Valentine’s Day cake recipes: 6 easy mouth-watering desserts to impress your better half!

As Valentine’s Day approaches, all lovers are always faced with the same question: how could we express our love and surprise our partner? A sweet DIY card or a box of chocolates from the supermarket are always a classic, but let’s be honest—nothing unexpected. How about planning a romantic dinner and baking a Valentine’s Day cake? After all, the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, and there’s hardly anyone who could resist a slice of moist cake. Whether it’s a heart-shaped cake, red velvet sponge roll, strawberry cheesecake or prosecco cupcakes, you’re sure to spread the love with these Valentine’s Day desserts! So get cracking—read on and get to the oven!

Valentine’s Day Cake in Heart Shape

Nothing like preparing an amazing finger-licking treat to surprise your partner for Valentine’s Day. But if you want to really spoil them, then you should definitely bake this Valentine’s Day cake in the shape of a heart! Juicy, chocolatey and with a refreshing strawberry frosting—a real dream!

Ingredients for the cake:

• 50 grams wheat flour
• 100 grams ground almonds or almond flour
• 100 grams butter, at room temperature
• 4 eggs, separated
• 50 grams sugar
• 50 grams icing sugar
• 100 grams dark chocolate, melted

Strawberry Glaze:

• 180 grams butter, soft
• 200 grams icing sugar
• 1-2 drops red food colouring
• 70 grams fresh strawberries, chopped
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

 

Preparation:

• Preheat the oven to 180 °C/ 356 °F, and line a heart-shaped baking tin with baking parchment.
• Beat the egg yolks, butter, icing sugar and chocolate in a large bowl with a hand mixer until smooth.
• Beat the egg whites with 1 pinch of salt in a separate bowl for 3–4 minutes until stiff. Stir in the sugar. Beat in sugar.
• Add half of the beaten egg whites to the chocolate mixture and mix well.
• Slowly add the almonds and wheat flour to the remaining beaten egg whites and stir with a wooden spoon.
• Add the flour mixture to the chocolate mixture and stir until smooth.
• Pour the batter into the baking tin and bake for 55–60 minutes.
• Leave to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, for the frosting, beat butter in a bowl with a hand mixer for 1–2 minutes until creamy.
• Add remaining ingredients to the bowl and beat for 2–3 minutes until you get a homogeneous mixture.
• Spread the frosting on the cooled cake and garnish with fresh strawberries if you like.
• And voilà—your Valentine’s Day heart-shaped cake is ready!

Small brownie bites with raspberry filling

Looking for ideas for a simple Valentine’s Day cake? Then look no further! These fudgy brownie bites with raspberry filling are perfect for celebrating your love!

Ingredients for brownies:

• 110 grams butter, diced
• 90 grams dark chocolate
• 200 grams sugar
• 100 grams wheat flour
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp. espresso powder
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• a pinch of salt

Raspberry buttercream:

• 350 grams raspberries fresh or frozen
• 110 grams butter, at room temperature
• 150 grams icing sugar
• 1 tsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice

Preparation:

• Preheat the oven to 180 °C/ 356 °F and line a large baking tray with baking paper.
• Melt the butter and chocolate in a bain-marie or microwave and pour the mixture into a large bowl.
• Stir in the sugar, eggs, espresso powder, vanilla and salt and mix well.
• Add the flour and stir until smooth.
• Pour the mixture onto the baking tray and smooth it out.
• Bake for 20–25 minutes and leave to cool completely.
• For the buttercream, cook the raspberries in a small saucepan over a medium heat for 4–5 minutes, stirring frequently. Strain through a sieve.
• Add the raspberry juice to the saucepan again and simmer until the juice is reduced by half.
• Beat the butter with a hand mixer for 2–3 minutes until creamy. Add the remaining ingredients and mix until smooth.
• Cut out 24 hearts from the pastry with a cookie cutter and spread half of them with the buttercream.
• Place the remaining hearts on top and press together lightly.
• Enjoy them with a tasty Valentine’s Day cocktail.

Vegan Valentine’s Day Cake with Raspberries

Your partner does not consume animal products? No problem—we have the best recipe for a vegan Valentine’s Day cake for you too! This juicy raspberry cake would be perfect for a romantic breakfast as well as a special dessert!

Ingredients:

• 180 grams wheat flour
• 100 grams almond flour
• 110 grams vegan yoghurt
• 120 ml almond milk
• 20 ml coconut oil, melted
• 180 grams sugar
• the juice of 1 lemon
• 150 grams fresh raspberries
• 50 grams vegan white chocolate (optional, but recommended)
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

 

Preparation:

• Preheat the oven to 180 °C/ 356 °F and line a baking tin with baking paper.
• Whisk the vegan yoghurt, coconut oil and sugar in a large bowl until smooth.
• Fold in the almond milk, lemon juice and vanilla extract.
• Combine the almond flour, wheat flour and baking powder in a bowl and add gradually. Mix until smooth.
• Fold in raspberries and chopped chocolate and pour the batter into the baking tin.
• Bake for about 45–50 minutes and cool completely.
• Spread with raspberry jam if desired, and your vegan Valentine’s Day cake is ready!

Low-carb Valentine’s Day Keto Strawberry Cake

A healthy Valentine’s Day cake is the perfect dessert for any fitness-loving couple looking to indulge in something delicious. With only 4 grams of net carbs and 200 calories per slice, this Keto Strawberry Cake from the Sheet is the ultimate healthier treat!

Ingredients:

• 180 grams almond flour
• 40 grams coconut flour
• 180 grams butter, at room temperature
• 50 grams erythritol
• 4 eggs
• 60 grams sour cream
• 60 grams strawberry jam without sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 tsp. baking powder

Keto Strawberry Frosting:

• 160 grams cream cheese, at room temperature
• 200 grams powder erythritol
• 40 grams butter, at room temperature
• 40 grams sugar-free syrup

Preparation:

• Preheat oven to 180 °C/ 356 °F and line a baking tray with baking paper.
• Beat butter in a large bowl with a hand mixer for 2–3 minutes until creamy.
• Add eggs, erythritol, strawberry jam and vanilla extract to the bowl and mix well.
• Fold in almond flour, coconut flour and baking powder until smooth.
• Place the dough on the baking tray and bake for about 35 minutes.
• Leave to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, for the frosting, beat the butter and cream cheese with a hand mixer for 3–4 minutes until creamy.
• Add the powdered erythritol and syrup and mix until smooth.
• Spread the low-carb strawberry cake with the frosting and enjoy!

Lava cake with peanut butter filling

Name a more decadent dessert than a chocolate lava cake for Valentine’s Day! Deliciously chocolaty and with a creamy peanut butter filling, this recipe is guaranteed to enchant your partner.

Ingredients:

• 115 grams butter
• 10 grams cocoa powder
• 35 grams wheat flour
• 170 grams dark chocolate, chopped
• 3 eggs, at room temperature
• 45 grams peanut butter
• 100 grams sugar
• а pinch of salt

 

Preparation:

• Preheat oven to 220 °C/ 428 °F and grease 6 small soufflé moulds with a little melted butter.
• Mix cocoa powder with 1 tbsp. flour and dust the moulds with it.
• Melt butter with chocolate in a small saucepan, stirring occasionally.
• Mix peanut butter with 1 tsp. icing sugar and add 1 tbsp. butter.
• Beat sugar with eggs and salt in a bowl with a hand mixer for 3–4 minutes until creamy.
• Fold in melted chocolate and mix well.
• Add wheat flour and stir.
• Pour about 2/3 of the batter into the baking tins and top with 1 tbsp. peanut butter.
• Spread the rest of the batter on top and bake for 16 minutes.
• Cool for 5–8 minutes and carefully remove from the tin with a knife.
• Serve with ice cream if desired, and your chocolate lava cake with peanut butter filling is ready!

Valentine’s Day cake with surprise

And here’s a Valentine’s Day cake recipe that will amaze your partner! Whether as a dessert or a long breakfast in bed—this heart cake always tastes heavenly!

Ingredients for Chocolate cake:

• 300 grams wheat flour
• 200 grams butter, soft
• 200 grams sugar
• 120 ml milk
• 4 eggs
• 15 grams cocoa powder
• 1 packet vanilla sugar or 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 tsp. baking powder

Red dough:

• 300 grams wheat flour
• 200 grams butter, soft
• 200 grams sugar
• 120 ml milk
• 4 eggs
• some red food colouring
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preparation:

• Preheat the oven to 180 °C/ 356 °F and line a large baking tray with baking paper.
• For the heart dough, mix the sugar, vanilla sugar and butter in a bowl and gradually add the eggs.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl and add to the bowl alternately with the milk.
• Mix until smooth and add red food colouring.
• Spread the dough on the baking tray and bake for 50–55 minutes.
• Leave to cool briefly and cut out small hearts.
• For the chocolate batter, beat the butter, sugar and vanilla extract with a hand mixer.
• Add the eggs and mix well.
• Fold in the flour, baking powder and cocoa powder and finally add the milk.
• Line a loaf tin with baking paper and pour half of the batter into it.
• Place the hearts on the bottom and press them in lightly.
• Top with the remaining batter and bake for 50–55 minutes.
• Leave the heart cake to cool completely and enjoy!