Spice up your Valentine's Day with these desserts

Indulge your Valentine's sweet tooth with rich chocolate desserts from these recipes of cupcakes, cookies, cakes, and tarts. Read on.

Champagne Trifle

Ingredients

• Chocolate Cake - 200 gms (readymade)
• Strawberries - 1/2 cup, chopped
• Champagne - 3/4 cup (or Sparkling water for a non-alcoholic version)
• Water - 1/4 cup
• Eggs - 2
• Sugar - 50 gms
• Corn Flour - 1 1/2 tsp
• Vanilla Extract - 1/2 tsp

Method

• Cut the cake into small pieces.
• Combine the champagne, water, eggs, sugar, corn flour and vanilla extract in a bowl.
• Whisk well.
• Heat a pan of water over medium flame.
• Place the bowl over the water, but ensure the bowl does not touch the water.
• Whisk well until thick and remove from flame.
• Allow it to cool.
• Add some of the cake and stawberries to a champagne glass (or any serving bowl).
• Top up with the champagne custard and keep it in the fridge if required.
• Serve.

Mocha Mousse

Ingredients

• Instant Chocolate - 50 gms
• Cold Milk - 1/2 cup
• Strong Coffee - 2 tblsp, chilled
• Sugar - 1 to 2 tblsp, powdered
• Vaniila Extract - 1/4 tsp
• Whipping Cream - 1/2 cup, heavy
• Choco Chips - 1 tblsp, for garnish

Method

• Mix the instant chocolate, milk and coffee until thick.
• Beat the cream, sugar and vanilla until soft peaks form. Reserve some for topping.
• Mix the cream mixture into the chocolate mixture and spoon into a dessert glass.
• Keep it in the fridge for 35 to 40 minutes.
• Just before serving, add a litte bit of the reserved cream mixture and garnish with the choco chips.
• Serve chill.

Passion Fruit Souffle

Ingredients

• Passion Fruits - 2, chopped
• Caster Sugar - 2 tblsp
• Custard - 75 ml, available ready-made
• Egg Whites - 2
• Icing Sugar - 1/2 tsp
• Butter as required

Method

• Mix the passion fruits with the custard.
• Grease 2 ovenproof tins with butter and coat the insides with caster sugar.
• Whisk the egg whites with the remaining sugar till stiff peaks form.
• Add them to the passion fruit mixture.
• Divide this into the 2 tins and place them in a preheated oven at 200C/400F.
• Bake for 5 to 8 minutes or until golden.
• Sprinkle icing sugar on top.
• Serve at once.