29+ Valentine’s Cake Ideas
Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse to bake (or order) a cake that feels extra special. From classic chocolate and strawberry cakes to heart-shaped designs, pink frosting, and romantic decorations, these Valentine’s cake ideas are all about celebrating love in the sweetest way. Whether you’re planning a romantic dessert for two, a family dinner, or a festive party, there’s a cake here that’s guaranteed to make hearts happy.
Valentines Cake Ideas
Looking for Valentine’s cake ideas that are both beautiful and delicious? From easy homemade Valentines cakes to elegant designs perfect for date night or parties, this list is full of inspiration. You’ll find chocolate cakes, strawberry desserts, heart-shaped cakes, and simple decorating ideas that make any cake feel festive without being complicated.
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Valentine’s Cakes
Chocolate Ganache Covered Heart-Shaped Cake
This cake is featured in my book, Cake Decorating for Beginners, but I also have a short tutorial for this specific cake here. It’s heart shaped chocolate cake decorated with red flowers and gold accents. The good news? No special pan needed!!
Buttercream Cake with Heart Candies
This sweet little cake would be perfect for Valentine’s Day and is so easy to make! Cover the cake layers in buttercream, smooth the frosting, then attach tiny heart candies for a sweet finish!
Sprinkles Heart Cake
This cake is perfect for any beginner! Cover the cake with buttercream, then use a heart-shaped cookie cutter as a guide for adding sprinkles! You’ll also find the tutorial for this cake in my book.
Chocolate-Covered Strawberries Cake
Nothing is more indulgent and delicious than this chocolate cake, covered in strawberry buttercream, then topped with ganache and chocolate-dipped strawberries!
(Heart Cake) Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting & Pecans
This cake was baked in a square pan, then carved into the heart shape. It was red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting and pecans on top – an idulgent treat perfect for Valentine’s Day!
Pink Drip Cake with Heart Sprinkles
This pink cake is so perfect for Valentine’s Day! The cake batter on the inside was also pink so it was festive on the inside and outside!
Valentine’s Cheesecakes
You will not find a more indulgent treat than one of these amazing pink cheesecakes.
Hot Pink Valentine’s Day Cheesecake
If your Valentine doesn’t like tradtional cake, this pink cheesecake might be the perfect dessert to make for Valentine’s Day! Find the full recipe here.
Chocolate Covered Strawberries Cheesecake
Here’s another delicious cheesecake idea that is perfect for Valentine’s Day – Strawberry Cheesecake with Chocolate Ganache and Chocolate Dipped Strawberries.
Red Buttercream Roses Cake
Piped red roses cover this cake which is perfect for a Valentine’s Day party!
This cake is by yours truly… a Heart Wreath Princess Cake. I don’t know why I always get obsessed with all things tiny, and this cake is no exception… I have all the details here on Rose Bakes.
A few years ago I was asked to make a small, simple sheet cake for a classroom Valentine’s party. The above Valentine’s Sheet cake is what I made for my client and she loved it! Click here to see all the details.
Valentine’s Buttercream Cakes
Pink Heart Cake
This sweet heart cake was for a birthday but also would be perfect for Valentine’s Day. Strawberry Cake with Strawberry Buttercream and tiny black ribbons for accents. The vintage piping is so popular right now and I love it!
Buttercream Heart Cake
I absolutely love this little cake covered in white buttercream and piped pink buttercream hearts.
Buttercream Heart Cake
This little smash cake was a small round cake covered in buttercream with red heart on top!
Buttercream Roses Heart Shaped Cake
This cake was baked in heart-shaped pan, then covered with old-school piped buttercream roses.
Valentine’s Petit Fours
Heart Petit Fours
These Heart Petit Fours are one of my most popular blog posts this time of year, so I wanted to mention them for you cakers who are looking for treats to offer your clients. My post includes the tutorial and a recipe for amazing petit fours!
Mini Heart Cakes and Cookies
Mini Heart Cakes for Valentine’s
These are copycat Little Debbie Heart Cakes and they are so perfect! Find the full recipe and tutorial here.
Valentine’s Brownies
These Valentine’s Day Brownies are easy (made from a boxed mix) and pretty. Adding special touches like butterscotch chips and chocolate topping makes them a delicious and beautiful sweet treat!
Valentine’s Cookies
And lastly… my Lace Valentine’s Cookies. I share these every time I get a chance because I still can’t believe that I made them and that the came out so pretty! I have all the details here.
Valentine’s Cupcakes (Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes)
These Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes are an easy but elegant dessert made with moist chocolate cupcakes, strawberry buttercream flavored with freeze-dried strawberries, and a fresh chocolate-covered strawberry on top. They are perfect for Valentine’s Day or anytime you want a classic chocolate and strawberry treat that looks bakery-worthy but is simple to make at home.
Valentine Cakes (from others)
The very first cake that caught my eye in the All Things Cake group was this sweet little Ruffled Heart Cake by Love Cake Create. With that beautiful heart on top and the tiny Valentine on the front – it is perfect!
When I stumbled across this Valentine’s Watercolor Heart Cake – I was immediately blown away! The soft water colors and the tiny hexagons and those frilly flowers… it’s all just so stunning! Credit : Cláud’ Art Sugar.
One of the crowd favorites shared in our group was this cake by Estzi’s Custom Cakes. If you read through the comments here, she even explains how she did the hole through the cake with the tiny heart ❤️️
This “Bears in Love” cake is unique with the primary black backdrop. By adding the bears, the wood grain and the hearts – it’s such a soft touch! Credit: Creme & Fondant via Cakes Decor.
Conversation Hearts are the signature candy of the love holiday, so of course I had to share this lovely Valentine’s Conversation Heart cake by Sweets by Melissa.
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I’m always intrigued by cupcake bouquets and this one is perfect for Valentine’s! Now could someone come over and show me how to make one? Thanks 😉 Credit: Rita Marra in the All Things Cake group (no business listed to credit).
This Whimsical Valentine’s Day Cake was a hit on Cakes Decor here and I love it so, so much! Credit: CakeHeaven by Marlene.
I adore this Cookies & Milk Cake by Sweet Bakes via The Cake Blog. I mean really… is there a more adorable cake anywhere that’s this perfect for Valentines?
Now this is just fun!! Fuzzy Valentine’s Critters Cakes (and Cupcakes) by Caitie Cakes. My hand aches just thinking about all that piping, but still… so cute!!
I’m not sure I’ve ever confessed this publicly, but I could eat sheets and sheets of those little hard sugar decorations sold in grocery stores for cake decorations. I love them so much. So this Candy Heart Studded Pink Velvet Cake by Liv for Cake is a winner all the way around!
While pink is my most favorite color of all… that hasn’t always been so. I used to love, love, love red. So much so that my wedding colors were black and red. I think that’s why I’m so obsessed with this Black and Red Valentine’s Cake by Butterbug Cakes.
Beautiful display!All them are winners
Beautiful work!
Amazingly beautiful ideas