Cakes, desserts and cupcakes to celebrate Valentine’s Day

Sweets have always been one of the most recurring Valentine’s gifts. They symbolize the sweetness of the heart, the love you have for that special person, but also if they are made with dedication and care they show deep love. And it is that taking the time to do something with your own hands is a unique way to show your love.

This Valentine’s Day go one step further and prepare a delicious recipe for your partner loaded with sugar and lots of love. In this article, we bring you some recipes for delicious cakes, desserts and cupcakes that are also very easy to make. Take note!

How to make a heart brownie for Valentine’s Day

We share one of our favorite brownie recipes with you. Super juicy and delicious, but the best thing is that it is very easy to make. In the microwave!

Ingredients

• 200 g sugar
• 2 eggs
• 100 gr wheat flour
• 50 gr cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
• 100 gr of melted butter
• 1 pinch of salt
• 20 g of chopped walnuts (optional)
• Raspberries and icing sugar to decorate

Preparation

1. Grease the microwave-safe mold that you are going to use. If you have small heart-shaped molds you can use several. If not, it’s okay, make the brownie in a square or round pan and then you can cut the pieces into heart shapes.
2. Melt the butter in the microwave on low heat. Once melted, let it temper. Meanwhile, scramble the eggs with the sugar, without beating too much, just to integrate. Add the vanilla essence, the pinch of salt and the butter and stir until integrated. Now gradually incorporate the flour and cocoa and integrate with a spatula with enveloping movements. When you get a homogeneous mass, it is time to include the nuts (if you wish).
3. Pour the batter into the mold and put it in the microwave for two and a half minutes at maximum power. Let stand 30 seconds and reschedule two and a half minutes. That easy! In five and a half minutes you have a delicious brownie.
4. Let rest before decorating. Sprinkle with a strainer icing sugar and decorate with some raspberries. Raspberries are a fruit that symbolizes love, and the acid contrast with chocolate (aphrodisiac par excellence) is extremely delicious.

Vanilla and cream cake with red berries for Valentine’s Day

To make this delicious cake you will need a heart mold. If you don’t have one, you can opt for a square one and then cut it in the shape of a heart, although you will need a good knife and a little patience. The recipe is very easy. Look!

Ingredients for the cake

• 7 yolks
• 2/3 cups of sugar
• 5 egg whites
• 1 tablespoon of vanilla essence
• 3/4 cup sifted flour
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1/4 cup butter, melted and cold

Ingredients to decorate

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 cups of whipping cream or Chantilly cream
• Berries: strawberries, blueberries, and/or raspberries (3 cups total)

Preparation

1. Beat the egg yolks with the sugar and vanilla essence, until a smooth and homogeneous texture is achieved. On the other hand, beat the egg whites until stiff with a tablespoon of sugar. Add the butter to the preparation of the yolks and beat. Gradually add the sifted flour and a pinch of salt and mix well with a spatula or with a stick mixer.
2. Finally, incorporate the whites until stiff, gently wrap with a spatula until it is integrated without removing the air from the whites.
3. Grease and flour the mold and incorporate the mixture. Preheat the oven and bake at 170ºC for approximately 30 minutes (do the toothpick test to know that it is ready).
4. To decorate, you must first let the cake cool completely. Then slice it in half. Mount the Chantilly cream by beating it with a tablespoon of sugar. To make it perfect, do it on a glass container that you have previously put in the freezer.
5. Add the whipped cream to the first half of the cake with the piping bag. Cover with the other part of the cake. Now decorate the top with the cream. Finish with the red fruits.

Chocolate cupcakes with white chocolate buttercream for Valentine’s Day

Without a doubt, chocolate is the star ingredient of Valentine’s Day. Therefore, if you dare to make cupcakes for your loved one, this recipe may be the ideal one. If you don’t have time, you can cheat a bit and buy chocolate cupcakes and decorate them afterwards. But if you want to put a lot of effort into your sweet Valentine’s gift, then get down to business with this delicious and chocolaty recipe.

Chocolate cupcake batter

Ingredients

• 130 grams of butter
• 200 gr of coverture chocolate to melt
• 2 eggs (separated into 2 whites and 2 yolks)
• 60 g white sugar
• 135 gr brown sugar
• 200 grams of flour
• 125ml milk
• 2 teaspoons chemical yeast
• 1 tablespoon vanilla paste
• 1 pinch of salt

Preparation

1. Melt the chocolate cover in a bain-marie or in the microwave. Beat the whites with a pinch of salt until stiff. Mix the flour with the yeast and reserve.
2. In another bowl, beat the butter with the two types of sugar until you have a creamy mixture. Once creaminess is achieved, add one yolk and beat, then add the other yolk. Beat until well integrated and once again achieve a homogeneous and creamy mixture. Add the vanilla and beat again.
3. To the previous mixture, add the flour already mixed with the yeast, sifting it with a sieve or with a strainer. Do it little by little and with a spatula mix with enveloping movements. Add the milk and continue mixing with the spatula until everything is well integrated. Add the chocolate and mix gently, gradually integrating it into the dough. Add the egg whites until stiff and mix very carefully with the spatula with encircling movements, trying not to remove the air from the whites.
4. Put the capsules in the cupcake mold and fill them with the mixture 2/3 of their capacity, so that they can rise without spreading when baking. Bake at 170ºC for about 20 minutes (don’t forget to preheat the oven before). Before removing them, make sure they are ready by inserting a toothpick (if it comes out clean, they are done). Let them cool before decorating.

White chocolate buttercream

Ingredients

• 250gr of butter at room temperature (ointment point)
• 250 gr of icing sugar
• 120gr of white chocolate couverture
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon milk

Preparation

1. Melt the white chocolate cover in a bain-marie or in the microwave. Let temper and reserve.
2. Beat the butter with the rods of your mixer for several minutes to make it creamy (at medium speed). It is important that you have taken it out of the refrigerator at least an hour before, since it must be at room temperature and soft.
3. Add the sifted icing sugar, little by little while beating at low speed. When all the sugar is incorporated, turn up to medium-high speed and beat for a few more minutes. Continuing to beat, add the milk and vanilla.
4. Once everything is integrated, incorporate the white chocolate, mixing with a spatula nail with enveloping movements.
5. To decorate, put the buttercream in a pastry bag and create a nice hat for the cupcake. Add heart chocolates and give your partner a sweet surprise.