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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
1529 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,529
1 hour 30 minutes
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Penny’s Chocolate Mousse
Vaughn Vreeland, Joshua Pinsky
215 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
215
5 hours 5 minutes
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One-Bowl Chocolate Cake
Genevieve Ko
867 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
867
2 hours, mainly cooling
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White Chocolate Raspberry Cookies
Eric Kim, Autumn Moultrie
382 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
382
45 minutes (plus overnight resting)
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Chocolate Lava Cake for Two
Yossy Arefi
7758 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,758
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Chocolate-Covered Strawberries
Eric Kim
205 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
205
40 minutes
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Éclair Cake
Naz Deravian
536 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
536
40 minutes, plus at least 9 hours’ chilling
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Death by Chocolate
Dan Pelosi
460 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
460
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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
1214 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,214
2¼ hours
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Sugar Cookie Bars
Margaux Laskey, “American Girl Cookies”
6691 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,691
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Chocolate Malted Brownies
Samantha Seneviratne
40 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
40
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
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Tiramisù Pie
Nicola Lamb
99 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
99
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Mochi Brownies
Hetty Lui McKinnon
1259 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,259
40 minutes
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Dubai Chocolate Cake
Yossy Arefi
224 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
224
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Persian Love Cake
Naz Deravian
674 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
674
50 minutes, plus cooling
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Hojicha Tiramisù
Hetty Lui McKinnon
92 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
92
4½ hours
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Chocolate Raspberry Layer Cake
Yossy Arefi
155 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
155
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
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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
278 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
278
3 hours
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Yuzu and Raspberry Tart
Yossy Arefi
60 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
60
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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
232 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
232
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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Chocolate Birthday Cake
Eric Kim
426 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
426
1 hour 20 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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Four-Layer Surprise
Lisa Donovan
744 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
744
6 hours 20 minutes
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One-Bowl Lemon and Olive Oil Cake
Brian Levy
2608 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,608
2 hours, including cooling
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Big Chocolate Tart
Genevieve Ko
667 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
667
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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
599 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
599
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Nutella Brownies
Jessie Sheehan
1157 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,157
35 minutes, plus cooling
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Baked Alaska
Lidey Heuck
135 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
135
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Pistachio Macarons
Claire Saffitz
116 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
116
About 2 ¾ hours, plus at least 24 hours chilling
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Flan
Rick Martínez
443 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
443
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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Chocolate Whiskey Cake With Coffee Caramel
Natasha Pickowicz
148 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
148
2 hours 35 minutes
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Berries and Cream
Yossy Arefi
531 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
531
15 minutes, plus 30 minutes’ macerating
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Brownies With Coffee and Cardamom
Nargisse Benkabbou
719 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
719
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Mocha Icebox Cake
Yossy Arefi
359 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
359
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Pink Grapefruit Bars
Jesse Szewczyk
369 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
369
About 8 hours 10 minutes
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Lemon Cheesecake Tart
Yossy Arefi
416 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
416
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Strawberry Parfait
David Tanis
241 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
241
15 minutes
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Lisbon Chocolate Cake
Dorie Greenspan
5102 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,102
About 1 hour, plus cooling
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Black Forest Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
1101 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,101
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Chocolate-Peanut Butter Bundt Cake
Erin Jeanne McDowell
630 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
630
2½ hours
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