8 Valentine’s Day Desserts To Gift Someone Special
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Love-themed baked goods to devour
We love a box of chocolates as much as the next person, but they’re not the only foodie gift that will wow your Valentine this year. London’s bakeries and food stores are bringing out all sorts of tasty treats for the occasion, from heart-topped cupcakes to letterbox brownies and hampers filled with goodies aplenty. We’ve picked out some of the most delicious Valentine’s Day desserts to surprise your date with during the month of love.
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Valentine’s Day Desserts For 2026: Cakes, Brownies, Biscuits
Cutter & Squidge
Love Heart Cookie Pie Trio, £21.99
Cult bakery Cutter & Squidge is renowned for its beautifully designed bakes, which taste just as good as they look. There are a whole host of Valentine’s specials to choose from this year, but this trio of heart-shaped cookie pies gets our vote, with three flavours: red velvet, double chocolate and raspberry ripple. One for your Valentine, one for you, one to share (or fight over).
Baked by Steph
Personalized Edible Photo Valentine’s Day Letterbox Iced Cookies, £22.95
Add a personal touch by creating a polaroid-style cookie. Simply pick your favourite couple’s photo and the team at London bakery Baked by Steph will imprint it onto royal icing atop a buttery biscuit base, alongside heart-shaped cookies etched with your Valentine’s name.
Ottolenghi
Hazelnut and Gianduja Brownie Box, £24
Switch up the classic flower delivery with something edible, like this box of brownies from Yotam Ottolenghi‘s food brand, which can be slipped through the letterbox. Studded with roasted hazelnuts and chunks of gianduja chocolate (think grown-up Nutella), these are guaranteed to win your recipient’s heart.
The Hummingbird Bakery
Vintage Blush Heart Cake, £36
This heart-shaped, two-layered cake is perfect for Galentine’s or Palentine’s celebrations, made with vanilla sponge and buttercream and serving up to six people. Sending it to someone? The cake can also be personalised with a special message.
Biscuiteers
You’re My Lobster Letterbox Biscuits, £12.95
As Phoebe Buffay famously said, ‘lobsters fall in love and mate for life’ – and while she was apparently not totally accurate, the sea creature has come to represent love nonetheless. Hand-iced and presented in an aesthetic box, this cute set of lobster biscuits from Biscuiteers would make a delicious gift for the Friends fan in your life.
Blondies Kitchen
Valentines 7 Inch Personalised Cookie, £20
One biscuit is never enough, but this giant seven-inch cookie from London-based bakery Blondies Kitchen is sure to suffice. Shaped as a heart, with a red vanilla frosted edge and chocolate iced message (which you can personalise), this is a surefire way to make someone smile on Valentine’s Day.
Fortnum & Mason
The Sweetheart Gift Box, £55
Fortnum & Mason always delivers on the themed foodie gifts, and its Valentine’s collection is as lovely as ever. Our top pick? The Sweetheart Gift Box, which contains white chocolate coated biscuits, a chocolate bar with sour cherries, rhubarb and raspberry jam and ‘Berry in Love’ tea bags.
Lola’s
Valentine’s Mini Cupcake Box, £27
You can’t go wrong with a box of Lola’s cupcakes. This adorable box of Valentine’s-themed minis includes a selection of chocolate and vanilla sponge cakes, topped with ganache, swirls of pink and white buttercream, and love-themed decorations, like sugar hearts, rose petals and sprinkles.
