V-Day dessert recipes to impress your partner

These sweet treats are perfect for anyone whose love language is chocolate

They say that the perfect way to a man's heart is through the stomach, but we say, food is the way to anyone's heart. Here are a few recipes that can help you woo your loved one.

Chocolate and peanut butter bars

The usual boring chocolate bars get an irresistible makeover with crunchy nuts. Be sure to start this recipe a day ahead as it will require overnight chilling. These do not require baking and only need five simple ingredients.

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted, melted butter

1 cup creamy peanut butter

2 cups powdered sugar

2 cups nuts or biscuits

Method

Start by making the peanut butter layer. This layer is a simple mixture of melted butter, peanut butter, powdered sugar, and any types of nuts or biscuit crumbs you prefer.

Whisk the melted butter and peanut butter together first, and then whisk in the powdered sugar and crumbs and nuts. The mixture may appear to be a little soft, but it will firm up and become easily sliceable once refrigerated.

After mixing thoroughly, press into a rectangular tin and make the chocolate topping. The chocolate topping is simply molten chocolate ganache mixed with peanut butter.

Pour the topping over the peanut butter layer and spread it around evenly.

After setting up the cake, cover the tin and let them chill in the freezer for at least two hours. These bars are so light and scrumptious, you are in for a real treat.

Choco lava cake

If you are an inexperienced cook looking for an easy, quick-to-make chocolatey dessert, the answer is: Choco lava cake. It takes only minutes to bake, but its creamy texture and rich chocolatey taste is unforgettable.

Ingredients

200g of semi-sweet chocolate

1/2 cup unsalted butter

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/8 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

Vanilla extract

Method

Start by melting the butter and chocolate together in a microwave. Whisk the powdered sugar once the chocolate is melted and has a smooth consistency. Take another bowl and with the help of a sieve and sieve the all-purpose flour in the bowl. Now add the powdered sugar along with an egg and one egg yolk.

Pour a small quantity of vanilla extract and mix all the wet and the dry ingredients together. Make sure the consistency of the batter is smooth and flowy. Now place the batter in a muffin tin and bake the cake for only 10 minutes.

Red velvet cake

Red velvet cakes, with its rich chocolate flavour and creamy cream cheese frosting, are evergreen. It is tender, light, fluffy and delicious.

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

½ cup unsalted molten butter

2 cups powdered sugar

1 cup oil

2 to 3 large eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1 cup buttermilk

Method

Pre-heat the oven and keep the pans greased and lined with parchment paper. In a medium-sized bowl, mix all the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt). Set this mixture aside.

In another bowl, beat together butter, sugar and oil together until the mixture is light, fluffy, and a little curdled. Now add eggs and keep mixing continuously. Add vanilla, vinegar and red food colouring. Mix until the desired colour appears. In the end, add buttermilk.

Take care to not overmix. To make the frosting, simply beat butter and cream cheese in an electric mixer until the consistency
is smooth and creamy. Add sugar, vanilla essence, and salt and keep beating until smooth and fluffy.

Finally, bake for 30 to 40 minutes. Allow the cake to cool down.

Chocolate covered strawberry brownies

This will make your partner fall in love with you (or the brownies) at the very first bite. This is a decadent dessert made with fresh strawberries and rich fudgy chocolate syrup. This is the perfect dessert if you want something that is fresh and sweet and not too indulgent.

Ingredients

Chopped chocolate

1/2 cup unsalted butter

3 tablespoons cocoa powder

2 eggs

2 cups powdered sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

Method

Begin with melting chocolate in the microwave. Whisk and add unsweetened cocoa to the molten chocolate and set aside to cool.

Take a medium-sized bowl and add eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt all the wet ingredients, whisk and mix all the wet ingredients.

Now add the flour and warm chocolate mixture, mix until the consistency becomes semi-smooth.

Once the batter is prepared, set it in a square tin for baking, make sure to line the tin with butter or parchment paper.

Bake the brownies for 30 minutes at 350F. After the brownies are baked and cooled down completely, assemble the strawberries on the brownies and pour chocolate ganache or syrup.

Let the brownies set. Serve them with molten chocolate on the side.