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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
1513 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,513
1 hour 30 minutes
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Penny's Chocolate Mousse
Vaughn Vreeland, Joshua Pinsky
198 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
198
5 hours 5 minutes
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One-Bowl Chocolate Cake
Genevieve Ko
848 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
848
2 hours, mainly cooling
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Easy
White Chocolate Raspberry Cookies
Eric Kim, Autumn Moultrie
357 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
357
45 minutes (plus overnight resting)
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Chocolate Lava Cake for Two
Yossy Arefi
7648 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,648
25 minutes
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Easy
Chocolate-Covered Strawberries
Eric Kim
200 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
200
40 minutes
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Éclair Cake
Naz Deravian
515 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
515
40 minutes, plus at least 9 hours’ chilling
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Death by Chocolate
Dan Pelosi
430 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
430
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
119 ratings with an average rating of 3 out of 5 stars
119
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
1182 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,182
2¼ hours
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Sugar Cookie Bars
Margaux Laskey, “American Girl Cookies”
6603 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,603
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Chocolate Malted Brownies
Samantha Seneviratne
35 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
35
2 hours 10 minutes
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Big Crème Brûlée
Clare de Boer
123 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
123
4 hours
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Easy
Tiramisù Pie
Nicola Lamb
90 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
90
6 hours 50 minutes
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Mochi Brownies
Hetty Lui McKinnon
1206 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,206
40 minutes
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Easy
Dubai Chocolate Cake
Yossy Arefi
207 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
207
2 hours 40 minutes
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Persian Love Cake
Naz Deravian
592 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
592
50 minutes, plus cooling
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Hojicha Tiramisù
Hetty Lui McKinnon
90 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
90
4½ hours
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Easy
Chocolate Raspberry Layer Cake
Yossy Arefi
141 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
141
About 2 hours
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Giant Mont Blanc
Nicola Lamb
116 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
116
About 6 ½ hours, plus resting and cooling
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Tangerine Sorbet With Sake
David Tanis
212 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
212
40 minutes, plus freezing
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Easy
Chocolate Irish Cream Cake
Yossy Arefi
261 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
261
3 hours
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Yuzu and Raspberry Tart
Yossy Arefi
46 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
46
About 3½ hours
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Buttermilk Tres Leches Cake
Lisa Donovan
81 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
81
6 hours (includes 1 hour soaking and 4 hours’ refrigeration)
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Rum Cake
Millie Peartree
226 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
226
1¾ hours
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Chocolate Fondue
Ligaya Mishan, Laura Bilodeau Overdeck
144 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
144
10 minutes
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Easy
Chocolate Birthday Cake
Eric Kim
404 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
404
1 hour 20 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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Four-Layer Surprise
Lisa Donovan
743 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
743
6 hours 20 minutes
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One-Bowl Lemon and Olive Oil Cake
Brian Levy
2508 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,508
2 hours, including cooling
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Easy
Big Chocolate Tart
Genevieve Ko
661 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
661
1 hour 35 minutes, plus cooling
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Olive Oil Bundt Cake With Beet Swirl
Jerrelle Guy
532 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
532
2 hours 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy Skillet Brownies
Melissa Clark
595 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
595
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Nutella Brownies
Jessie Sheehan
1141 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,141
35 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Baked Alaska
Lidey Heuck
134 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
134
About 7 hours 20 minutes
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Pistachio Macarons
Claire Saffitz
114 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
114
About 2 ¾ hours, plus at least 24 hours chilling
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Flan
Rick Martínez
435 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
435
1 hour 35 minutes, plus chilling overnight
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Classic Banana Split
Melissa Clark
99 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
99
30 minutes
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Easy
Chocolate Whiskey Cake With Coffee Caramel
Natasha Pickowicz
145 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
145
2 hours 35 minutes
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Berries and Cream
Yossy Arefi
511 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
511
15 minutes, plus 30 minutes’ macerating
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Easy
Brownies With Coffee and Cardamom
Nargisse Benkabbou
691 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
691
1 hour
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Mocha Icebox Cake
Yossy Arefi
359 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
359
25 minutes, plus chilling and freezing
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Pink Grapefruit Bars
Jesse Szewczyk
362 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
362
About 8 hours 10 minutes
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Lemon Cheesecake Tart
Yossy Arefi
413 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
413
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Strawberry Parfait
David Tanis
238 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
238
15 minutes
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Easy
Lisbon Chocolate Cake
Dorie Greenspan
5077 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,077
About 1 hour, plus cooling
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Black Forest Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
1095 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,095
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Chocolate-Peanut Butter Bundt Cake
Erin Jeanne McDowell
627 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
627
2½ hours
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