Valentine's baking recipes
From cute cupcakes to dainty biscuits to monster chocolate gateaux, find a bake to suit your beloved.
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Mini eclairs
- Ready in 1 hr 45 mins
Afternoon tea goes glam with these Paris patisserie-style choux pastry fingers with berry liqueur cream filling
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Moderately Easy
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Doughnut muffins
- Ready in 38 mins
These individual sugar-dipped cupcakes are baked not fried but taste just as delicious and are best straight from the oven
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Easy
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Passion fruit soufflés with passion fruit sauce
- Ready in 30 mins
Use ready-made custard in these tropical desserts, for all the 'wow' factor but less of the effort
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Moderately Easy
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Love bug biscuits
- Ready in 42 mins
These cute cookies decorated with fondant icing in a heart-shaped ladybird pattern would make a lovely romantic gift
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Easy
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Coconut & raspberry cupcakes
- Ready in 45 mins
Adding a little fruit purée to your buttercream frosting gives you a berry flavour and vibrant colour atop your sponges
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Easy
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Peppermint candy biscuits
- Ready in 37 mins
These heart-shaped cookies with a crunchy mint filling are fun for children to make and give as a present
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Easy
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Sugared scones
- Ready in 32 mins
A simple and quick scone recipe that has a great sweet finish - the crunchy sugar top adds texture too
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Easy
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Red velvet cake
- Ready in 1 hr 40 mins
A beautiful chocolate sponge with buttercream icing - perfect for a romantic evening
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Moderately Easy
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Romantic rose cupcakes
- Ready in 30 mins
These decorative cupcakes make the perfect centrepiece for a wedding or christening, or a lovely gift
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Easy
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Cherry shortbread hearts
- Ready in 30 mins
James Martin's easy biscuits taste as good as they look and make an ideal Valentine's Day gift
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Easy
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Passion cake
- Ready in 1 hr 25 mins
Bake Sarah Cook's scrumptious triple-layer cake for someone you love this Valentine's Day
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Moderately Easy
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Lemon & poppyseed cupcakes
- Ready in 1 hr
These zesty cupcakes look so gorgeous you won't want to eat them, but once you start you won't be able to stop
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Moderately Easy
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Dark chocolate & orange cake
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- Ready in 2 hrs 10 mins
A dense, dark and devilishly delicious cake, this will be gone before you know it
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Easy
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Easy chocolate cupcakes
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- Ready in 40 mins
These light cakes are perfect for freezing – they just need a quick blast in the microwave to bring them back to life
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Easy
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Mini pistachio & chocolate macaroons
- Ready in 25 mins
Re-create memories of romantic Paris with these melt-in-the-mouth macaroons
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Moderately Easy
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Butterscotch cookies
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Hidden rice puffs give reader Pamela Johnson's butterscotch chocolate chip biscuits a good crunch
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Easy
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Peek-a-boo Battenberg cake
- Ready in 2 hrs 20 mins
A stunning rose and almond sponge in the distinctive checkered pattern, hidden in sweet marizpan icing
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For The Keen Cook
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Flourless chocolate & pear cake
- Ready in 1 hr
A light, but luscious cake made with hazelnuts - serve a slice for dessert with a dollop of crème fraîche
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Moderately Easy
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Glamorous fairy cakes
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- Ready in 55 mins
A retro twist to a childhood favourite - learn how to make fairy cakes then decorate for any occasion
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Moderately Easy
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Ultimate chocolate cake
- Ready in 2 hrs 10 mins
Indulge yourself with Angela Nilsen's heavenly moist and fudgy chocolate cake - perfect for celebrations - birthdays, weddings, christenings - any excuse!
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Chocolate chunk pecan cookies
- Ready in 27 mins
You can't beat American-style cookies with big chunks of chocolate and nuts. The perfect grown-up biscuit
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Easy
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Chocolate brownie cake
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- Ready in 45 mins
Get kids cooking at the weekend by baking this yummy brownie cake, much better than shop bought
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Easy
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Cherry Bakewell cake
- Ready in 45 mins
If you know someone who likes Bakewell tart, then they will just love this cake – it’s full of almond flavour and sandwiched with cherry jam
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Easy
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Tia Maria cheesecake
- Ready in 1 hr 5 mins
Perfect for a special occasion, this American style dessert really has the wow-factor
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All-American chocolate chunk cookies
- Ready in 50 mins
Irresistible All-American chocolate chunk cookies
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Easy
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Chocolate caramel cake
- Ready in 50 mins
This rich cake makes an impressive centrepiece for any summer tea party
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Easy
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Lemon kisses
- Ready in 45 mins
Who could resist a kiss? These dainty melt-in-the-mouth biscuits make a scrumptious addition to an afternoon tea spread
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Easy
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Custard kisses
- Ready in 40 mins
Try a homemade version of these old-school favourites for a comforting afternoon tea
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Easy
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Triple chocolate cookies
- Ready in 25 mins
You've got all bases covered with white, milk and dark chocolate in these American-style cookies, best enjoyed warm with a cold glass of milk
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Easy
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Chocolate & caramel flapjacks
- Ready in 1 hr 30 mins
These sweet and sticky treats are best made a day in advance - perfect if you need to get ahead for a bake sale
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Easy
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