This Valentine's Day, indulge your sweetheart with delicious homemade vanilla treats. The intoxicating vanilla aroma and silky-smooth texture will have your valentine swooning with delight. This collection of vanilla dessert recipes guarantees a Valentine’s Day filled with love and flavor.
Vanilla Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting
Ingredients:
- 1 box vanilla cake mix
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2-3 tbsp milk
Instructions:
- Bake in liners in cupcake pans at 350°F for about 20 mins until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely.
- Make buttercream frosting by creaming together softened butter and powdered sugar on medium speed until smooth.
- Beat in vanilla extract and 2 tbsp milk, adding more milk if needed to reach spreading consistency.
- Transfer frosting to a piping bag fitted with desired tip.
- Pipe frosting onto each cooled cupcake. Can also spread with a knife for a rustic look.
Homemade Vanilla Pudding
Ingredients:
- 2 cups milk
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
Instructions:
- In a small saucepan, combine milk and sugar. Heat over medium, stirring to dissolve sugar.
- In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and egg yolks until smooth.
- Slowly pour about 1/2 cup hot milk mixture into yolk mixture, whisking constantly.
- Pour tempered yolks back into saucepan with remaining milk.
- Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
- Pour into individual ramekins or a large bowl. Press plastic wrap onto surface and chill at least 2 hours before serving.
Vanilla Cake with Raspberry Filling
Ingredients:
- 1 box vanilla cake mix
- Butter and eggs to prepare mix
- 1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam
Instructions:
- Prepare cake mix according to package instructions with butter and eggs.
- Divide batter between two greased 9-inch cake pans.
- Bake at 350°F until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
- Allow cakes to cool completely. Once cooled, spread raspberry jam on top of one cake layer. Top with second cake layer.
- Optional: Frost cake with vanilla buttercream (recipe above) for more vanilla flavor!
Vanilla Bean Cake Roll
Ingredients:
- 4 eggs, room temperature
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped
- 2/3 cup flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tbsp confectioners' sugar
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 375°F; line a 15x10 inch jelly roll pan with parchment paper.
- In a stand mixer, beat eggs and sugar on high speed until tripled in volume, about 5 mins; scrape in vanilla bean seeds.
- Sift in flour and cocoa powder and fold batter gently to combine.
- Spread batter evenly into prepared pan and bake 12-15 mins until cake springs back when touched.
- Dust a towel with confectioners' sugar. Flip hot cake onto towel. Peel off parchment. Roll up cake in the towel. Cool completely.
- Unroll cake and spread evenly with whipped cream; re-roll cake. Dust with confectioners' sugar before slicing and serving.
Surprise your valentine this year with homemade treats that look, smell and taste like love! Any of these luscious vanilla desserts will impress your special someone and become a sweet edible memory. Bake up a batch together for extra quality time and fun. However you choose to celebrate, make it a Valentine's Day infused with decadent vanilla flavor to cherish.