Valentine's Day recipes - 73 recipes
Every year on February 14th, many people exchange cards, sweets gifts, food and flowers with their love interests in celebration of Valentine’s Day.
The romantic day offers a chance for foodies to share their love of cooking, by creating homemade meals and heartfelt treats, such as; red velvet cupcake , heart-shaped bacon and eggs and handmade chocolate.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
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Red Velvet Cupcakes

By kajal_bhagwandas
Really easy to make cupcakes that'll delight everyone around!
- 30g self-raising flour
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- 90g soft sugar
- 80ml vegetable oil
- 80ml buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp red food colouring
- 1 egg
- Frosting:
- 60g unsalted butter
- 150g soft cheese
- 250g icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tbsp red food colouring
- 12 small cupcake cases
- 3 piping bags
- Star-shaped nozzle (for pipping bags)
Red Velvet Cheescake Swirl Brownies

By stylingrules
Red velvet cake, cheesecake and brownie - a combination of the three best desserts!
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 30 grams red food colouring
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1 pack cream cheese (room temperature)
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Melting Love Moment

By Vah11
Crunchy melting moment oat biscuits decorate with cherry on top
- 50g caster sugar
- 100g soft butter
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 125g self-raising flour
- 70g oats
- Glace' Cherries
Red Velvet Cupcakes Recipe

By calvin_cupcakes
Easy and timeless, these cute little cupcakes will make your day oh-so better!
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons red food colouring
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Vanilla Cookies Dipped In Chocolate - Little Hearts

By agrawal.shweta.n, Merry Tummy
I find cookies are the easiest bakes that one can opt for
- For Cookies
- 1 cup softened butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups self rising flour
- For Chocolate Layer
- 200 grams of dark chocolate
- 1 tablespoon butter
- Some sprinkles (optional)
Red Macarons with Chocolate Ganache

By Goodfoodshared
Crisp macarons with a rich dark chocolate ganache filling
- For the macarons:
- 155g Ground almonds
- 200g Icing sugar
- sifted
- 3 Egg whites
- Red food colouring paste ( I used Sugarflair paste Christmas Red)
- Chocolate Ganache Filling:
- 100g Dark chocolate (55% cocoa solids is sufficient)
- 100ml Double cream
Pineapple and ginger cheesecake

By stezermeezers
For the base: Blend the ginger biscuits, butter, and candied ginger previously cut into thin strips
- For the cheesecake:
- - 60g ginger biscuits
- - 12g butter
- - 1 slice of candied ginger (4g)
- - 200g ricotta
- - 130ml pineapple juice
- - 1 tsp of agar agar
- - 1 tsp of ginger powder
- For the marinated pineapple:
- - pineapple slices
- - pineapple juice
- - water
- - molasses
- - fresh ginger
- - ginger powder
Passionate Valentine Chocolate Mousse Cake

By simonrichardmail
Valentine’s meal would not be complete without chocolate to send your loved one into a romance-charged frenzy and
- 5 eggs – yolks and whites separated
- 200g of best quality 70%+ cocoa dark chocolate
- 175ml of olive oil
- 75g of caster sugar
- 3 shots of strong Coffee
Easy chocolate yoghurt cake

By pavot
Mix all the ingredients together (except the chocolate) and mix well
- 1 plain yogurt
- 3 pots of flour
- 2 pots of sugar
- 1/2 pot of oil
- 1 sachet baking powder
- a few squares of chocolate or chocolate powder
- 3 eggs
Love Heart Cookies

By Vah11
Crunchy heart shape cookies ideal share with your Valentine
- 125 butter
- 150g caster sugar
- 2 egg yolk
- 200g flour
- rind of 1 lemon
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More Valentine's Day recipes
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Mini Sweetheart Apple Tarts
- 200g flour
- 100g ground almond
- 80g butter
- 80g lard
- a pinch of salt
- 500g Bramley Apple
- 100g Sugar
- 25g butter
- 1 tabsp. rose water
- 50g icing sugar
- 1 drop red colouring
-
Raspberry Rose Cupcakes
- For the cakes:
- 75g golden caster sugar
- 30g butter
- softened
- 1 medium egg
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tsp red food colouring (I used a 'Christmas Red' paste from hobbycraft)
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 60ml buttermilk
- 75g self-raising flour
- 2 tbsp dried raspberry pieces (small) plus extra for decorating
- For the frosting:
- 150g icing sugar
- 50g butter
- softened
- 60g cream cheese
- 1 tsp rose water
- edible silver glitter
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Green lipped oysters & shallot...
- 10 Oysters (bought fresh from a local fish mungers)
- 1 shallot
- finely chopped
- 100 ml red wine vinegar
- lemon wedges
- optional
- Tabasco
- optional
-
Sweet Dreamy Romantic Raspberry...
- 100g shortcrust pastry
- 100g fresh raspberries
- 50 ml double cream
- 50 ml milk
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 teaspoon cornflour
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Red Velvet Cupcales Recipe
- 250g plain flour
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 100g soft unsalted butter
- 200g caster sugar
- 1 tbsp red food dye
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 175ml buttermilk
- 1 tsp cider vinegar
- 500g icing sugar
- 125g cream cheese
- 125g soft unsalted butter
- 1 tsp cider vinegar (or lemon juice)
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Romantic Baked Rice pudding
- 100g pudding rice
- 450ml single cream
- 450ml full-fat milk
- 55g caster sugar
- freshly grated nutmeg
- Rind of 1 orange
- 25g unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoon strawberry jam
-
Apple of my eyes Souffle’
- 200g cooking Apples (peel
- cored and chopped)
- 25g butter
- 20g caster sugar
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 80 ml milk
- 2 eggs ( separated)
- 15ml Calvados (Apples Brandy)
- Icing sugar for dusting
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Teriyaki Chicken and Shiitake...
- 200g deboned and diced chicken thigh
- 2 dried shiitake mushrooms
- 2 cloves garlic
- minced
- 2 thin slices ginger
- 3 tbsp Kikkoman Teriyaki Marinade
- 2 tsp vegetable oil
- (optional) 1 pinch toasted sesame seeds
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Red Velvet Cupcakes
- RED VELVET CUPCAKES
- Makes 12
- 375ml flour
- 250ml icing sugar
- 5ml bicarbonate of soda
- 45ml cocoa powder
- 80ml oil
- 250ml buttermilk
- 30m red food colouring
- 15ml vinegar
- 10ml vanilla essence
- ICING
- 80g butter
- 125g cream cheese
- 500ml sifted icing sugar
- 5ml vanilla essence
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Melt in the Heart Chocolate Fondant
- 100g Dark chocolate
- 100g butter
- 2 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 100g caster sugar
- 100g plain flour
- 50g white chocolate (cut into 4 pieces)
- 2 teaspoon cocoa powder
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Romantic Chocolate Kissing Pie
- 1 bar dark (melted)
- ½ bar milk (cut into chunks)
- 25g butter
- 2 tablespoon strong coffee
- 1 tablespoon coffee liqueur
- 2 pastry cases
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Red Velvet Cake
- 350g butter
- 350g caster sugar
- 6 eggs
- ½ tsp vanilla essence
- Pinch salt
- 300g plain flour
- 50g cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 50ml red food colouring
- 800g ready white icing
- Buttercream:
- 244g soft butter
- 600g icing sugar
- 75g cream cheese
- Couple of drops of vanilla essence
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