Valentine's Day recipes - 73 recipes
More Valentine's Day recipes
Red velvet cupcakes
By cakedays
Try these little beauties out nest time you are entertaining guests!
- Cupcakes
- 60g unsalted butter
- 150g sugar
- 1 egg
- 20g cocoa powder
- 40ml red food colouring
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 120ml buttermilk
- 150g plain flour
- 1/2 tsp bicarb soda
- 1 1/2 tsp white vinegar
- 1 x 12 hole cupcake tray, with cupcake cases
- For the cream cheese frosting:
- 300g icing sugar, sifted
- 50g unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 125g cream cheese, cold
Red velvet melting moments
By LexiLindley
Classic melting moment biscuits married with red velvet cake and cream cheese icing
- 250g unsalted butter
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp red food colouring
- 225g plain flour
- 35g cocoa powder
- 85g icing sugar
- 30g cornflour
- For the cream cheese icing
- 50g unsalted butter
- 125g icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla paste
- 50g cream cheese
- ¼ tsp lemon extract
Romantic Chocolate Cake
By Vah11
A chocolate sponge cake decorated with chocolate butter icing and chocolate heart shaped pieces
- 100g soften butter
- 100g caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 70g SR flour
- 30g cocoa powder
- For decorations:
- 100g dark chocolate
- 50g soften butter
- 100g icing sugar
- 20g cocoa
Cream of Broccoli Soup
By shaziawahid, Cutchi Kitchen
Creamy Soup made with Broccoli
- Broccoli Florets - 1 1/2 cups (fresh or frozen)
- Onion - 1/2 (finely sliced)
- Oil - 1/2 teaspoon
- Garlic - 1 cloves (finely chopped)
- Chilli Flakes - a pinch (optional)
- Vegetable Stock - 500 ml
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Milk/Cream - 1/2 cup
- Fresh Cream - 2 teaspoon (for garnishing)
Swede and Bacon Gratin
By mumjd, Yet another blogging mummy!!!
Swede is often ignored for recipes and just served on the side mashed
- 350g swede
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 300ml milk
- 30g margarine
- 2tbsp plain flour
- Salt and pepper
- 3 rashers smoked bacon
- A handful of grated cheddar cheese
Red wine and macaroon chocolate mousse
By victoriac
Divide the macaroons among four glasses
- 75g/3oz macaroons
- 75ml/3fl oz red wine, preferably Bordeaux
- 200g/7oz dark chocolate (minimum 70% cocoa solids)
- 25g/1oz butter
- 150ml/5fl oz double cream
- 3 free-range egg whites
- 50g/2oz white chocolate
- 4 tuile biscuits, to serve
Chilli prawns
By charlgrace91
Spicy seafood dish
- 25g butter
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 red chilli, seeds left in and finely chopped
- ½ tsp sweet paprika
- 12-20 large raw king prawns with shells
- juice 1 lemon, plus a few slices for a finger bowl
- ½ x small bunch parsley, roughly chopped
- small loaf crusty bread, warmed to serve
Valentine's raspberries semi-freddo
By Alida, My Little Italian Kitchen
A romantic half frozen dessert made with cream and greek yogurt and enriched with raspberries and chocolate chips
- 300 ml double cream
- the juice of half a lemon
- 200 g greek yogurt
- 4 tbsp chocolate chips
- 6 tbsp sugar
- 200 g raspberries
- fresh roses
- freeze dried raspberries to decorate
- edible pink sparkle
Chicken Pad Thai
By shaziawahid, Cutchi Kitchen
A delicious Thai Street Food
- Flat ribbon style rice noodles dried - 125 g
- Tamarind Paste - 1 tablespoon
- Paprika Powder - 1/4 teaspoon
- Light brown or dark brown soft sugar - 2 tablespoons
- Water - 1/4 cup
- Fish Sauce - 1 tablespoon
- Soy Sauce - 1 tablespoon
- Chicken breast (cut into strips) - 225 g
- Bean Sprouts - 2 1/2 cups
- Spring Onions - 4 to 5 (chopped)
- Birds eye Red Chillies - 2 (finely chopped)
- Garlic - 4 to 5 cloves (finely chopped)
- Oil - 2 tablespoon
- Egg - 1 (beaten with a little salt)
- Lime - 1
- Crushed Peanuts - 3 tablespoons
- Chilli Flakes - 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon (optional)
- Freshly Crushed Black Pepper - 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon
Heart Shaped Caprese Salad
By queenselphie
A romantic looking dish, perfect for special occassions
- Salad Tomatoes
- Fresh Mozzarella
- Green Pesto
- Heart Shaped Cookie Cutter
- Basil Leaves (optional)
Salmon Made With Love
By Hunter102011
Baked Salmon with silky mashed potatoes, creamed spinach, and a hollandaise sauce to die for
- Ingredients for salmon:
- 2 fillets of salmon
- Salt & Pepper
- Ingredients for potatoes:
- 2 lbs. kerr pinks, washed, peeled, and quartered
- Salt & Pepper
- 1 heaping tablespoons of Sour Cream
- 1 tablespoons of Real Butter
- Ingredients for Creamed Spinach:
- 125g fresh spinach
- Salt & pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon Philadelphia garlic and herb cream cheese
- 1 tablespoons real butter
- Ingredients Hollaindaise sauce:
- 3 large egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon water
- 250g unsalted butter, melted
- Salt & pepper
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
Fondant Roses
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