Romantic red velvet bakes for Valentine's Day

Classic red velvet cake is one of our favourite treats: a deep red cocoa sponge topped with lots of cream cheese frosting, what's not to like? And once you've mastered the basic red velvet cake recipe, there are plenty of ways you can adapt it to make all kinds of treats. See our 10 ways with red velvet for some ideas...

Red velvet cupcakes

Classic red velvet cake is one of our favourite treats: a deep red cocoa sponge topped with lots of cream cheese frosting, what's not to like? And once you've mastered the basic red velvet cake recipe, there are plenty of ways you can adapt it to make all kinds of treats. See our 10 ways with red velvet for some ideas...

Red velvet is a trend that is going nowhere. If you have yet to try the delicious, American favourite, you're in for a treat.

It started with cakes and cupcakes. Chocolaty sponges coloured a ruby red are a special treat for eaters and bakers alike - there's nothing quite like the reaction of impressed guests when they cut through your cake. Normally teamed with a cream cheese frosting, red velvet cakes are just so darn delicious, we got thinking - how can we continue this theme into other bakes?

Our 9 different ways to make red velvet bakes include cookies, whoopie pies and even a low-calorie option - there's something for everyone! Now here's the question: which one will you pick?

Click through to see our best red velvet cake recipes...

First on the list is this delicious red velvet layer cake. An impressive idea for birthday celebrations, this triple-layer red velvet cake is the ultimate centrepiece.

Get the recipe: Triple-layer red velvet cake

Red velvet cupcakes

This red velvet cupcake recipe from The Hummingbird Bakery is one of our most popular recipes on

goodtoknow. Crumble off a little bit of the cake to sprinkle on top of

the cream cheese frosting for a lovely finish.

Get the recipe: Red velvet cupcake

Red velvet whoopie pies

Red velvet whoopie pies

Whoopie pies are soft biscuit-style cakes sandwiched with buttercream, and are always a fun alternative to sponges and cupcakes. See how to make these red velvet whoopie pies for a different baking challenge.

Get the recipe: Red velvet whoopie pies

Red velvet cake

Red velvet cake

A red sponge cake flavoured with cocoa and topped with white frosting is the classic red velvet recipe. See Rachel Allen's red velvet cake for the ultimate take on this American favourite.

Get the recipe: Rachel Allen's red velvet cake

Red velvet cake pops

Red velvet cake pops

Turn your red velvet cake into cute cake pops with this easy recipe for red velvet cake pops. Simply crumble the cake, mix with frosting and roll into balls, dip into white chocolate and voilà!

Get the recipe: Red-velvet cake pops

Red velvet cookies

Red velvet cookies

Colouring your cookies in the red velvet style is a perfect way to transform them into a romantic treat. Our red velvet cookies will make a lovely Valentine's Day food gift.

Get the recipe: Red velvet cookies

Natural red velvet cake

Natural red velvet cake

Another way to get the rich red sponge is to use beetroot instead of food colouring. Harry Eastwood's natural red velvet cake produces a really moist sponge and is extra flavoursome thanks to the addition of Nutella and hazlenuts.

Get the recipe: Natural red velvet cake

Raspberry red velvet cupcakes

Raspberry red velvet cupcakes

Our cupcake queen Victoria Threader has created these raspberry red velvet cupcakes, filled with a deliciously fruity centre, exclusively for goodtoknow.

Get the recipe: Raspberry red velvet cupcakes

Red velvet peppermint cake

Red velvet peppermint cake

This recipe for festive favourite red velvet peppermint cake is taken from our US sister site myrecipes.com. Topped with a cool

peppermint frosting and crushed candy canes, this cake epitomises

Christmas, but leave out the candy canes and you've got a stunning

birthday treat or homemade wedding cake.

Get the recipe: Red velvet peppermint cake

Lower-fat red velvet cupcakes

Lower-fat red velvet cupcakes

You can still have a sweet treat if you're counting the calories with this lower-fat recipe for red velvet cupcakes. At only 255 cals per cake, they won't disrupt your diet too much! Get the recipe: Lower-fat red velvet cupcakes

Jessica Dady
Food Editor

Jessica Dady is Food Editor at GoodtoKnow and has over 11 years of experience as a digital editor, specialising in all things food, recipes, and SEO. From the must-buy seasonal food hampers and advent calendars for Christmas to the family-friendly air fryers that’ll make dinner time a breeze, Jessica loves trying and testing various food products to find the best of the best for the busy parents among us. Over the years of working with GoodtoKnow, Jessica has had the privilege of working alongside Future’s Test Kitchen to create exclusive videos - as well as writing, testing, and shooting her own recipes. When she’s not embracing the great outdoors with her family at the weekends, Jessica enjoys baking up a storm in the kitchen with her favourite bakes being chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, and a tray of gooey chocolate brownies