Back to February: Valentine’s Day! (Cheat Day)

Of course, when Valentine’s Day is mentioned, we think of love, flowers and maybe the gifts, even for all those single pringles out there in the world, but I can assure you that most of us mainly care about the chocolates and food. Here are two of my own recipes to spice up your Valentine’s Day (literally!) .

Indulgent Red Velvet Milkshake

Makes: 2 servings

Ingredients

• 2 generous scoops of chocolate ice cream
• 5 ice cubes
• 1 small slice of red velvet cake/3 tbsp. red velvet cake mix/ 2 tbsp. cocoa powder
• 1 ½ cups (360 mL) of milk
• (if using the cocoa powder option) 2 -3 drops of red food colouring
• whipped cream/cream cheese frosting (optional) with sprinkle of cinnamon

Method

1. In a blender, add ice cream, ice cubes, red velvet option, milk (and food
2. colouring if using cocoa powder).
3. Put on the lid and blend until milkshake is smooth, about 2-3 min.
4. Pour in milkshake glasses. Add whipped cream/cream cheese frosting on top using a spoon (or a piping bag if you’re feeling fancy) and sprinkle a small pinch of cinnamon. Enjoy!

Oreo Cream Cheese Truffles

Source: http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/easy-oreo-truffles-95085.aspx

Ingredients

• 36 Oreos (if you can get Red Velvet Oreos, you’re in luck!), finely crushed
• 225g cream cheese, softened
• 115g  baking semi-sweet/white chocolate (regular chocolate will burn quickly when heated), melted in a bain-marie or in a microwave (15s intervals, mix in between interval)

Method

1. Reserve 1/4 cup cookie crumbs. Mix cream cheese and remaining cookie crumbs until blended; shape into 48 (1-inch) balls. Freeze 10 min.
2. Cover rimmed baking sheet with waxed paper. Dip cream cheese balls in melted chocolate; place on prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle with reserved cookie crumbs.
3. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.  Enjoy!