Valentine's Day Desserts Tested Recipes &
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Crème
Brûlée |
Chocolate Cupcakes |
Red Velvet Cupcakes |
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Crème Brûlée is decadent
dessert that takes a rich, vanilla flavored, baked custard and tops it
with a layer of crisp caramelized sugar.
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These beautiful chocolate
cupcakes have a wonderful chocolate flavor and are frosted with a
chocolate fudge frosting. more |
Red Velvet Cupcakes have a
subtle chocolate flavor with a bright red color that are iced with a
Cream Cheese Frosting. more |
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Black Forest
Cake |
Chocolate Truffles |
Molten Chocolate Cakes |
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A Black Forest Cake is a
delicious combination of chocolate cake, Kirsch soaked Morello cherries,
and loads of whipped cream. more |
These rich and elegant,
bite-sized round petit fours are made from a mixture of dark or white
chocolate and cream to which various flavorings can be added: butter,
liqueurs, extracts, nuts, coffee, purees, spices, candied or dried
fruits. more |
Molten Chocolate Cakes
have a rich chocolate flavor with a pudding-like center that is dense
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New York Style Cheesecake |
Chocolate Mousse |
Pavlova |
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New
York Style Cheesecakes are creamy, and smooth, and rich, and dense, and
absolutely delicious. more |
Chocoholics Beware. One
spoonful of this Chocolate Mousse and you will be hooked forever.
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This meringue cake, with its
unusual soft sweet marshmallow center and crisp crust is produced by
folding a little vinegar and cornstarch into the stiffly beaten egg whites
and sugar. more |
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February
14th is named after the patron saint, St. Valentine, and we
celebrate this day with the exchange of candy, flowers,
cards, and gifts as a token of affection to our loved ones.
The history of this day is very sketchy but it does appear
to derive from Christian and Roman traditions. The
story I like dates from the third century when Rome was
ruled by the Emperor Claudius II. The Emperor outlawed
marriages for young men as he felt single men made better
soldiers than men who were married. A priest, named
St. Valentine, didn't agree with the Emperor and married
young lovers in secret. When the Emperor discovered
what St. Valentine was doing, he sentenced him to death.
While St. Valentine was in prison, waiting to be put
to death, he met and fell in love with the jailor's
daughter. Before he died he sent her a love letter and
signed it "From your Valentine". This expression is
still used today and St. Valentine is now best remembered as
a romantic and heroic figure.
This
tale reaffirms our desire to romantically celebrate
Valentine's Day. And chocolate, with its aura of being
an aphrodisiac, becomes the perfect gift to give or receive from our
mate. So strong was the Aztec's belief of chocolate's
power as
an aphrodisiac that their emperor, Montezuma, used to drink
upwards of 50 cups of chocolate per day. It also
became very popular in Spain when Hernando Cortés
brought it back from his voyage to the New World in the 16th
century. Aristocratic ladies loved to start their
mornings with a cup of chocolate and would even instruct
their servants to bring them a cup during Mass.
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Sugar Cookies |
Chocolate Sugar Cookies |
Shortbread Cookies with
White Chocolate & Raspberries |
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These sweet and buttery
cut-out cookies are always a favorite for not only can you tailor the
shape of the cookie to the occasion but you can also dress them simply
with granulated or colored sugars or make them very decorative by
frosting them with royal icing. more |
Chocolate Sugar Cookies are
a sweet and buttery cut-out cookie with a mild chocolate flavor that are
frosted with royal icing. more |
Shortbreads are a
buttery cookie (biscuit) that taste absolutely delicious when
sandwiched together with raspberry jam and grated white chocolate.
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Tiramisu
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Chocolate
Butter Cake |
Red Velvet Cake |
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Tiramisu means pick me up or
carry me up. It is often called an Italian Trifle, as like any trifle it
is made by layering cake (or ladyfingers), that have been soaked in
spirits, with a rich custard. more |
This beautiful
Chocolate Butter Cake has two layers of moist and tender chocolate
butter cake sandwiched together and frosted with a delicious chocolate
frosting. more |
Red Velvet Cake is very
dramatic looking with its bright red color sharply contrasted by a white
frosting. more |
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Black Bottom Cupcakes |
Carrot Cake |
Chocolate Sponge Cake |
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Black Bottom Cupcakes are
made with a Devil's Food Cake batter. The center of each cupcake is
filled with a delicious cream cheese filling.
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This Carrot Cake is moist and
flavorful with grated carrots and is frosted with a delicious cream cheese
frosting. more |
This is a deliciously moist
chocolate sponge cake that melts in your mouth. Can be filled with
plain, chocolate, or raspberry whipped cream. more |
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Chocolate Heart Cake |
Chocolate Hearts |
Panna Cotta |
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Chocolate is about pleasure
and what could be more pleasurable than a chocolate chiffon cake that is
filled with chocolate whipped cream and then covered with a layer of
shiny chocolate ganache. more |
I don't
know who likes these better; kids or adults. All you need to make
these delicious treats is your favorite milk, dark, or white
chocolate and Rice Krispies more |
Panna Cotta is a lovely
ivory colored, custard-like pudding that has a wonderfully rich flavor
and silky smooth texture that takes just minutes to prepare.
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Coconut Cake |
Cream Puffs |
Strawberry Shortcake |
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This cake consists of layers
of moist coconut-flavored butter cake that are filled with a tangy lemon
curd and then the entire cake is frosted with a smooth and shiny
7-Minute Frosting and sweetened coconut. more |
A favorite is the cream puff
which is a hollow round of crisp choux pastry that is split in half,
filled with a cream or custard, and dusted with powdered sugar.
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Strawberry Shortcake is
composed of a scone or biscuit that is cut in half and filled with
whipped cream and lightly sweetened strawberries.
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Black Forest Trifles |
French Macarons Recipe |
Chocolate Scones |
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A Black Forest Trifle has
the same components as a Black Forest Cake that is, chocolate, cherries,
kirch liqueur, and whipped cream. more |
French Macarons take two
almond flavored meringue cookies and sandwiches them together with a
delicious filling. The outside crust is crisp yet inside they are
wonderfully soft. more |
These scones are a nice
treat for the chocolate lover. Their chocolate color and flavor
comes from adding Dutch-processed cocoa powder to the scone dough
with white and dark chocolate chunks filling the dough with even
more chocolate. more |
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Banana Pudding |
Raspberry Truffle Tart |
Fruit Tart |
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Banana Pudding combines
layers of creamy vanilla pudding with slices of sweet banana and
vanilla wafers. more |
What could be more
enticing than a giant raspberry-flavored truffle set in a biscotti
crust.This beautiful raspberry-flavored truffle tart is set in a
delicious biscotti crust. more |
Everyone loves the
elegance of a fruit tart with its topping of beautiful fresh fruit.
Whether you use a single fruit (like strawberries) or a medley of
berries, sliced kiwi, plums, bananas, pineapple, and/or melon no one
can resist its beauty. more |
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Chocolate Pudding |
Hot Chocolate |
Chocolate Ice Cream |
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Homemade Chocolate Pudding
is wonderfully rich and creamy with a deep chocolate flavor.
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James Beard once said
that, "A steaming cup of hot chocolate with buttered toast is surely one
of the most heart warming, body-warming, and taste-satisfying
combinations known to man."
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If
you are a chocolate lover, then you definitely need to have a recipe for
chocolate ice cream. more |
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Cream
Filled Strawberries |
Red Velvet
Whoopie Pies |
Chocolate Marshmallow
Cupcakes |
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Fresh
strawberries are cut and filled with a delicious mixture of heavy
cream and mascarpone cheese.
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Red Velvet Whoopie Pies take two round
domed shaped chocolate cookies and sandwich them together with a soft
and tangy cream cheese filling. more |
This lovely Chocolate
Marshmallow Cupcake pairs a rich and buttery chocolate flavored cupcake
with a soft and fluffy Marshmallow Frosting.
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Chocolate Fondue |
Peppermint Patties |
Peanut Butter Cups |
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A Chocolate Fondue consists
of a delicious chocolate sauce, made with semi sweet chocolate, cream,
Nutella, and Frangelico that is placed in a fondue pot and then chunks
of fresh fruit, cake, and/or cookies are dipped into the sauce.
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Peppermint Patties have
a shiny dark chocolate coating and inside is a smooth and creamy mint
flavored filling. more |
Peanut Butter Cups have a
shell of milk and semi sweet chocolates and a smooth and creamy peanut
butter center. more |
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Chocolate Torte |
Brownie Cupcakes |
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies |
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Chocolate Torte is rich
and chocolately cake with an almost pudding-like texture.
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Brownies Cupcakes are
wonderfully moist and chocolately and are iced with a chocolate fudge
frosting. more |
Chocolate Chocolate Chip
Cookies use cocoa powder, melted dark chocolate and chocolate chips for
a cookie that is rich with chocolate flavor.
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Profiteroles |
Angel Food Cake |
Chocolate Cheesecake |
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Sweet Profiteroles are
delicious. This dessert takes small, crisp, hollow rounds of choux
pastry and fills them with ice cream and drizzles a warm chocolate sauce
over the top. more |
Angel Food Cake has a sweet
golden brown crust and a soft and spongy, snowy white interior.
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A Chocolate Cheesecake is a real showstopper that combines three
delicious layers of chocolate. The cheesecake layer is smooth and creamy
that will remind you of a thick chocolate mousse.
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Chocolate Shortbreads |
Pomegranate Jelly |
Rocky Road Brownies |
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Chocolate Shortbreads take a
buttery rich round of shortbread and covers it with a chocolate glaze
and pieces of crunchy green pistachios. Delicious.
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Pomegranate Jelly is a
beautiful two layered dessert that pairs a translucent, gold colored
apple jelly with a shimmering, garnet colored pomegranate jelly.
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Rocky Road Brownies are
amazing, with their deep chocolate flavor and dense fudge-like texture
topped with gooey melted marshmallows jumbled together with chocolate
chips and nuts. more |
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Meringue Hearts |
Chocolate Brownies |
Chocolate Pie |
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Since meringues pair so well
with fruits and creams, for this dessert I have made individual
heart-shaped meringues and topped them with strawberry cream and fresh
berries. more |
Chocolate Brownies have
a lovely deep chocolate flavor and dense fudge-like texture that are
topped with a smooth and glossy Ganache frosting. more |
Chocolate pie starts with a
buttery crisp shortbread crust that is topped with a smooth and creamy
chocolate filling. The finishing touch is swirls of softly whipped cream.
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Chocolate Eclairs |
Raspberry Butter Cookies |
Chocolate Macarons |
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A delectable French pastry
that fills a crisp hollow of choux pastry with pastry cream and
then dips the top in a chocolate glaze.
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A buttery sweet sandwich
cookie with a wonderfully light and crispy texture. Irresistible
when paired with the tangy sweetness of raspberry jam.
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Chocolate Macarons take two
almond flavored meringue cookies and sandwiches them together with
chocolate ganache. Delicious.
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Chocolate Chiffon Cake |
Chocolate Pots de Crème |
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Moist and chocolately
this Chocolate Chiffon Cake is filled with a mocha cream and frosted
with a rich and glossy chocolate glaze.
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Chocolate Pots
de Crème have a rich chocolate flavor and a silky smooth
texture that is also light and airy, similar to a chocolate
mousse. more |
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Continued from above.
To
welcome this Valentine's Day why not start the morning as
Montezuma did, with a cup of hot chocolate. Whether you make it with just milk or with a combination of
milk and coffee, it is delicious tasting and will leave you
with a warm glow.
Since
this is a day of chocolate, below I offer several chocolate
desserts, and a few without, that would be excellent after
your evening meal, ranging from the ever popular Molten
Chocolate Cakes to Chocolate Truffles.
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