Perfect Valentine's Day Desserts

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Filled with a candied-cherry mousse and covered in rich chocolate ganache, this delicate cake is inspired by cordials of chocolate-covered cherries, a classic "box of chocolates" staple.

While most cake rolls seem time consuming and daunting, this version is foolproof, thanks to an easy and fun method of assembling the cake layer. We added delicious strawberries and dark chocolate for the ultimate dessert.

No one, in the history of mankind, has ever lost anything from learning how to make this gooey restaurant dessert at home. From start to finish, that version takes 20 minutes tops.

These heart-shaped cookies are uber-chocolatey on the outside with a white chocolate filling on the inside.

Minimal baking is required to impress your Valentine. All you need to do is bake the crust and this cheesecake's filling overflows with hearts and love.

When creamy cheesecake is surrounded by rich chocolate cake, it creates a cupcake that is so good on its own that it doesn't even need frosting. Plus, the absence of frosting makes these one-two-punch beauties extra easy to transport.

Before dusting the tops of these rich, dark mini loaves with confectioners' sugar, cut out small hearts or other festive shapes from a piece of paper to make stencils, and place them on the loaves.

What's better than a brownie? That brownie tart. A tablespoon of instant coffee will deepen the chocolate flavor and only using a bit of flour will make the tart dense and gooey.

For that person who feels nothing but daggers toward Valentine's Day, we gift you a cake that will crack you up. It's pretty cathartic to make, and it's delicious too.

Crushed pretzel sticks or almonds make a crunchy topping for chocolate-covered strawberries. The salty pretzels are a perfect complement to the melted chocolate.

There's nothing humbler, more comforting, than homemade chocolate pudding. If someone made this for you, wouldn't you fall in love with them?

This fruity cake makes for a decadent Valentine's Day treat. Velvety raspberry mousse stands in stark contrast to the dark chocolate cake, which is enrobed in a snowy white chocolate ganache.

Chocolate-covered strawberries are the quintessential Valentine's Day sweet. Here they adorn a strawberry-packed no-bake cheesecake with a chocolate cake bottom — share a slice with your main squeeze.

Strawberries make the perfect heart-shaped fruit. Stuff them inside cupakes for a sweet surprise. Top the cupcakes with creamy chocolate frosting and a sliced strawberry.

Get your sweet fix without turning on the oven. Whip up a batch of white chocolate mousse and top it with tart raspberries and a quick and easy raspberry sauce.

Small, one-bite desserts are ideal for cocktail parties when you want to try a little bit of everything from the dessert table. A chocolate-on-chocolate combo is always a crowd-pleaser.

Like a chocolate truffle oozing caramel from its core, this pleasantly bitter caramel creme-filled chocolate cake is sweetened on the outside with a smooth milk chocolate ganache.

For a dessert with a big wow factor, make croissant bread pudding studded with gobs of melted milk chocolate. Serve with a warm chocolate sauce for good measure.

Take a slice of something dark and decadent: chocolate blackout cake. With three layers of chocolate cake covered with rich, fudgy frosting and a coat of crunchy crumbs, it’s a chocolate lover’s dream.

Crisp on the outside with a soft chocolate marshmallow center, this Pavlova is a breeze to make. You just need to plan ahead: The meringue dessert requires a 2-hour bake time plus a 3-hour cool time in the oven.

This adorably pink snack mix is a simple and tasty Valentine's Day treat, thanks to the combination of two cereals that add varying texture and crunch. Heart-shaped sprinkles make it extra festive, but you can use any sprinkles you have on hand.

Instead of adding spice to the brownies, try adding a pinch each of cayenne and cinnamon to a fresh batch of whipped cream. Dulce de leche is the obvious (and most-delicious) pairing.

Take chocolate-covered strawberries to a whole new level this Valentine's Day by baking the ingredients into a decadent cake. Garnish your creation with more strawberries and drizzled semisweet and white chocolate for perfect flavor pairing.

Adding strawberries to a red velvet cake is a fun twist on the classic chocolate-and-strawberry combo. Whole strawberries hidden inside the cream cheese filling make a dramatic reveal when the cake is sliced open.

Perfect Valentine's Day Desserts

Filled with a candied-cherry mousse and covered in rich chocolate ganache, this delicate cake is inspired by cordials of chocolate-covered cherries, a classic "box of chocolates" staple.

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1. Chocolate Cherry Candy Cake

While most cake rolls seem time consuming and daunting, this version is foolproof, thanks to an easy and fun method of assembling the cake layer. We added delicious strawberries and dark chocolate for the ultimate dessert.

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2. Chocolate Strawberry Jelly Roll

No one, in the history of mankind, has ever lost anything from learning how to make this gooey restaurant dessert at home. From start to finish, that version takes 20 minutes tops.

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3. Chocolate Lava Cakes

These heart-shaped cookies are uber-chocolatey on the outside with a white chocolate filling on the inside.

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4. Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

Minimal baking is required to impress your Valentine. All you need to do is bake the crust and this cheesecake's filling overflows with hearts and love.

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5. Million Heart Cheesecake

When creamy cheesecake is surrounded by rich chocolate cake, it creates a cupcake that is so good on its own that it doesn't even need frosting. Plus, the absence of frosting makes these one-two-punch beauties extra easy to transport.

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6. Black Bottom Cupcakes

Before dusting the tops of these rich, dark mini loaves with confectioners' sugar, cut out small hearts or other festive shapes from a piece of paper to make stencils, and place them on the loaves.

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7. Chocolate Mini Loaves

What's better than a brownie? That brownie tart. A tablespoon of instant coffee will deepen the chocolate flavor and only using a bit of flour will make the tart dense and gooey.

Read more

8. Brownie Tart

For that person who feels nothing but daggers toward Valentine's Day, we gift you a cake that will crack you up. It's pretty cathartic to make, and it's delicious too.

Read more

9. Broken Heart Chocolate Cake

Crushed pretzel sticks or almonds make a crunchy topping for chocolate-covered strawberries. The salty pretzels are a perfect complement to the melted chocolate.

Read more

10. Chocolate-Covered Strawberries

There's nothing humbler, more comforting, than homemade chocolate pudding. If someone made this for you, wouldn't you fall in love with them?

Read more

11. Chocolate Pudding

This fruity cake makes for a decadent Valentine's Day treat. Velvety raspberry mousse stands in stark contrast to the dark chocolate cake, which is enrobed in a snowy white chocolate ganache.

Read more

12. Raspberry-Mousse Candy Cake

Chocolate-covered strawberries are the quintessential Valentine's Day sweet. Here they adorn a strawberry-packed no-bake cheesecake with a chocolate cake bottom — share a slice with your main squeeze.

Read more

13. Strawberry Cheesecake

Strawberries make the perfect heart-shaped fruit. Stuff them inside cupakes for a sweet surprise. Top the cupcakes with creamy chocolate frosting and a sliced strawberry.

Read more

14. Heart of the Batter

Get your sweet fix without turning on the oven. Whip up a batch of white chocolate mousse and top it with tart raspberries and a quick and easy raspberry sauce.

Read more

15. White Chocolate-Raspberry Parfaits

Small, one-bite desserts are ideal for cocktail parties when you want to try a little bit of everything from the dessert table. A chocolate-on-chocolate combo is always a crowd-pleaser.

Read more

16. Mini Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes

Like a chocolate truffle oozing caramel from its core, this pleasantly bitter caramel creme-filled chocolate cake is sweetened on the outside with a smooth milk chocolate ganache.

Read more

17. Caramel-Creme Candy Cake

For a dessert with a big wow factor, make croissant bread pudding studded with gobs of melted milk chocolate. Serve with a warm chocolate sauce for good measure.

Read more

18. Chocolate Bread Pudding

Take a slice of something dark and decadent: chocolate blackout cake. With three layers of chocolate cake covered with rich, fudgy frosting and a coat of crunchy crumbs, it’s a chocolate lover’s dream.

Read more

19. Cake with Chocolate Crunch

Crisp on the outside with a soft chocolate marshmallow center, this Pavlova is a breeze to make. You just need to plan ahead: The meringue dessert requires a 2-hour bake time plus a 3-hour cool time in the oven.

Read more

20. Chocolate Pavlova with Strawberries

This adorably pink snack mix is a simple and tasty Valentine's Day treat, thanks to the combination of two cereals that add varying texture and crunch. Heart-shaped sprinkles make it extra festive, but you can use any sprinkles you have on hand.

Read more

21. White Chocolate-Strawberry Snack Mix

Instead of adding spice to the brownies, try adding a pinch each of cayenne and cinnamon to a fresh batch of whipped cream. Dulce de leche is the obvious (and most-delicious) pairing.

Read more

22. Chocolate Brownie Sundaes

Take chocolate-covered strawberries to a whole new level this Valentine's Day by baking the ingredients into a decadent cake. Garnish your creation with more strawberries and drizzled semisweet and white chocolate for perfect flavor pairing.

Read more

23. Chocolate Strawberry Cake

Adding strawberries to a red velvet cake is a fun twist on the classic chocolate-and-strawberry combo. Whole strawberries hidden inside the cream cheese filling make a dramatic reveal when the cake is sliced open.

Read more

25. Red Velvet Strawberry Cake