Valentine’s Day Dessert Ideas | Sweet Love Bites

Valentine’s Day dessert ideas, you can celebrate love and sweetness, the joy of a moment that is just overflowing. You can make some heartfelt pastries or delight your loved one more indulgently.

Alternatively, you could give yourself a token of appreciation all to yourself this fine Valentine’s Day.

Whether rich, fruit-filled, or exquisitely delicate like the first petals after winter, there will be all sorts of fun ways to make your Valentine’s Day perfect, witnessed by the taste of this pudding.

Valentine’s Day Dessert Ideas

Here’s a sweet and romantic list of 55+ Valentine’s Day Dessert Ideas — perfect for a cozy night in, a party, or gifting to someone special:

Cakes & Cupcakes

1. Red Velvet Cake

2. Chocolate Strawberry Cake

3. Heart-Shaped Vanilla Cake

4. Rosewater Layer Cake

5. Chocolate Lava Cakes

6. Mini Valentine’s Day Cupcakes

7. Strawberry Shortcake

8. Raspberry Chocolate Layer Cake

9. Pink Champagne Cake

10. Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cake

11. White Chocolate Raspberry Cake

12. Heart-Shaped Funfetti Cake

Cookies

13. Heart-Shaped Sugar Cookies

14. Chocolate Dipped Heart Cookies

15. Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies

16. Strawberry Thumbprint Cookies

17. Valentine’s Day Linzer Cookies

18. Chocolate Chip Heart Cookies

19. Pink Meringue Kisses

20. Shortbread Heart Cookies with Jam

21. Conversation Heart Sugar Cookies

22. Cupid’s Arrow Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

23. Chocolate Cherry Cookies

24. Rosewater Sugar Cookies

Brownies & Bars

25. Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies

26. Chocolate Fudge Brownies

27. Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake Bars

28. Heart-Shaped Brownie Bites

29. Raspberry Chocolate Chip Blondies

30. Chocolate Covered Strawberry Brownies

31. Triple Chocolate Brownies

32. Love Letter Cookie Bars

33. Red Velvet Oreo Brownies

34. Chocolate Caramel Brownie Bars

Pies, Tarts & Cheesecakes

35. Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes

36. Heart-Shaped Chocolate Ganache Tarts

37. Raspberry Chocolate Mousse Pie

38. Red Velvet Cheesecake

39. Chocolate Strawberry Tartlets

40. White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake

41. Chocolate Truffle Tart

42. Strawberry Cream Pie

43. No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake

44. Passion Fruit Tart

Chocolates, Truffles & Candies

45. Classic Chocolate Truffles

46. Strawberry Cream Truffles

47. White Chocolate Raspberry Truffles

48. Homemade Chocolate-Covered Strawberries

49. Red Velvet Cake Truffles

50. Chocolate Bark with Dried Berries

51. Heart-Shaped Chocolate Lollipops

52. Strawberry Fudge

53. Chocolate Raspberry Clusters

54. Pink Champagne Truffles

Fun & Creative Treats

55. Valentine’s Day Donuts

56. Love Bug Cupcakes

57. Heart Macarons (Strawberry or Raspberry)

Valentine’s Day Dessert Ideas Recipes

1. Red Velvet Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cocoa powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1½ cups sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tbsp red food coloring
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp white vinegar

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease two 9-inch round cake pans and dust with flour.
2. In a bowl, stir together the flour, soda, cocoa, and salt.
3. Blend sugar and oil. Stir in eggs, buttermilk, food coloring, vanilla, and vinegar.
4. Gradually add dry ingredients, blending just till smooth.
5. Spread batter into pan. Bake for 30–35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
6. Cool and frost with cream cheese frosting.

2. Chocolate Strawberry Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1½ cups flour

• ½ cup cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ cup strawberry puree

Instructions:

1. In a bowl, blend dry ingredients with a whisk or fork (because stirring can cause the cocoa to clump and stick in lumps that cannot be dissolved later.
2. Beat eggs, buttermilk, oil, vanilla, and strawberry puree together until well mixed.
3. Add dry ingredients (flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt, sugar) to wet ones in stages, beating well after each addition.
4. Bake for 30 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
5. Let cool a little before frosting with strawberry buttercream or ganache.

3. Heart-Shaped Vanilla Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2½ cups flour
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup buttermilk

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.C (175°C), and prepare a buttered and floured heart-shaped cake pan.
2. Cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy. Abuse the egg every one at a time into butter, making sure to well beat it in.
3. Stir in vanilla extract.
4. Gradually mix the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, and salt) with buttermilk.
5. Pour into the prepared cake pan and bake 25–30 minutes.
6. When cool, ice with whatever you like (buttercream, cream cheese, whipped heavy cream).

4. Rosewater Layer Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2½ cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1¼ cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 tsp rosewater extract
• 1 cup milk

Instructions:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) round cake pans.
2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time.
3. Mix in rosewater extract.
4. Add dry ingredients and milk, alternating, and blend until smooth.
5. Transfer to pans and bake 30–35 minutes.
6. Cool, and ice with rose buttercream.

5. Chocolate Lava Cakes Recipe

Ingredients:

• 4 oz semi-sweet chocolate
• ½ cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ¼ cup flour

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C). Grease 4 ramekins.
2. In a heatproof bowl, melt the  chocolate and butter together.
3. Add powdered sugar, eggs, egg yolks, and vanilla; mix until combined.
4. Fold in flour until smooth.
5. Divide batter between ramekins and bake 12–14 minutes.
6. Allow to sit for 1–2 minutes, then flip out onto plates and serve with ice cream or sweetened whipped cream.

6. Mini Valentine’s Day Cupcakes Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• ½ cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Red food coloring (optional)

Instructions:

1. Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F (175°C). Place the cupcake liners in a mini muffin tin.
2. Beat butter and sugar until fluffy.
3. Beat in eggs, milk, and vanilla. Mix until combined.
4. Sift in flour, baking powder, and salt.
5. Add red color if you want it.
6. Spoon mixture into the muffin tin and bake for 12–15 minutes.
7. Cool and frost with red or Valentine-themed buttercream.

7. Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp sugar
• ¼ tsp salt
• 6 tbsp unsalted butter
• ¾ cup heavy cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Fresh strawberries, sliced
• Whipped cream

Instructions:

1. Heat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly.
3. Stir in heavy cream and vanilla just until the dough comes together.
4. Dollop onto the baking sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes.
5. Cool, then split and fill with whipped cream and strawberries.

8. Raspberry Chocolate Layer Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1½ cups flour
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ cup raspberry jam
• 1 cup chocolate ganache

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
2. Combine the dry ingredients and beat in the eggs, buttermilk and vanilla.
3. Divide batter between pans and bake 25–30 minutes.
4. Cool, and stack the cakes with layers of jam and ganache.

9. Pink Champagne Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2½ cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup pink champagne (or sparkling wine)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions:

1. The oven should be warmed to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
2. Cream together the butter and sugars until fluffy.
3. Add eggs one at a time.
4. Add champagne and vanilla and fold in the dry ingredients.
5. Bake for 30–35 minutes.
6. Chill and frost with a champagne buttercream.

10. Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1½ cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ cup cocoa powder
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Fresh strawberries, dipped in chocolate

Instructions:

1. Directions Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 9-inch round cake pans.
2. Combine dry ingredients, then stir in eggs, oil, milk, and vanilla.
3. 30 minutes, until the cake is done and cool.
4. Ice with chocolate buttercream and garnish with chocolate-covered strawberries.