Wine & Chocolate Gift Basket with DIY Molten Lava Cake Mix Gift

I enjoy giving gifts even more than receiving them. It’s one of the many reasons I love the holidays! It gives me the opportunity to get creative and more importantly, thank those who have made our year so incredible. You know my affinity for wine and chocolate – the same applies to most of our friends.

I suppose my mom was right when she said “show me your friends and I’ll tell you who you are.” Actually, it’s one of my “secrets” to gift-giving. If you give your friends something you love, chances are they will, too. Well friends, I love peppermint chocolate molten cake and I think you will too!

I’m sharing the Molten Lava Cake recipe – it’s deceivingly easy to make and yet feels so decadent! I love the magic that happens when your fork pierces the cake…mmmm! I’m wrapping that thought up in a cellophane bag for gifting and including it with free printable instructions, a bottle of Cambria and potted paperwhites so they too can enjoy a beautiful blooming January! This wine and chocolate gift basket makes a great hostess gift.

To make the Peppermint Molten Lava Cake gift mix you’ll need:

• 1 c chocolate chips
• 1/3 c sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 c flour
• peppermint extract*
• 2 smaller cellophane bags {available in cake/candy aisles}
• 1 larger cellophane bag
• label/sticker/tape
• ribbon
• peppermint molten lava cake printable or easy molten lava cake printable

Instructions:

Combine sugar, salt and flour. Pour into a smaller cellophane bag. Fold the top over twice and seal with a label toward the base of the bag. Add chocolate chips to a second small cellophane bag and seal. Add one bag on top of the other in a larger cellophane bag. Add peppermint* on the side, insert instructions and tie with a ribbon. It goes from that cute little gift bag to rich chocolate decadence with very little effort!

If you plan to gift just a bottle of wine, forgo a gift bag and create an herb wreath! It takes less than 5 minutes and is so easy!

How to Create and Herb Wreath

Supplies:

scissors

thyme, rosemary or oregano {shown with thyme}

fishing line

Instructions:

1. Select your herbs and arrange them in opposite directions so that the stems meet and overlap in the middle.
2. Tie the middle of your herbs together with fishing line. Act like you’re adding the wreath to the bottle and see what sprigs pop out. Tie those – I usually use 3-4 ties in all.
3. Place the wreath around your bottle and secure the ends together with fishing line.

What are you excited to gift this Christmas?

Julie

This post is sponsored by Cambria Wines. As always, all ideas & opinions are my own.