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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
1572 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,572
1 hour 30 minutes
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Penny’s Chocolate Mousse
Vaughn Vreeland, Joshua Pinsky
235 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
235
5 hours 5 minutes
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One-Bowl Chocolate Cake
Genevieve Ko
902 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
902
2 hours, mainly cooling
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White Chocolate Raspberry Cookies
Eric Kim, Autumn Moultrie
450 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
450
45 minutes (plus overnight resting)
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Chocolate Lava Cake for Two
Yossy Arefi
7887 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,887
25 minutes
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Bananes Flambées (Flamed Bananas)
Pete Wells, Jacques Pépin
9 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
9
40 minutes
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Chocolate-Covered Strawberries
Eric Kim
212 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
212
40 minutes
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Éclair Cake
Naz Deravian
622 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
622
40 minutes, plus at least 9 hours’ chilling
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Death by Chocolate
Dan Pelosi
480 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
480
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
122 ratings with an average rating of 3 out of 5 stars
122
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
1273 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,273
2¼ hours
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Sugar Cookie Bars
Margaux Laskey, “American Girl Cookies”
6818 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,818
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Chocolate Malted Brownies
Samantha Seneviratne
42 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
42
2 hours 10 minutes
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Big Crème Brûlée
Clare de Boer
126 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
126
4 hours
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Tiramisù Pie
Nicola Lamb
107 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
107
6 hours 50 minutes
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Mochi Brownies
Hetty Lui McKinnon
1282 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,282
40 minutes
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Dubai Chocolate Cake
Yossy Arefi
253 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
253
2 hours 40 minutes
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Persian Love Cake
Naz Deravian
707 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
707
50 minutes, plus cooling
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Hojicha Tiramisù
Hetty Lui McKinnon
96 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
96
4½ hours
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Chocolate Raspberry Layer Cake
Yossy Arefi
206 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
206
About 2 hours
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Giant Mont Blanc
Nicola Lamb
119 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
119
About 6 ½ hours, plus resting and cooling
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Tangerine Sorbet With Sake
David Tanis
214 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
214
40 minutes, plus freezing
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Chocolate Irish Cream Cake
Yossy Arefi
294 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
294
3 hours
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Yuzu and Raspberry Tart
Yossy Arefi
73 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
73
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
247 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
247
1¾ hours
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Chocolate Fondue
Ligaya Mishan, Laura Bilodeau Overdeck
146 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
146
10 minutes
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Chocolate Birthday Cake
Eric Kim
455 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
455
1 hour 20 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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Four-Layer Surprise
Lisa Donovan
747 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
747
6 hours 20 minutes
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One-Bowl Lemon and Olive Oil Cake
Brian Levy
2748 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,748
2 hours, including cooling
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Big Chocolate Tart
Genevieve Ko
672 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
672
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
611 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
611
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Nutella Brownies
Jessie Sheehan
1237 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,237
35 minutes, plus cooling
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Baked Alaska
Lidey Heuck
141 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
141
About 7 hours 20 minutes
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Pistachio Macarons
Claire Saffitz
119 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
119
About 2 ¾ hours, plus at least 24 hours chilling
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Flan
Rick Martínez
456 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
456
1 hour 35 minutes, plus chilling overnight
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Classic Banana Split
Melissa Clark
102 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
102
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
595 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
595
15 minutes, plus 30 minutes’ macerating
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Brownies With Coffee and Cardamom
Nargisse Benkabbou
781 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
781
1 hour
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Mocha Icebox Cake
Yossy Arefi
361 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
361
25 minutes, plus chilling and freezing
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Pink Grapefruit Bars
Jesse Szewczyk
377 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
377
About 8 hours 10 minutes
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Lemon Cheesecake Tart
Yossy Arefi
418 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
418
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Strawberry Parfait
David Tanis
247 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
247
15 minutes
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Lisbon Chocolate Cake
Dorie Greenspan
5139 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,139
About 1 hour, plus cooling
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Black Forest Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
1112 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,112
1½ hours, plus chilling
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