Valentine’s Day Recipes Page
By Caro
Here is a selection of easy sweet & savoury bakes for Valentines Day, as well as some no-bake recipes too.
Sweet Valentine’s Day Recipes
No Bake Tropical Cake Truffles
Tropical Pineapple Coconut Cake Truffles, are my easy recipe using leftovers Christmas fruit cake, cookies & coconut. No need for buttercream frosting or cream cheese, these cake truffles, can be made from pantry staples. Make beautiful handmade Valentine’s, Christmas or birthday gifts and taste amazing with Bailey’s too.
Easier Microwave Chocolate Fudge
Add some orange extract or Baileys to this easy microwave chocolate fudge recipe and add some nuts or sprinkles. Perfect as a Valentine’s gift.
No Bake – Chocolate Truffles
A very special recipe for Valentine’s Day and beyond, is this protein packed chocolate truffle, which is also a good use of left-over chocolate ganache. Coat anyway you like.
Seasonal/Themed Jammie Dodgers
Try my take on British biscuit/cookie Jammy Dodgers. Themed for any season, with any cookie cutters you like, they are filled with jam & a firmer buttercream, perfect for a sandwich cookie. Photo by Mrs D.
Most Versatile Chocolate Cupcake Recipe
A super simple & flexible recipe, these cupcakes don’t use butter or eggs. Can be made Vegan or as a layer cake (see below)
Soft Jam Sandwich Sugar Cookies For Valentine’s
Here’s my super simple jam sandwich cookies, that can be customized for any theme or season.
Lemon Poppy Seed Drizzle Bundt Cake
Try my very popular lemon drizzle cake, this time with a ‘pop’ of poppy seeds and made in a pretty bundt tin.
Lemon Drizzle Poppy Seed Bundt Cake recipe
Or why not try the mini bundt version below? (Includes some quick videos on decorating and how to remove the silicone cases).
Mini Lemon Drizzle Poppy Seed Bundt Cakes
Red Velvet ‘Oreo Style’ Sandwich Cookies
Valentine’s special of my Oreo style sandwich cookies made from scratch. Can also be made using alternative flour such as Gluten Free or Spelt flour.
Cranberry, Orange & Pecan Scottish Shortbread
Here’s my flavoured version of Traditional Scottish Shortbread, which can also be made into love heart shaped biscuits/cookies.
Cranberry Orange Pecan Scottish Shortbread recipe
Or Try my Original authentic Scottish Shortbread Recipe
Chocolate & Coconut Dipped Scottish Shortbread
My new Scottish Shortbread, but in rounds, dipped in chocolate and coconut, with just a hint of Anise. Use heart shaped cutters and half dip at an angle for Valentine’s Day.
Easy Madeira Loaf Cake
Madeira Cake is a classic British bake and more so in Scotland. A very simple bake, and not too sweet, this cake is liked by all. Eat Plain or have with some jam. This is my Home-made Plum & Orange Jam recipe.
Go to Madeira Cake recipe or try using fresh cranberries & orange (see new photo below.
Carrot Cake Slices With Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
Here’s Classic Carrot Cake but on a smaller scale for easy baking. Paired with an Orange & Cream Cheese frosting.
Go to Carrot Cake Slices. Or try the various forms of carrot cake, layer cakes, cupcakes, bundt cakes, and even gluten free, via the Carrot Cake Day Recipes page.
Chocolate & Orange Sandwich Cookies
Here’s my ‘Oreo-style’ cookies, Chocolate & orange sandwich cookies, themed for any holiday/occassion and filled with an orange flavoured buttercream. Can be made with Gluten free flour too.
Go to my Chocolate & Orange Sandwich Cookies recipe.
Buttered Brazil Nuts
Buttered Brazils are whole Brazil nuts encased in smooth butterscotch caramel, they are ideal as a gift at any time of the year and easy to make too.
Go to Buttered Brazil Nuts
Brandy Snaps – A Recipe Review
Here’s a review of Mary Berry’s Brandy Snaps recipe. A British classic!
CHOCOLATE ORANGE YULE LOG – That Just Happens To Be Gluten & Flour Free Too
Chocolate Swiss/Jelly Rolls shouldn’t just be for Christmas. Make the Yule Log without the branch and add some Valentine’s decorations, or red fruit like cherries, raspberries or strawberries. Or even some mini roles. Detailed recipe and pics, as well as a video tutorial to make this great cake.
Click to see more biscuit & cookie recipes.
NO BAKE RECIPES
Coconut Ice
Try Mrs D’s recipe for no bake sweet treat Coconut Ice. uses just icing/powdered sugar, coconut, water & little pink or red food colouring.
More No-bake Recipes
Go to Tropical Cake truffles recipes
Go to Microwave Chocolate Fidge recipe
Go to my Chocolate Truffles recipe
Honeycomb & Chocolate Dipped Honeycomb (Sponge Candy)
New no-bake recipe, for honeycomb, that is ideal for food gifting anytime. Make with or without a chocolate coating.
Peanut Brittle – Recipe Review
Read Mrs D’s review of this no-bake sweet treat, ideal for gifting.
SAVOURY VALENTINE’S BAKES
Quick Cheese Pastry Twists
Here’s my quick & simple recipe for making Cheese Pastry Twists, using shop-bought puff pastry. A perfect, quick bake, great for entertaining & sure to please your Valentine.
Roasted Salted, Smoked Paprika Almonds
Try this great savoury snack, that’s perfect for parties and even as giving out in gift baskets.
Easy Peasy Smokin’ Cheezee Squares
Love cheese? Then these you will love too and so easy to make and great for nibbles and gifting. Use a heart shaped cookie or fondant cutter.
Bonus recipe, a spicy version!
Turkish Savoury Biscuits
Try these super simple, savoury snacks from Turkey. My take on a Tuzlu Kurabiye, it it literally translates as ‘salty biscuit’. These are perfect for pairing with your favourite cheese, but equally good snacked on alone. They are very moreish…. you won’t be disappointed.
Can also be made with different shaped cookie cutters for a theme.
Cheesy Savoury Biscuit recipe. Or try the same savoury biscuits, but without cheese, via the link below.
Links To Other Baker Friends’ Sites
Here’s some links to sites of two baking friends. Tanya’s Valentine’s recipes at Global Bakes. And Sally’s Valentine’s Bakes at Bewitching Kitchen. Both were lucky enough to bake on The Great American Baking Show Holiday Edition 2019. So lots of great recipes there to check out.
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Caro xx
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