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Red Valentine's Day desserts: Recipes for cakes, cupcakes, cheesecakes, cookies

Is Valentine's Day causing you to see RED? Then you're in the right place for February 14th!

Here's a list of the best and most popular RED Valentine's Day Dessert Recipes right here! Strawberry Cheesecake, Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, and White Chocolate Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake will have you licking your fingers—and your lips!

Valentine's Day is big business for some companies. Take Amy's for instance. According to KVUE.com, Amy's expects to make more than 100,000 chocolate covered strawberries for the season. To accommodate all ice cream production has stopped, while more than 200 employees clean and hand dip each strawberry one at a time in delicious Belgian Chocolate. This year, Amy's is using one ton of Belgian Chocolate and 600 pounds of Callebaut White Chocolate. That's a lot of chocolate covered strawberries!

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Favorite Valentine's Day Desserts

Chocolate Covered Strawberries
- Looking for a romantic chocolate Valentine's Day recipe? Try these easy homemade Chocolate Covered Strawberries for February 14th.

Strawberry Mousse Pie & Parfaits - This elegant Strawberry Mousse is lighter than air! The parfaits make a beautiful presentation when fluffy strawberry mousse is layered with fresh whipped cream and sliced strawberries.

Strawberry Cheesecake Recipe - What could be more romantic on Valentine's Day, than eating a piece of the creamiest New YorkStyle Strawberry Cheesecake? Topped with the most succulent and juicy strawberries, this is a very sexy dessert.

Red Velvet Cheesecake Recipe - Just like the Red Velvet Cheesecake Factory Recipe, this rich red and white layered New York Style Cheesecake and Red Velvet Cake is decorated with buttercream frosting, and would be striking on a Christmas buffet table.

Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting - With dark red cake layers, and snow white frosting. this is perhaps the most requested Valentine's Day dessert. Make cupcakes instead, and let the kids take them to school!

White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake - Just in time for Valentine's Day, this creamy cheesecake is made even better with the addition of white chocolate, swirled with raspberry filling and a touch of almond, then baked in a sweet Oreo cookie crust.

Cherry Pie with Fresh Cherries
- A slice of All-American Cherry Pie made with fresh cherries and topped with a scoop of Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia Ice Cream, will win the heart of many a sweetheart!

Raspberry Pie Recipe with Fresh Raspberries - Fresh Raspberry Pie baked in a flaky pie crust with plump ripe raspberries and spices. Dress it up with a lattice or double crust and serve à la mode with ice cream!

Cherry Cheesecake Recipe with Graham Cracker Crust - is an all-time favorite dessert. Topped with ruby-red cherries, this NY style cheesecake is decorated in Valentine's colors and ready for the party!

Fresh Strawberry Pie Recipe - Big juicy strawberries chilled in homemade strawberry glaze, nestled in a graham cracker or vanilla cookie crust and topped with fresh whipped cream.

Soft Sugar Cookies with Valentine Sprinkles
- Soft & buttery, melt-in-your-mouth sugar cookie rolled in red sugar or Valentine's sprinkles.
 
Cherry Chocolate Kisses Cookies - Pink and pretty with a Hershey's Kiss on top. Send a plate of Cherry Kisses to school for the kid's Valentine's party!

Heart Shaped Shortbread Cookies - These tender melt-in-your-mouth buttery shortbread cookies are stunning when cut with heart shaped cookie cutters. Sandwiched together with red raspberry jam peeking out a smaller heart-shaped cut out and sprinkled with powdered sugar, these are the perfect Valentine cookies!

Fresh Strawberry Shortcake - Homemade buttermilk biscuits are split in half, layered with sweetened whipped cream and fresh, juicy strawberries. Topped with more whipped cream and a chocolate covered strawberry, this Valentine's Strawberry Shortcake is served!

Raspberry Cream Cheese Coffeecake - Awesome Coffee Cake baked in a springform pan, filled with raspberry and cream cheese, and topped with almond streusel. Make one for Valentine's Day and freeze the other!

Rather have chocolate for Valentine's Day? Here's an awesome list of more than 20 Most Popular Chocolate Valentine's Day Dessert recipes that will please everyone on Cupid's gift list!
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Shopping for Ingredients in Rhode Island

You should be able to find everything you need for this RED valentine's Day recipes at Whole Foods Market, Dave's Marketplace, and Stop & Shop stores throughout the Providence, Rhode Island area.
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Photo: Donna Diegel

, Providence Food Examiner

Donna Diegel is an obsessed RI foodie. She's owned and operated two wholesale/retail bakeries, a large catering company, decorated hundreds of wedding cakes, and is a self-professed wine-O. She now lives on a 40-foot sailboat, cooking, baking, blogging and writing as a galley slave. Donna is also...

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