Our Most Swoon-Worthy Valentine's Day Cakes To Make This Month

Recipe: Strawberry Icebox Cake

No baking is required to pull off this chocolate and strawberry creation. 

Recipe: Valentine's Day Cake

Have you seen a more perfect sheet cake to make for V-Day? Fill your sweetie's heart with strawberries and buttercream frosting.

Recipe: Chocolate Strawberry Cake

This rich and fudgy dessert is reminiscent of a chocolate-covered strawberry. 

Recipe: Chocolate Lava Cake

Let your slow cooker be the MVP of Valentine's Day this year.

Recipe: Valentine's Pavlovas with Strawberry Sweet Cream

Capture hearts with these delightfully sweet, fluffy, chewy, crunchy mini pavlovas—complete with a drizzle of melted dark chocolate and homemade sweet cream.

Recipe: Reese's Cake

If Reese's are your Valentine's candy of choice, take it one step further and try your hand at this Bundt cake that turns a favorite treat into a decadent dessert.

Recipe: Red Velvet Cake Balls

Make this romantic day even more special with these bite-sized minis packed full of red velvet flavor. 

Recipe: Classic Chocolate Pound Cake

Sometimes simple is best, and this no-fuss recipe proves just that. 

Recipe: Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Cheesecake

We had to invite at least one cheesecake into the Cupid Shuffle—and this one is the ultimate decadent bite filled with creamy strawberry cheesecake filling covered in chocolate. 

Recipe: Molten Red Velvet Cakes

End Valentine's Day on a sweet note with these single-serving cakes. You can make the chocolate mixture and whipped cream a day in advance.

Recipe: White Chocolate Raspberry Loaf Cake

We'd venture to say that this loaf cake can work for a lovely Valentine's Day brunch with your S.O. Plus, it's much easier to frost! No layers required. 

Recipe: Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

If you've never made a cake with mayonnaise, just trust us on this one. 

Recipe: Chocolate-Coconut Pavlova Cake

If you need to cater to any specific dietary restrictions, this flourless showstopper is dairy-and-gluten free with no shortage of flavor.

Recipe: Honey Bun Cake

A honey bun-inspired cake for your honey bun. Need we say more? Expect a cozy, cinnamon-spiked Bundt. 

Recipe: Strawberry Upside-Down Cake

The old-school classic—pineapple upside-down cake—just got a fanciful makeover for date night. You can never go wrong with sweet, caramelized strawberries.  

Recipe: Strawberry Swirl Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Premade strawberry glaze helps easily achieve a marbled look for an elegant presentation. 

Recipe: Triple-Chocolate Buttermilk Pound Cake

Chocolate cake, chocolate chips, and chocolate icing are the perfect trio. 

Recipe: Strawberries-and-Cream Sheet Cake

A sheet cake makes icing and serving a breeze. 

Recipe: Chocolate Mousse Cake

This ultimate chocolate creation starts with a layer of velvety cake that's topped with a layer of rich mousse and then covered with a thin layer of dark chocolate ganache. 

Recipe: Red Velvet Layer Cake

Equally as fitting for Valentine's Day as it is for Christmas, a pretty slice of red velvet cake is festive and delicious. 

Recipe: German Chocolate Cake with Coconut-Pecan Frosting

If you haven't already, it's time to make this Southern classic that is the definition of decadent—thanks to chocolate, coconut, and pecans. How could anyone resist? 

Recipe: Lemon Raspberry Cake

Fresh berries give the icing in this layer cake a pink hue, making it fit for the occasion. 

Recipe: Chocolate Bundt Cake

Boxed brownie and cake mixes are the secret ingredients that make this dessert easy to pull off. 

Recipe: Caramel Cake

There's a good chance that you already have all the ingredients you need to make this old-fashioned favorite. Plus, it requires just 15 minutes of hands-on time. 

Recipe: Little Layer Chocolate Cake

These 18 thin cake layers are a true labor of love. 

Recipe: Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

Because cookie cake is always a good idea. 

Recipe: Old-Fashioned Pound Cake

Serve this classic cake with whipped cream and fresh berries of your choice.

Recipe: Chocolate Marble Cake

This cake may sound simple enough to make, which is a huge win in our book for those last-minute Valentine's Day treats, but we promise its flavor composition is anything but boring.

Recipe: Raspberry Snack Cake with Salted Milk Chocolate Frosting

We're a big fan of cake that can be eaten at any point in the day, and this raspberry variation certainly falls in that category. Lightly salted chocolate frosting tops off a moist vanilla cake dotted with fresh raspberries.

Recipe: Bourbon-Chocolate Cake with Browned Buttercream Frosting

This cake is full of irresistible flavors: bourbon, chocolate, and buttercream. Yes, we're swooning too.

Recipe: Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cake

We all have that special someone who is a notorious sweet-and-salty dessert lover. This cake is sure to fix their cravings and let them know just how much you care on Valentine's Day.

Recipe: Chocolate Éclair Cake

We don't even need to explain ourselves with this cake. It just makes sense.

Recipe: Chocolate Italian Cake

This chocolate version of a classic Italian Cream Cake is almost better than the original. If you ask a chocolate lover, they may argue that it's better. 

Recipe: Chocolate Fudge Layer Cake with Caramel Buttercream

A truly decadent cake like this is meant to be enjoyed on Valentine's Day.

Recipe: Lemon-and-Chocolate Doberge Cake

This cake may be a birthday tradition in New Orleans, but we think this labor of love is the perfect way to celebrate the day of love.

Recipe: Chocolate Turtle Cake

Turn a box of devil's food cake mix into a fancy cake drizzled in caramel and topped with turtle candies.

Recipe: Almond-Coconut Mini Cakes

These cakes may be mini, but they don't lack anything in flavor or appearance.

Recipe: Buttermilk-Chocolate Cake

This cake is no ordinary chocolate cake. Even without the cake toppers, it's sure to impress your Valentine.

Recipe: Chocolate-Cinnamon Latte Cake

Serve this cake alongside a cup of coffee to top off your home-cooked Valentine's Day meal.

Recipe: Strawberry Shortcake Sheet Cake

This updated version of a classic recipe is balanced in flavor – there are strawberries in the biscuit base and the topping – with a delicate, light texture.

Recipe: Strawberry-Rosé Snack Cake

This recipe is the ideal sweet treat for your galantines.

Recipe: Strawberry and Cream Cake

This cake is too easy and delicious to pass up on baking this Valentine's Day. Serve it as a sweet afternoon snack for your girlfriends.

Recipe: Hallmark's Honey Almond Cake with Berries and Mascarpone Cream Fraiche

This cake was inspired by a cake created in the Hallmark's "The Secret Ingredient."  Have your own Hallmark moment and watch a movie marathon with your Valentine this year.