Are you looking for a fun, unique, and very personalized gift for your loved one this Valentines Day?
I think I have something that just might give your special someone a good idea of just how deeply you love them.
How about a personalized crossword puzzle written on a cookie nestling inside a delicious chocolate cake "box"?
I had seen bakerella do a Valentines Heart box a couple years ago and been dying to try something like it ever since!!
I started out with the idea of doing a personalized crosswords puzzle. I went to this site to help me get all the info. plugged in, then I made a rough sketch of how I wanted it to look on the cookie.
And then, because I know how very easy it is to make a mistake on a cookie and be heartbroken for days and days and maybe even shed a few tears in the process, I decided to do these on fondant.
That way if I made a mistake I could easily start over without have to bake and frost and new cookie!
(when done, just add some frosting or icing to the cookie and place the fondant on top)
Two things:
This looks really boring to me.
Who wants to eat cookies covered in fondant?
So! It was then pretty obvious that I needed to make the cake "box" for the cookies to be presented in.
I also wanted to make the crossword puzzle more fitting for the theme of Valentines Day.
So! Color in 27 million squares with red and pink glaze frosting? Check.
Create a box made out of chocolate pound cake (for stability) covered in red fondant? Check.
Wait impatiently for loved one to come home so you can tear into this sucker? Absolutely.
For writing you can either place some royal icing or glaze icing into a piping bag (or plastic baggie, some bakers swear by this method I promise!) and instruct the recipient to cut off the smallest tip to begin writing. Or you can provide them with a pen that writes with edible ink, easily available at your local grocery store!
Of course, you can make the puzzle as tame or as wild as you would like. 
Just be sure to give it to someone you love!
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For those that requested to see that this was in fact, a cake, here is a picture from today.
And yes, it was good! 
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Be sure to check this out on TidyMom's I'm Lovin It! (seriously awesome links over there, and a contest!)
and Amy Atlas's blog!
Wow. Blown away like usual. These are so cool!
Amanda, these are SOO cute!! WOW! Dang, you are creative, Girl!
AMAZING! You are so creative and always come up with such wonderful ideas.
Excellent work Amanda! These are amazing!!!
Incredible1what a genius idea. And so beautiful. Love it.
Amanda…….you blow me away every time!! This is amazing!!
Wow! THis is simple amazing!! Well done!!
Very nice job!
Just…incredible! Wow!
oh I love it!! Awesome job!!
Wow, oh , wow…..just the CUTEST, Amanda! Love, love, love them!
you are one special lady! can I move in with you and just follow you around…all day long? these are InGenius! You are a genius! x
holy guacamole! I sure hope you didn’t have an order for like 100 of these…my hand is cramping just thinking about that
Great idea lady and so awesomely awesome!!
did you ever consider a cookbook….i am serious!!!!
this is over the top….WOW! WOW!
You are AMAZING! I hope you don’t get sick of me saying that, but you are!
Wow just doesn’t cover it… That is cookie dedication!!!!
So cute!
Extremely AWESOME!
This is the cutest cookie and cake I have seen in my life…I love it!! the detail work is amazing. You are so lucky to have the time,patience and incredible talent to do such a beautiful work. I am so curious…How long did it take you to do this including the template process?
Seriously, this has me shaking my head. Wow. Just wow.
Wow. WOW. you are crazy in the best possible way.
Unbelievable!
I usually look at your website and get inspired to try your ideas with my family… not this time. LOL. I think I will enjoy from a distance. I KNOW I don’t have the patience to try this… though it is an incredibly cool idea. My husband would love it.
Blessings to you, Kari
OVER THE TOP BRILLIANCE!!!
You amaze me!!!
Are you trying to tell me that the box is cake???
Definitely a lot of work went into the making of this but it certainly paid off Amanda. It is beautiful, creative and no doubt delicious. Fantastic!
WOW. That is incredible. Love love love it!!!! It’s like a work of art.
7-Letter word that describes this project! A—–g!….hint…it also describes your talent and creatvity! What a blast this will be to try and recreate.
Absolutely wonderful! You are so incredibly talented! I truly love this idea soooo much! Thank you!!
WOW!!!!!
These look so amazing! I am so jealous of your skills!
Wonderful idea!!!! I agree with a previous commentor(er?, ar?, oh heck, I don’t know). I will enjoy this from a distance. I don’t think my children would allow me the time needed to design something like this…lol.
It’s a wonderful design Amanda…you should think of a recipe book!
Amanda everytime I think you’ve done the best you can do, you come out with something like this!
You’re so very clever, I’m in awe.
XxMB
You get my biggest WOW for today…or maybe for the rest of the week! I don’t even have the confidence to properly roll out a plain fondant let alone create something like this. This is awesome!
adorable…how big is that cookie I wonder?
WOW WOW WOW WOW. I can’t even imagine how long it took to make this! Its a fantastic idea!
Oh my gosh, can I be your valentine??????
Lady, the patience and skill that is required to do that is so beyond me! You are amazing!!
Oh WOW!!!
I’ve followed your blog for a long time and this is the first comment I’ve made but I am completely blown away by there! Amazing!!! I’ll never have the patience for that!
I can’t wait to start working on my valentine’s day baking projects, I love your cookie idea. You really do have endless amounts of patience, a gift from God, literally.
I am amazed yet again! Where do you keep coming up with all of these ideas! Each time you decorate a cookie is just gets more and more creative! I’m sure your hubby loved this Valentine cookie!
WOW! Once again you have raised the cookie bar!! Bravo!!
Oh my goodness you have the patience of a saint filling in all those tiny boxes.
Holy cow. Crazy, yes, awesome yes. Wow.
I love everything about it. Absolutely everything.
Wow! That looks amazingly fun!
Your creativity is amazing!! Love this so much, I linked it on my last blog post. hehe Thanks for sharing!
This is amazing and very creative, i absolutely loved it.Never came across something like this!
beautiful!!
i really like that!
Love!
Darling! So cute. And you must be one of the most patient people I know. Wow.
A real labour of love!
Amanda, this is just gorgeous. What a wonderful and fun way to celebrate Valentine’s Day!
I LOVE this!!
I’ve wanted to do a box of chocolates cake ever since seeing Bakerella’s too…no inspiration has hit yet, but maybe it will.
This is such a cute and well thought out cake…you are so talented, girl!!
Happy Tuesday!!
p.s. Will you be my Valentine? I’m thinking if we are Valentines, you will make me tons of awesome treats
You amaze me. I could never have the patience.
You amaze me. I could never have the patience.
this is sooo original!
Im loving it!
I will repost it if you dont mind
Love this! I did Bingo boards for a friends birthday party http://flourandsugarthoughts.blogspot.com/2010/08/birthday-wishes.html I think game card cookies are a huge hit! Love this idea!!! Your stuff is so awesome!
Fantastic! This is so cute, Amanda.
Girl, you are crazy!!! This is wonderful, but I certainly wouldn’t want to do multiples! Hee hee. Hugs to you
I LOVE these!!! Just one question though…can you share the words you used in the puzzle???
SO making this for my grandfather (he’s a crossword nut). Thanks for the awesome tutorial!
Seriously, can you spare some creativity juices? Wow, Amanda, you have out done yourself. These are not only beautiful, but so creative!!!
Oh my goodness… These cookies are incredible!! I just love them.
so unique! I love it! How did it taste?
This is so cute! Love it!
What a great idea! Box is soooo cool. Looks really real.
So cute!! Would love to be your valentine lol
Simply amazing! My mouth dropped open at this one; it is incredible!!!
So much fun. And super WOW!!
Too Pretty to eat! I want to thank you for your buttercream recipe. I used it on my Strawberries and Sprinkles cake, and sited your site as well. Turned out great! Thank you again!
wow. As threatened, I had to post a link on ediblecrafts.craftgossip.com because wow. That’s all I have to say. Wow.
So stinkin cute. I would be in the loony bin if I tried to make those. The detail is perfect! Oh how I admire you so Amanda!
SO incredibly adorable and creative! I’m just smitten!
Amanda, my daughter and I are in awe! How do you do this with little pumpkins running all over. Amazing.
So inspiring – off to start baking!
These are truly amazing Amanda! Let’s face it all I would want to do is dive into that cake too. The level of work you do is amazing & so precise!! xo
Wow! That is so creative. Who would not love to receive such a lovely and personal gift? Another amazing Amanda creation!
Hi. Great project!
I wanted to alert you to what I assume to be an unauthorized use of your photo and content:
http://eastwestbakery.com/valentines-day-cookies-and-cake/
It looks like they are taking photos and content off sites like Foodbuzz and others. Of course – as is common with such ripoff sites – the content is crudely translated and comments are closed. I had a site rip off a story from my humor blog, and all attempts to contact the owners were in vain.
I hate to be the bearer of crappy news, but there it is.
On another note, your cookies and cake are supremely awesome, and I bow down to your creativity and patience!
heavy, heavy, HEAVY . . . sigh . . . i’m requesting talent like yours in my next life . . .
as someone who’s addicted, and i mean ADDICTED, to doing crossword puzzles, this may be my favorite creation of yours yet.
Un progetto meraviglioso, brava Amanda ^_* passare da te è sempre un piacere!
Buona giornata
Sonia
wow…it looks like a lot of work! what a pretty cake!
WOW! These are awesome! Holy smokes you have so much patience =o)
Ok, I’m going to ask something I’m sure no one else has asked because they’re trying to be polite, but… ARE YOU HUMAN? These are flipping AMAZING!
Amanda you’re awesome and you have an insane amount of patience to complete that design, but I’m a little heartbroken that you don’t like fondant covered cookies! They are one of my biggest sellers, so of course I love them, but give fondant a chance! <3
I would so love to make those cookies and that cake box! I could try but I know it would never come out that beautiful. You did a wonderful job!
Are you kidding me? You are so darn creative – seriously. Amazing, Amanda!
Amazing! Love it!!
This is absolutely amazing.
Beautiful!
I love this. How creative and fabulous. I’m giving Godiva Chocolates, 12 dozen red roses from our local florist and Jovanna Collections Charmed fine jewelry to my wife for Valentine’s Day. Perhaps a custom creative strawberry shortcake letter is due to day “I love you”.
how wonderful! i made a valentine’s crossword card last year, but this looks much tastier.
This is amazing! Wish I had the courage to try it.
I just found your blog, and I have to say, you are insanely talented. You’re scary talented! Love all of these cute ideas you have!
SO CREATIVE!!!
WOW! I’m speechless… It is sooooo cute and CREATIVE! Wouldn’t you like to come live w/ us in Spain?! You’re amazing! When’s your book coming out? I want it soooo bad!!