Sweet temptation

Recipe ideas for Valentine's Day

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9. February 2025 |

Alexandra Embacher

9. February 2025

Alexandra Embacher

Valentine’s Day is the perfect opportunity to make your loved one’s heart beat faster with homemade treats. Whether chocolatey, fruity or creamy – with these recipes, you can create a romantic dessert that will delight your sweetheart.

5 tempting recipe ideas

Tempting combination: pear and chocolate cake
Chocolate and pears are a real dream team. This succulent cake combines the intense flavors of dark chocolate with the delicate sweetness of pears for an irresistible moment of indulgence.
Creamy temptation: eggnog parfait
A light and airy parfait with a subtle hint of eggnog – perfect for anyone looking for an elegant yet uncomplicated dessert. It goes well with fresh berries, slivered almonds or a hint of dark chocolate.
Love to bite into: Heart roulade with strawberries
This heart-shaped roulade is not only a visual highlight, but also a real delicacy in terms of taste. An airy sponge roll filled with creamy strawberry cream – simply heavenly!
Perfect for spontaneous people: chocolate mug cake
Quick, easy and incredibly delicious: this small chocolate cake is prepared without scales, using only a cup as a measuring cup. Ideal for a sweet Valentine's Day moment for two when you spoon it straight out of the mold.
French pastries: macarons
These delicate meringue cookies with a creamy filling are a confession of love in cookie form. Whether with raspberry, chocolate or vanilla filling – macarons are always an exquisite choice. Here they are filled with fine chocolate ganache.

Our conclusion

With these sweet recipe ideas, you can conjure up an unforgettable Valentine's Day dessert. Whether you want to surprise your loved one or treat yourself – enjoy the day with these delicious treats.

A la table, s'il vous plaît! A la table, s'il vous plaît! A la table, s'il vous plaît! A la table, s'il vous plaît!

Book tip: Lasagna, Moussaka, and Co. – Happiness in Layers

Ilse Fischer's “Lasagna, Moussaka, and Co.” is a culinary journey through Europe in casserole form

Casseroles are underestimated. They are often considered cozy, filling, a little old-fashioned—but they are actually culinary narrative forms. This is exactly where Ilse Fischer comes in. Lasagne, Moussaka und Co.: Das Glück in Schichten (Lasagna, Moussaka and Co.: Happiness in Layers) is not just another “lasagna book,” but a collection of cultural identities, layered in dough, vegetables, sauces, and memories.

What sets this book apart from classic recipe collections is its focus on the principle of layering. Fischer shows that whether it’s Italian vincigrassi, Greek pastitsio, Alsatian baeckeoffe, or Savoyard tartiflette, ingredients are layered, interwoven, and combined in the oven to create something greater than the sum of its parts throughout Europe. It’s about more than technique. It’s about origin, climate, availability, and food culture.

INFO:
Lasagne, Moussaka and Co. – Happiness in Layers
Author: Ilse Fischer
Illustrations: Gudy Steinmill-Hommel
Publisher: Christian Verlag GmbH
Publication date: November 2025
Length: 256 pages
Binding: Hardcover
Language: German
ISBN: 978-3-9895101-6-6

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