50 Cakes And Cupcakes You'll Want To Be Your Valentine This Year

The ultimate declaration of love is a willingness to share your dessert. Luckily, these cakes and cupcakes will feed a crowd—so whether you're baking for your family, a S.O., your friends, or your roommates, everyone can have a little something sweet on Valentine's Day.

Even if there isn't someone sweet in your life right now, baking is a major mood enhancer (head here for proof on how baking can help alleviate stress). So throw on that apron, clammer through your stash of underused baking supplies, and give yourself a chance to shine like Ina.

Whatever type of dessert you're into these days, we have all your cravings covered, including this Death By Chocolate Cake (an ode to the film Matilda) to these mini—and dangerously decadent—Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecakes.

The only thing left for you to do once you've mastered this year's sweet Valentine's day treat, is to take your baking to another level and start delving into the pie world! Check out some of these tips for baking the perfect pie—you won't regret fine tuning this skill, it's a gem.

Need some more romantic sweets? Try our V-Day cookies.