Looking to find some chocolate inspiration to wow your loved one or loved ones this Valentine’s Day? Look no further, this collection of 23 loved up chocolate recipes includes, cakes, cookies, puddings and pancakes.
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February brings us two fabulous celebratory days. Valentine’s Day is all about chocolate in my book. It brought in a bumper crop of entries, so I guess I’m not alone. Read on to find 23 loved up chocolate recipes. You’re bound to find something to fall in love with. Shrove Tuesday highlights our love of pancakes and the tradition of eating up all the remaining good things in the house before the lenten fast. I’d sort of thought I’d get loads of chocolate pancake recipes this month, but only one turned up right at the last minute.
All you need to do is get your apron on, buy the best cooking chocolate you can afford and make one of these luscious chocolate recipes for your loved ones this February.
This month’s We Should Cocoa is, perhaps not unsurprisingly, all about love and the love of butter in particular. I’m hearing more and more in the press that “the experts” got it wrong and pure saturated fat isn’t so bad for you after all. Thank goodness I never listened and stuck to butter and whole food common sense through all those years of “margarine is best”.
23 Loved Up Chocolate Recipes
Salted Caramel Chocolate Pots (vegan)
Surely there can’t be anything much more loved-up than these vegan salted caramel chocolate pots from Yumsome?
Chocolate Valentine’s Cakes
Well it’s all about the hearts with these cute little chocolate Valentine’s cupcakes. Well actually, it’s also about the lush chocolate sponge and moussy whipped chocolate ganache. These are one of mine, here on Tin and Thyme.
Strawberry Champagne Truffle Tarts
I’m not sure I’ve ever come across a Valentine’s dessert quite as irresistible as these strawberry & champagne truffle tarts from Charlotte’s Lively Kitchen. Have you?
Nutella French Toast
February is full of surprises. It’s also World Nutella Day too – apparently! So why not treat your loved one to breakfast in bed with this Nutella French toast?
Valentine Mont Blanc Profiteroles
These Valentine Mont Blanc profiteroles were the first assay into choux pastry for Laura and her daughter over at How to Cook Good Food. Filled with chestnut cream and topped with dark chocolate ganache, I really want one of these too.
Triple Chocolate Cake
For no good reason, other than I felt like it, I went to town and baked this buttery triple chocolate cake – chocolate cake sandwiched with a white chocolate mascarpone filling and topped with a rich chocolate ganache. A lovely way to say “I love you”.
Valentine’s Day Brownies
Brownies are one of my absolute favourite bakes and how I would have loved a batch of these Valentine’s Day Brownies on the day – or any other day come to that. Made by Angela at Only Crumbs Remain, these contain a hidden toffee surprise.
Chocolate Malteser Loaf
Lucy over at Baking Queen has made a chocolate Malteser loaf cake. Perfect for a red nose cake sale or Valentine’s Day. Who could resist?
Chocolate Brownie Valentine’s Cake
Caroline continues to practice her wedding cake skills over at Caroline Makes. And here she shares her pretty chocolate brownie Valentine’s cake with stencilled hearts.
Valentine’s Surprise Cake
Now what could be more perfect for Valentine’s Day than a cake with a heart running through it? Valentine Surprise Cake from Baking in Franglais.
Valentine Rocky Road
If brownies and tiffin are on offer I’m never sure which one to try. I find them both irresistible. Here’s a special one to show the love from Foodie Quine – Valentine Rocky Road.
Vegan Chocolate Raspberry Cake
And to finish off, we have a glorious vegan chocolate raspberry cake from Katie Cakes. Like Katie, I was amazed at how good a vegan cake could be when I first made one several years ago, Now vegan baking has become so normal, I barely think about it.
Fudgy Chocolate Berry Cake
This glamorous and very decadent fudgy chocolate-berry birthday cake was made for Kate at the Gluten Free Alchemist by her talented 11 year old. Wow!
Chocolate Blackberry Cupcakes
Some more hearts for Valentines Day with these chocolate blackberry cupcakes from Johanna at Green Gourmet Giraffe.
Blood Orange Chocolate Bakes
Blood oranges are bang on season in February. What better fruit to use than blood red oranges in your valentine chocolate recipes?
Blood Orange Chocolate Cake
February is the perfect month to enjoy seasonal blood oranges. I couldn’t resist making a blood orange chocolate cake, even though you can’t see the colour.
Double Chocolate Orange Pancakes
To the pancake rescue comes Chris over at Thinly Spread with these luscious double chocolate orange pancakes served with orange blossom cream.
Sicilian Blood Orange Chocolate Cake
Shaheen over at A2K – A Seasonal Veg Table made this glorious upside down Sicilian blood orange chocolate cake to please her husband, but as it turned out she rather liked it too.
Red Velvet Bakes
Red Velvet Cheesecake
A cake come dessert is the best type of cake I reckon. Caroline made a red velvet cheesecake to fulfil this function for a late Valentine’s dinner.
Beetroot Chocolate Brownies
Adding vegetables to cakes and other sweet treats is by no means a new concept says Shaheen from A2K – A Seasonal Veg Table. New or not, I’m a big fan of beetroot and chocolate and would be very happy tucking into one of these beetroot chocolate brownies.
Red Velvet Cookies
Red velvet is popular this month and now I realise why. Stuart at Cakeyboi made these red velvet cookies to mark Red Nose Day.
And don’t forget everyone loves a brownie. You can find lots of ideas in this post for all the brownie recipes you will ever need.
jenny paulin says
what an amazing array of tempting and delicious recipes – I was licking my lips as I was looking through! thank you for hosting x
Choclette says
Haha, imagine how I feel when I’m doing the round-up Jenny 😉
Kat (The Baking Explorer) says
Everything looks so good! Pure chocolate heaven!
Choclette says
And the good thing is, there’s more chocolate heaven to look forward to in the next round-up 🙂
Angela / Only Crumbs Remain says
Absolutely delicious! I love these chocolate round ups, they’re all so blinking tempting!
Angela x
Choclette says
The temptation is definitely a downside of these #WeShouldCocoa round-ups 😉
Dom says
Mouth. Watering. Need. Chocolate. Those brownies though….
Choclette says
Ah indeed, brownies are very hard to beat. But your cake looks very special.
Kate - gluten free alchemist says
Delightful round up Choclette. All of these look amazing…. although Dom’s Chocolate Honey Cake and Camilla’s pancakes have really caught my eye xx
Choclette says
You know what? When it comes to chocolate, pretty much anything and everything catches my eye 😉
Shaheen says
Yes everyones Janaury New Year resolutions have gone out the window in February. Thanks for hosting, you know I am not chocolate crazy but I do have a contribution this month.
Choclette says
Certainly my resolution rarely make it out of January! So pleased you’ve got something for #WeShouldCocoa this month. I do love your recipes.
Katharine says
What an incredible selection! They all look so professional, not to mention extremely delicious. And so varied too – lovely!
Choclette says
I do enjoy doing the round-ups so I can feast with my eyes. The trouble is, I then feel I need to go and make something 😉
Camilla Hawkins says
Oh wow, these chocolate treats are to die for and your cake with blood orange sounds amazing Choclette:-) Thanks for a fab round-up;-) Already entered next month’s linky:-)
Choclette says
Wow, you are on the ball Camilla. Can’t wait to see it. You may have gathered I’m a little partial to chocolate 😉
Nico @ yumsome says
Why? Why did I have to look at these? Is it wrong that I want to lick my screen?
**dies from all the yums**
Have scheduled shares of this throughout the month… so that everyone can get fat too! xx
Choclette says
Haha Nico. Share the fat, I like it 😉 I think it’s about time they bought in a lick the screen app. Thanks for the shares 🙂
Johanna @ Green Gourmet Giraffe says
Isn’t it funny how January we are all holier than thou about eating well and come february world nutella day, valentines day and shrove tuesday send us over the edge! I want one of every one of these but that would last me the year (ok a week or two!) Lovely to see your round up of so much gorgeous chocolate food.
Choclette says
Yes, a few austere weeks in January is just about all we can manage it seems. Though of course, we’re now in Lent, so traditionally we’d all be fasting.
Elinor Hill aka Beachhutcook says
Thanks for including me. Boy are those other blogs just gorgeous.
Choclette says
Great idea of yours Elinor to use up those pesky chocs that no-one really likes.
Suelle says
I don’t know why I forgot to enter this month – I posted a chocolate recipe, but forgot to link it to WSC! Must try harder!
Choclette says
I did wonder Suelle. I was going to hop over to your blog and see if you’d done one and forgotten to send the link over, but I ran out of time. Best laid plans.
Chonnie Johnston says
I agree with Sarah, one of each please 🙂 All look delicious, thanks for having me.
Choclette says
Thanks for joining in Sarah. I agree with the both of you too 🙂
Sarah | Boo Roo and Tigger Too says
I’ll take one of every recipe please!
Choclette says
I think I’ll join you. They all sound so delicious. Thank goodness I can’t actually get at them all!