Valentine's cakes and treat recipes

Put your heart into celebrating the official day of love with a homemade cake, bake or sweet treat for your loved one. Go safe and traditional with a heart-shaped bake or try your hand at a smart French dessert. Or, if your love loves lemon drizzle cake or would appreciate a giant Jaffa cake – then bake one of those. And who doesn’t love homemade biscuits? All that really matters is making something they’ll love.

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Raspberry and sesame cheesecake danishes

Raspberries

Raspberry and sesame cheesecake danishes

These easy pastries are like a cheesecake in danish form, with raspberries, a cream cheese base and sweet-salty sesame caramel.

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Caramelised white chocolate

White chocolate

Caramelised white chocolate

Fan of blond chocolate? Learn how to make caramelised white chocolate at home. It sounds cheffy but is simple to make – and so versatile.

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Flourless chocolate and espresso cakes

Valentine's cakes and treats

Flourless chocolate and espresso cakes

Share the love with these heart-shaped flourless chocolate cakes from renowned food writer Skye McAlpine. The perfect Valentine's dessert.

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Vegan chocolate brownies

Easy vegan

Vegan chocolate brownies

Give these vegan brownies a try and see why they’re one of our favourite plant-based bakes. Gooey, fudgy and seriously chocolatey...

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Paul A Young’s vegan chocolate truffles

Christmas chocolate

Paul A Young’s vegan chocolate truffles

These intense dark chocolate truffles (which happen to be vegan) make great food gifts - if you can resist gobbling them up yourself.

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Ginger toffee dodgers

Afternoon tea

Ginger toffee dodgers

Classic dodger biscuits get a welcome update with the warming flavours of ginger and caramel in this easy toffee dodgers recipe.

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Caramelised white chocolate and miso brownies

White chocolate

Caramelised white chocolate and miso brownies

Take your brownie-baking game to the next level with these incredible caramelised white chocolate and miso brownies. Did some say star baker?

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Peanut butter muffins

Afternoon tea

Peanut butter muffins

In just over half an hour you can have a tray of still-warm, fluffy and delicious peanut butter muffins packed with goodness. Great for feeding a crowd or filling lunchboxes.

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Rhubarb and rosé wine crumble tart

Afternoon tea

Rhubarb and rosé wine crumble tart

This stunning rhubarb tart with custard filling and pistachio pastry is easier to make than it looks - thank you, shop-bought custard!

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Raspberry and white chocolate Rice Krispie bars

Easy baking recipes to make with kids

Raspberry and white chocolate Rice Krispie bars

Children will love these gooey white chocolate and raspberry Rice Krispie bars – but if you end up snaffling them, we won’t judge you.

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Rhubarb and pistachio syrup cake

Rhubarb

Rhubarb and pistachio syrup cake

This fragrant rhubarb cake has a golden sponge with rhubarb folded in. Douse with rhubarb syrup and sprinkle with pistachios to serve.

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Champagne jelly cheesecake

Cheesecakes

Champagne jelly cheesecake

This chic Champagne jelly cheesecake was made for special occasions. A creamy filling is topped with sparkling jelly and edible silver leaf.

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Lemon madeleines with gin and Dubonnet sorbet

Platinum Jubilee

Lemon madeleines with gin and Dubonnet sorbet

Debora Robertson's lemon madeleines with gin and dubonnet sorbet are a delicious Anglo-French celebration dessert for the Queen's Jubilee.

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Lindor white chocolate and passion fruit cheesecake

Cheesecakes

Lindor white chocolate and passion fruit cheesecake

For a truly decadent festive dessert, top delicious white chocolate cheesecake with passion fruit, toasted coconut and white choc Lindor.

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Giant Ferrero Rocher éclair to share

Sharing recipes to feed a crowd

Giant Ferrero Rocher éclair to share

The award for the biggest, best pastry goes to our giant Ferrero Rocher éclair. This showstopper serves 8-10 for an ideal Christmas dessert.

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Gloria’s lemon meringue pie

Dinner party desserts

Gloria’s lemon meringue pie

Learn how to make Gloria's lemon meringue pie. The London restaurant's famous pud has tangy custard, crumbly pastry and mile-high meringue.

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