Simple Valentine’s Day Cake Ideas that Are Easy to Make

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Looking for creative and delicious ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day with cake? These Simple Valentine’s Day Cake Ideas are here to make your holiday extra special. Whether you’re planning a romantic dinner, a cozy night in, or a fun celebration with friends, these easy cake recipes will bring sweetness to your day. Many are easy to make, perfect for sharing, and designed to impress your loved ones! Literally everybody can make them, so check them out!

Simple Valentines Day Cake Ideas

Simple Pink Heart Cake with Cherries

This pink heart cake is a showstopper with its delicate sponge layers and white chocolate ganache. The maraschino cherries and pink hues make it a festive treat for Valentine’s Day. Its airy texture and moist flavor make it a joy to bake and eat.

Simple Pink Heart Cake with Cherries
This Simple Pink Heart Cake with Cherries will be your favorite thing to prepare this Valentine's! It is incredibly moist, spongy, and airy with delicate and rich white chocolate ganache on top. It is covered in shades of pink, tiny hearts, and bright red maraschino cherries! I'm sharing with you the easiest recipe for sponge cake ever!
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Simple Pink Heart Cake with Cherries

Heart-Shaped Cheesecake

A perfect Valentine’s dessert, this heart-shaped cheesecake is creamy, tangy, and decadent. The fresh strawberries and dark chocolate garnish add elegance and flavor. It’s a delightful way to share a dessert with your special someone.

Heart-Shaped Cheesecake
This recipe for Heart-Shaped Cheesecake is the only one you'll need this Valentine's! It is perfect, quick, and simple to make together for a date night. The cheesecake is super creamy, flavorful, and tangy. My favorite part is fresh strawberries and hints of dark chocolate. I LOVE the crosscut!
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Heart-Shaped Cheesecake

Red Velvet Cake Recipe from Scratch

This classic red velvet cake is a symbol of love with its vibrant color and luscious cream cheese frosting. The rich layers make it ideal for special occasions, and it’s sure to wow your Valentine. Bake it for a timeless romantic dessert.

Red Velvet Cake Recipe from Scratch
This red velvet cake is a delightful mix of moist layers and rich cream cheese frosting that's sure to impress. Give this red velvet cake recipe from scratch a try—you'll find it's perfect for Valentine's Day, birthdays, or any time you want to make something special for your loved ones!
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red velvet cake recipe

Lover Cake

Inspired by Taylor Swift’s “Lover” album, this pastel-colored cake is a masterpiece. Its moist layers, cherry filling, and white chocolate buttercream frosting are a match made in heaven. A beautiful and sentimental cake for fans and lovers alike!

Lover Cake
This is one of the most beautiful cakes I've ever made! Taylor Swift-inspired cakes are a hit now, so this recipe is my take on it. I love pastels, and happy spring colors, so I used blue, pink, and yellow, just like on the cover of Lover album. The cake is super moist, rich, and delicate, with a touch of tartness due to cherries in the middle. I made white chocolate buttercream frosting to coat this Lover Cake. Let's make it together!
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Lover Cake recipe 1

No Bake Berry Cheesecake

This no-bake cheesecake is a fruity delight with a buttery biscuit base and creamy mascarpone filling. The tangy berry topping makes it refreshingly light and perfect for a no-fuss Valentine’s dessert. It’s as simple as it is stunning.

No Bake Berry Cheesecake
Looking for the fruits of the forest cheesecake recipe? This is the one! This refreshing and creamy cheesecake is the perfect no-bake dessert. With a buttery biscuit base, rich mascarpone filling, and a tangy berry topping, it's both easy and delicious.
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fruits of the forest cheesecake

Taylor Swift Blank Space Cake

Celebrate your Valentine’s Day with a bold twist by making this Blank Space Cake. The dark chocolate layers and cherries, spiked with a hint of rum, make for a decadent treat. Its playful design and rich flavors make it a memorable dessert.

Taylor Swift Blank Space Cake
To celebrate the release day of 1989 (Taylor's Version), I made this iconic Blank Space Cake. The dark chocolate layers, cherries, and rum go amazingly together. The funniest part is stabbing the heart-shaped cake several times and eating it straight from the plate!
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Blank Space Cake recipe

Scratch Pink Velvet Cake Recipe

This pink velvet cake is a delightful twist on the traditional red velvet, offering a light vanilla-lemon flavor. The cream cheese buttercream frosting complements the moist, tender layers beautifully. A perfect cake to share with loved ones on Valentine’s.

Scratch Pink Velvet Cake Recipe
This pink velvet cake is a moist and tender cake with a delicate pink color and light vanilla flavoring with just a hint of lemon, then covered in cream cheese buttercream frosting.
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Scratch Pink Velvet Cake Recipe

Heart-Shaped Chocolate Cake Without a Heart Pan

This heart-shaped chocolate cake is a sweet surprise that doesn’t require special equipment. With its rich chocolate flavor and creative presentation, it’s an easy and heartfelt dessert. A must-try for chocolate lovers this Valentine’s Day!

Heart-Shaped Choclate Cake without a Heart Pan
Surprise your loved one this Valentine’s Day with a beautiful heart-shaped cake without having to buy a special pan.
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Heart-Shaped Choclate Cake without a Heart Pan

Strawberries & Cream Sweet-Tart (Dairy-Free Option)

This strawberries and cream tart is a visually stunning and creamy dessert. The heart-shaped design and fresh strawberries make it a standout treat for your Valentine. Plus, its dairy-free option ensures everyone can indulge.

Strawberries & Cream Sweet-Tart (dairy-free option)
This Strawberries & Cream Sweet-Tart is creamy and over-the-top cute! Use a small heart-shaped cookie cutter to create the prettiest tart ever, just in time to wow your sweetheart for Valentine’s Day!
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Strawberries & Cream Sweet-Tart (dairy-free option)

Easy Victoria Sponge Cake

This Victoria sponge cake is as simple as it is delicious, featuring buttery layers filled with raspberry jam and Chantilly cream. Its classic and light flavor makes it a perfect afternoon treat or dessert for a Valentine’s dinner.

Easy Victoria Sponge Cake
Two layers of buttery, soft and tender cake, with raspberry jam and chantilly cream in between them. The easiest cake you’ll ever make!
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Easy Victoria Sponge Cake

BEST Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe

This flourless chocolate cake is a rich, fudgy dessert that’s ideal for chocolate enthusiasts. Its decadence and simplicity make it a winner for Valentine’s Day celebrations. A sprinkle of powdered sugar or fresh berries elevates its elegance.

BEST Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe
Flourless Chocolate Cake is the perfect recipe for any chocolate lover! Decadent and rich, this fudgy chocolate cake is easy to make.
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BEST Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe

Easy Strawberry Cake

Packed with over a pound of fresh strawberries, this one-bowl strawberry cake is a breeze to make. Its soft, moist texture and vibrant flavor make it a delightful choice for Valentine’s celebrations. Perfect for sharing over a romantic meal or as a snack.

Easy strawberry cake
Easy Satrwberry Cake made in one bowl and loaded with more than 1 pound of fresh strawberries! This cake stays sfot and moist for many days!
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Easy strawberry cake

Strawberry Pound Cake

This strawberry pound cake is bursting with natural strawberry flavor and has a perfectly dense texture. Its ease of preparation and fresh, fruity goodness make it a wonderful choice for Valentine’s Day. A slice of this cake is like a hug in dessert form.

Strawberry Pound Cake
Fresh strawberries are the star of this perfectly moist and dense Strawberry Pound Cake recipe. It’s easy to bake, and bursting with strawberry flavor!
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Strawberry Pound Cake

Heart Cookie Cake

This heart-shaped cookie cake combines the chewy goodness of a chocolate chip cookie with the festive charm of a cake. Topped with buttercream frosting, it’s a playful and delicious dessert for your Valentine’s Day celebrations.

Heart Cookie Cake
Looking for a simple yet cute dessert to make your Valentine? Look no further than this heart shaped chocolate chip cookie cake! It’s soft, chewy, and deliciously topped with vegan buttercream.
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Heart Cookie Cake

Easy Strawberry Pound Cake

This box-mix pound cake gets a fruity upgrade with loads of fresh strawberries. Moist, sweet, and stunning, it’s a simple yet impressive Valentine’s dessert. A drizzle of glaze or fresh whipped cream makes it even more irresistible.

Easy Strawberry Pound Cake
Oozing with fresh strawberry goodness, box mix Easy Strawberry Pound Cake delivers a moist cake that is fruity, sweet, and stunning.
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Easy Strawberry Pound Cake

Strawberry Lava Cakes with Strawberry Curd

These lava cakes hide a creamy strawberry curd center for an indulgent surprise. The natural pink hue and rich strawberry flavor make them an elegant choice for Valentine’s Day. Perfect for impressing your partner with minimal effort.

Strawberry Lava Cakes with Strawberry Curd
Strawberry Lava Cake is a decadent dessert made with creamy strawberry curd, naturally pink, it has a delicious strawberry center.
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Strawberry Lava Cakes with Strawberry Curd

Strawberry Shortcake Poke Cake

This lemon-buttermilk poke cake is filled with strawberry goodness and topped with whipped cream. Its light and airy texture make it a refreshing dessert for Valentine’s Day. A modern twist on a classic favorite!

Strawberry Shortcake Poke Cake
Strawberry Shortcake Poke Cake is a light lemon buttermilk yellow cake filled with pureed and chopped strawberries then covered in whip cream from Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch.
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Strawberry Shortcake Poke Cake

Eggless Strawberry Banana Snack Cake

This moist and fluffy snack cake is a great option for eggless baking enthusiasts. The combination of strawberry and banana creates a naturally sweet and fruity flavor. A perfect treat for a casual Valentine’s celebration.

Eggless Strawberry Banana Snack Cake
This Eggless Strawberry Banana Snack Cake is perfect for any celebration! This easy eggless cake is moist, fluffy, and sweet.
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Eggless Strawberry Banana Snack Cake

Easy No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake

This no-bake cheesecake tart is a luscious and creamy dessert bursting with strawberry flavor. Its simplicity and fresh ingredients make it a must-try for a romantic Valentine’s dessert.

Easy No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake
This skinny no bake strawberry cheesecake tart is the most luscious way to get your summertime strawberry fix.
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Easy No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake

A big thank you to all the talented bloggers and recipe creators who shared these delightful Valentine’s cake ideas. Your creativity and passion for baking inspire us to make our loved ones feel special with these incredible desserts!

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