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Nothing says “I Love You” better than a cake. Flowers and candy are great but an amazing cake or cupcake will have your mate swinging to the moon and back this Valentine’s Day.
In the post, we will discuss 5 easy desserts you can make for the ones you love this Valentine’s Day.
5 Easy Desserts You Can Make for Valentine’s Day
1. Red Velvet Cupcakes
You can never go wrong with cupcakes, they are moist little darlings that will entice your loved ones from the first bite. Dubbed the official cake of love, red velvet cupcakes will be a sweet surprise this Valentine’s Day.
Here is my recipe for the perfect Red Velvet cupcake, Courtesy of CakeMan Raven of NYC. It’s the first recipe I made when discovering my love for baking and cake decorating.
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2. Valentine Day Inspired Cupcake Toppers
A creative way to dazzle your one and only by making cute cupcake toppers. The easiest way to do this is by using chocolate melting chips, a chocolate mold, and a printed template.
Directions; Melt 1/2 a bag of Wilton’s candy melts in the microwave slowly at 30-second intervals until it is nice and smooth add 1/4 tsp of Crisco if chocolate is too thick.
The consistency should be runny, with the chocolate able to run off the spoon or spatula without clumping. Transfer cool chocolate into a piping bag or squeeze bottle. I prefer a squeeze bottle as it easier to maneuver and the hole is large enough to create the right size for writing.
Place your template under parchment or wax paper be sure that you can see the words, Love trace your design. Click the link if you need a template
Squeeze the bottle with even pressure and stop a little before the word ends as the chocolate will still flow.
Use a toothpick to fill in the gaps and place your item in the freezer for 5-10
To create chocolate mold use step one of melting your chocolate. Using your squeeze bottle fill each mold with the tempered chocolate. Use sprinkles, nuts or your sweet’s favorite candy bar and add it to the middle and side of the shaped mold. Wilton’s has some cute Valentine’s Day molds to choose from such as hearts, lips
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3. Love in A Cup
Love in a cup this is my ultimate go-to recipe for an easy Valentine’s Day dessert, that will have your sweetie falling in love with you all over again.
First, you want to line your mini cupcake holder with baking cups. Similar to the cake toppers you are going to melt your chocolate in the microwave, this time you don’t want it runny but much thicker with no clumps. For this project, you will need a small clean food-safe painting brush.
Take your brush and begin to paint chocolate on to each baking cup once done chill in your refrigerator for 20-30 minutes. Once hard gently peel off chocolate from the
No time to make mousse from scratch, kraft food had a great recipe. Garnish with your favorite fresh berries and there you go a classic easy dessert.
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4. Cookies Bouquet
The only thing better than receiving a bouquet of flowers this Valentines Day is the ability to eat them. Creating an iced heart shaped cookie bouquet is a cute way to send your love.
This is something you can do from scratch or use premade items such as cookie dough and frosting. You will need a cookie cutter of your choice. I recommend a heart shaped cutter you can get that from your local dollar store and for
You can get premade and colored icing from Wilton at Michaels. Here the recipe for easy Iced Heart Shaped cookies using premade cookie dough.
Preheat oven for to 352 degrees. Begin to line your baking sheet with parchment or wax paper.
Roll out pre-made sugar cookie dough to 1/8 inch thick. Cut shapes using heart cutter. Using a spatula transfer and align and the cookies about 2 inches away apart to prevent them from spreading into each other. Re-roll scraps and make more heart shapes. If the dough gets too soft during the cutting process. Place in fridge for 10 minutes.
Bake cookies and rotate pan halfway through to allow cookies to bake evenly. Baking should take about 12-14 minutes, cookies edges should be golden brown in color when taking them out. Completely cool cookies on
Use premade colored royal icing and decorate as desired.
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5. Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Chocolate covered strawberries are a fantastic gift to show your love this Valentine’s Day. This delicious treat is simple to make and only takes three ingredients, fresh strawberries, semisweet or white chocolate and a variety of tempting toppings such as sprinklers, chocolates or nuts, will be the perfect gift for any family member.
Here’s the recipe. To make this recipe simple we are going to melt the chocolate in the microwave. First, choose a high-quality piece semisweet or white chocolate about 6-8 oz. Cut it into chunks or shards using a serrated knife.
Place chocolate into a microwave proof bowl for one minute. You want to go slow with this process to prevent the chocolate from burning. Using 20-minute intervals stir the chocolate until smooth. Remember, chocolate continues to melt when you take it out the microwave so be sure to consistently stir until smooth.
Line a sheet pan with wax or parchment paper. Be sure to clean and thoroughly dry off your strawberries before dipping. One at a time, hold the strawberry by the stem and dip into the chocolate.
Lift and twist slightly shaking off any excess chocolate, places the dipped strawberry on the parchment or wax paper and then repeat until finished. Lastly, garnish each strawberry with sprinkles, nuts or chocolate drizzle. Set the strawberries aside until the chocolate has set in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
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I hope you found these recipes simple and easy to try for your loved ones this Valentine’s Day. These cute ideas will have those eating it in love at first bite.
I would love to see what you made send me pics or drop a comment.
Until then Happy Caking!
I am truly driven by what I create and bring the knowledge of what I have learned throughout the years to help other bakers turn a hobby into a new venture. I hope you find this blog warm and inviting as my goal is to fill it with delicious treats and awesome recipes.
