Valentine’s Day Dessert Ideas

Goddess & Grocer’s Valentine’s Day Chocolate Strawberry Cake

Debbie Sharpe (the “goddess”) spent years catering for the music world’s biggest stats before opening The Goddess & Grocer in Chicago in 2004. It’s one of the city’s most popular Australian-style bakery-cafes, and her Valentine’s Day Chocolate Strawberry Cake is a dark chocolate cake with whipped strawberry buttercream filling and vanilla buttercream icing. It’s decorated with cookies!

Martha Stewart’s Strawberry Ombre Cake

From none other than Martha Stewart herself, This stunning pink cake is ombre on the inside, with shades of pink vanilla sponge cake alternating with layers of strawberry Swiss buttercream.

Montilio’s Baking Company’s JFK’s Wedding Cake

It’s not every day that you have the opportunity to try the same exact cake served at the wedding of JFK and Jackie! Since 1947, Montilio’s Baking Company has been baking up some of the Boston area’s most beloved cakes. And yes, President John F. Kennedy and Jackie enjoyed this cake as their wedding cake and then again at JFK’s Inaugural Ball in 1961! 

Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush also opted to serve this cake at their Inaugural Balls. It’s made with three layers of white cake interspersed with raspberry preserves and raspberry frosting, and it’s topped with sweet vanilla buttercream.

Junior’s White Chocolate Strawberry Heart Cheesecake

Founded by Harry Rosen in 1950 and legendary today, Junior’s is a Brooklyn landmark and one of New York’s best Jewish delis. But it’s most famous for its cheesecake, and this special Valentine’s Day White Chocolate Strawberry Heart Cheesecake really goes above and beyond. Their original New York cheesecake is blended with premium white chocolate and swirled with fresh strawberry puree, hand-finished with a border of homemade white chocolate mousse, and decorated with red chocolate shavings.

Kreuther Handcrafted Chocolate’s Valentine’s Day Macarons

Since 2016, Michelin-starred chef Gabriel Kreuther and acclaimed pastry chef and Master Chocolatier Marc Aumont have been taking the art of chocolate to the next level with New York’s Kreuther Handcrafted Chocolate. 

To make these Valentine’s Day macarons, airy almond shells are handcrafted in small batches to recreate classic French technique and filled with creamy modern flavors for a taste of New York. This 12 piece assortment, curated for Valentine’s Day, pairs original cheesecake and mixed berry macarons, the perfect combination of tart and sweet!

Big Fat Cookie’s Valentine’s Day Giant Cookies

When we say these cookies are giant, we mean it — each one is six ounces, just shy of half a pound! These cookies are crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and are meant for sharing. This Valentine’s Day Giant Cookie Pack features 4 different cookies that will put any box of chocolates to shame, in flavors including Red Velvet Love, Triple Chocolate Caramel Fudge, Brown Butter Valentine, and Oreo & Fudge.

Vosges’ “Love Frequency” Chocolate Truffles

To Vosges Haut-Chocolat’s founder Katrina Markoff, chocolate is a medium for sharing stories from all around the world. 
With this selection of 23 gourmet chocolate truffles, she’s chosen ingredients from across the world that reflect the passion of the heart and hands that grew and crafted them and the heritage of the places they come from. Flavors include Armenian Apricot, Montmorency Cherry, Kokuto Black Sugar, Strawberry Mascarpone, and Ube Purple Potato.

Brigadeiro Bakery’s Valentine’s Day Brigadieros

Brazilian chef Mariana Vieira opened Brigadeiro Bakery in New York’s SoHo neighborhood in 2014. Brigadeiros are silky and creamy truffles originally from Brazil that are made by slowly caramelizing sweetened condensed milk, butter, and ingredients like chocolate, nuts, and fruits (depending on the flavor). After it cools down this decadent, fudgy treat is rolled in sprinkles. This year, enjoy Valentine’s Day Brigadieros, all covered in Valentine’s Day sprinkles!

Sift Dessert Bar’s Valentine’s Day Cruffles

Sift Dessert Bar’s frosting-obsessed founder Andrea Ballus is behind the gourmet cupcakes and desserts made daily at Sift, which opened in 2008. Located in Santa Rosa, Napa, and San Francisco, California, Sift is known for its cakes, cupcakes, macarons, and their super-popular Cruffles. 

Cruffles are sweet little morsels of cake and cookie dough, all coated in chocolate. This special Valentine’s Day Cruffle Collection arrives in a heart-shaped box and includes flavors like Raspberry Champagne, Red Velvet, Brownie Batter, Birthday Cake, and Milk & Cookies.

Breads Bakery’s Rugelach & Roselach

Breads Bakery is one of New York’s most popular and beloved bakeries, best known for traditional Jewish pastries like babka and rugelach, crescents of sweet, dense laminated dough with a variety of fillings. This special two-pack Rugelach & Roselach includes their traditional rugelach (filled with chocolate and Nutella) as well as their red “Roselach,” flavored with marzipan and rosewater.

Shortbread Society’s Valentine’s Day Raspberry Truffle Shortbread

You’ve never had shortbread like this! Chef “Scottish Francis” Legge (who starred on season 5 of “Masterchef”) and his wife Christine craft decadent and delicious shortbread creations. Francis has roots in shortbread’s ancestral homeland of Scotland (as his name might imply), and he’s brought over his Granny Pearl’s treasured shortbread recipes and given them a decidedly NYC twist. 

Their Valentine’s Day Raspberry Truffle Shortbread starts with a rich dark chocolate shortbread with raspberry cream, finished with a layer of dark chocolate and raspberry swirl.