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Valentine’s Day Dessert Recipes

To share with the ones you love. Or not. Discover more recipes for Valentine's Day here.

Julia Gartland for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Samantha Seneviratne.

Recipes

Red Velvet Cake
Florence Fabricant, Elisa Strauss
1547 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,547
1 hour 30 minutes
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Penny’s Chocolate Mousse
Vaughn Vreeland, Joshua Pinsky
224 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
224
5 hours 5 minutes
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One-Bowl Chocolate Cake
Genevieve Ko
888 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
888
2 hours, mainly cooling
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White Chocolate Raspberry Cookies
Eric Kim, Autumn Moultrie
410 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
410
45 minutes (plus overnight resting)
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Chocolate Lava Cake for Two
Yossy Arefi
7814 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,814
25 minutes
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Chocolate-Covered Strawberries
Eric Kim
208 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
208
40 minutes
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Éclair Cake
Naz Deravian
558 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
558
40 minutes, plus at least 9 hours’ chilling
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Death by Chocolate
Dan Pelosi
474 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
474
3 hours (includes at least 2 hours’ cooling and chilling)
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Suspiro a la Limeña (Caramel Pudding With Port Meringue)
Christina Morales, Gastón Acurio
120 ratings with an average rating of 3 out of 5 stars
120
1 hour 10 minutes
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Badam Burfi Bark
Priya Krishna, Hetal Vasavada
82 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
82
1 hour 10 minutes
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Chocolate Layer Cake
Claire Saffitz
1234 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,234
2¼ hours
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Sugar Cookie Bars
Margaux Laskey, “American Girl Cookies”
6760 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,760
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Chocolate Malted Brownies
Samantha Seneviratne
41 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
41
2 hours 10 minutes
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Big Crème Brûlée
Clare de Boer
125 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
125
4 hours
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Tiramisù Pie
Nicola Lamb
102 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
102
6 hours 50 minutes
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Mochi Brownies
Hetty Lui McKinnon
1270 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,270
40 minutes
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Dubai Chocolate Cake
Yossy Arefi
238 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
238
2 hours 40 minutes
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Persian Love Cake
Naz Deravian
695 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
695
50 minutes, plus cooling
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Hojicha Tiramisù
Hetty Lui McKinnon
93 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
93
4½ hours
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Chocolate Raspberry Layer Cake
Yossy Arefi
176 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
176
About 2 hours
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Giant Mont Blanc
Nicola Lamb
118 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
118
About 6 ½ hours, plus resting and cooling
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Tangerine Sorbet With Sake
David Tanis
213 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
213
40 minutes, plus freezing
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Chocolate Irish Cream Cake
Yossy Arefi
284 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
284
3 hours
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Yuzu and Raspberry Tart
Yossy Arefi
66 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
66
About 3½ hours
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Buttermilk Tres Leches Cake
Lisa Donovan
82 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
82
6 hours (includes 1 hour soaking and 4 hours’ refrigeration)
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Rum Cake
Millie Peartree
236 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
236
1¾ hours
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Chocolate Fondue
Ligaya Mishan, Laura Bilodeau Overdeck
145 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
145
10 minutes
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Chocolate Birthday Cake
Eric Kim
444 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
444
1 hour 20 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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Four-Layer Surprise
Lisa Donovan
746 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
746
6 hours 20 minutes
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One-Bowl Lemon and Olive Oil Cake
Brian Levy
2675 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,675
2 hours, including cooling
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Big Chocolate Tart
Genevieve Ko
668 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
668
1 hour 35 minutes, plus cooling
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Olive Oil Bundt Cake With Beet Swirl
Jerrelle Guy
533 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
533
2 hours 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy Skillet Brownies
Melissa Clark
603 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
603
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Nutella Brownies
Jessie Sheehan
1206 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,206
35 minutes, plus cooling
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Baked Alaska
Lidey Heuck
138 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
138
About 7 hours 20 minutes
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Pistachio Macarons
Claire Saffitz
117 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
117
About 2 ¾ hours, plus at least 24 hours chilling
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Flan
Rick Martínez
448 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
448
1 hour 35 minutes, plus chilling overnight
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Classic Banana Split
Melissa Clark
101 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
101
30 minutes
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Chocolate Whiskey Cake With Coffee Caramel
Natasha Pickowicz
147 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
147
2 hours 35 minutes
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Berries and Cream
Yossy Arefi
573 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
573
15 minutes, plus 30 minutes’ macerating
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Brownies With Coffee and Cardamom
Nargisse Benkabbou
727 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
727
1 hour
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Mocha Icebox Cake
Yossy Arefi
360 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
360
25 minutes, plus chilling and freezing
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Pink Grapefruit Bars
Jesse Szewczyk
372 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
372
About 8 hours 10 minutes
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Lemon Cheesecake Tart
Yossy Arefi
417 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
417
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Strawberry Parfait
David Tanis
246 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
246
15 minutes
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Lisbon Chocolate Cake
Dorie Greenspan
5130 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,130
About 1 hour, plus cooling
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Black Forest Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
1105 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,105
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Chocolate-Peanut Butter Bundt Cake
Erin Jeanne McDowell
632 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
632
2½ hours
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