Hey guys, today is Valentines Days and I'm wondering what to prepare later or should I say what to buy later. Hehehe. I don't know how to cook or bake. I do frying and cooking soup but they are not that good but still you can eat it. :) So I do some research for those people who doesn't know how to cook like me and for those in the rush or busy people. Even kids can make it!

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

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What you need:

1kg- fresh strawberries
8 oz- frozen whipped topping
8 oz- cream cheese (softened)
1/2 cup - sugar
1 cup- powdered sugar
8"- sponge cake (you don't need to bake, just buy! hehehe)

How to make it:
 
1. Wash, stem, and cut strawberries in half.
2. Add sugar and mix well.
3. Chill.
4. In a large bowl, cream together cream cheese, powdered sugar and frozen whipped topping.
5. Slice the cake horizontally into two (you can slice also into 3 or 4 depending on the thickness of your cake)5. Fold the cream into the top of half cake.
6. Top with strawberries that you chilled (1/2 kgs only).
7. Top the other half cake.
8. Fold the again the cake with cream.
6. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours.
7. Top again with the left strawberries that you chilled.

Serves: 12

OREO PUDDING

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What you need:

450 gms- Oreo cookies, crush
8 oz- cream cheese
1 cup- powdered sugar
3 cups- milk
1 tsp- vanilla
8 oz- Cool Whip
4 tsp- butter
2 small pack- instant vanilla pudding

How to make it:

1. In a large bowl, cream the cream cheese, butter and sugar with an electric mixer.
2. Add the milk, vanilla and pudding mixes.
3. Mix until no more lumps.
4. Fold in the Cool Whip.
5. Layer 1/3 of the crushed cookies in the bottom of a large glass bowl.
6. Top it with pudding mixture.
6. Repeat 5 & 6 depending on your desired layers 
7. Top with remaining cookie chunks.
8. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
9. Chill before serving.

Serves: 6

TIRAMISU

 

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What you need:

 

3 cups-  strong espresso coffee, cooled

2 tsp- rum (you can use Bailey's or Irish Cream)

2 pcs- eggs, separated

1/4 cup-caster sugar

250 gms- mascarpone cheese

1 cup- heavy whipping cream

250 gms- ladyfingers biscuits

1/2 cup- cocoa powder or shaved dark chocolate, for dusting

 

How to make it:

 

1. Beat egg yolks and sugar with electric mixers until the mixture goes pale and thick.

2. Add mascarpone and beat until combined.

3. In a separate bowl, whip the cream until stiff peaks hold

4. Fold gently the whipped cream into the egg mixture. (do no beat)

5. In the other bowl, beat the egg whites to soft peaks.

6. Fold the whites into the cream.

7. In a big dish, put the coffee and rum in a bowl.

8. Dip biscuits in coffee and rum mixture one at a time.

9. Drain well the biscuits.

10. Arrange the biscuits in a separate dish.

11. Place half of the mascarpone mix on top and spread out.

12. Repeat process with another layer of biscuits and cream.

13. Chill for 2 hours or more.

14. Dust with cocoa powder or shaved dark chocolates before serving.