize!

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