Dessert shops to sugar up your mom

If you give a mouse a cookie, it will probably ask for a glass of milk. You know a dessert restaurant is phenomenal when they have "milk and cookies" on their menu. At D Bar, you and your 'friend with benefits', will most likely 'benefit' with the sugary goodness they offer. They are even open for lunch and dinner, so you can make a full date out of it.

Declared the best bakery in Denver six years running, Gateaux specializes in wedding cakes (beautiful ones), but they are also a complete bakery, cooking up trays of brownies, cookies, muffins, sticky buns and muffins. Their cherry-coconut bars will make you give up sin. Having an office party, or friends over for dessert? Stop by Gateaux and order a tray of assorted treats. No time to stop by? Go to their Web site, order what you need, and they will deliver it to your door.

Belvedere Belgian Chocolate Shop in Boulder is going to make this Valentine's Day one to remember. With so many different chocolates to choose from, you're better off just buying a couple of each. Your lover will be pleased that you didn't splurge on a $9.99 box from Walgreens this year. This is a mega-upgrade. Go get 'em, tiger.

We say "Oui, Oui" to this magnifique French pastry shop. There are so many desserts to choose from, it will be tough to decide on one...or five, for that matter. Come here after dinner and bring home some sweets to top off the evening with.

Sometimes love can be a little tart...so you can either walk away from it or you can douse your heart with a key lime tart. This bakery is a quaint little restaurant with some of the best cavity-enhancing sweets around. Whether your honey is jonesin' for cake or Sweet Tarts, they have all that and more.

If you're dating someone who likes to "try new things," rather than taking them for a piece of pie at Village Inn, try out this Bavarian bakery in Longmont. But, if you're dating someone who is on a diet, they may slap you for taking them here. Bavarian desserts are heavy, with an emphasis on thick buttery crusts and crème baths.

If it has loads of sugar, they carry it. This isn't necessarily a 'dessert' restaurant, but how can we possibly leave this out? This is a perfect place to take your sweet one to after dinner on V-Day. Rather than buying the gift beforehand, let them pick out their own candy for a change!

Tee & Cakes is a fun-loving bakery with cakes, pastries, cupcakes and other yummy sweets to fulfill your wildest dreams. They close fairly early, so you can do a pre-date pitstop here and have your honey pick out something sweet later to eat in bed once the night is winding down.

Lovely Confections has a fitting name for Valentine's Day. It is always at the top of our lists on where to get sugary delights in the city. They are always satisfying and perfectly sweet. Take our advice: If you haven't been the best boyfriend/girlfriend lately, Lovely Confections should help smooth things over.

Russell Stover's has been crafting up chocolate delights since 1923.You can buy a box in nearly any grocery store, or you can go into the shop and hand-pick the treats that go in the box. If you hate biting into that chocolate filled with the raspberry cream, make sure you only get a box full of caramel and coconut filled delicacies. While you may not score quite as many points as you would with a box of Godiva, giving that special someone some flowers and chocolates is sure to keep you out of the doghouse for a little bit longer.