Valentine Cupcakes

Perfect for making with your kids, gifting friends, family, or bringing to your Valentine's Day Party! Courtesy of Lauren Allen

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I’m known to show my love through baking and these Chocolate Truffles, Chocolate Strawberries, and Heart Cookies all make delicious Valentine’s Day treats!

Why I Love These Cupcakes

• Festive—These Valentine’s Day Cupcakes are so fun to make! Grab a bag of marbles from the dollars store and whip these up in no time! Let your kids help!
• Delicious—What’s not to love about a moist cupcake with cream cheese frosting? These will capture the heart of everyone you give them to.
• Fun—I love making this Valentine Cupcakes recipe on Valentine’s Day. They’re a fun and easy activity for the family or kids. Use different colors of frosting and fun valentine sprinkles.

How to Make Heart Cupcakes

Make Cupcake Batter: Make cupcakes according to recipe directions. You can doctor-up a cake mix by using milk instead of water and adding one extra egg to the batter, or use my homemade chocolate cupcake recipe! Fill cupcake liners in a muffin tin ½ full (be careful to not overfill)

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Place Marble: After filling the liners, place a marble between the liner and the pan. You will see the cupcake take the shape of a heart!

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Bake cupcakes according to recipe directions. Allow to cool completely before frosting.

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Frost and Enjoy: Frost and decorate these heart shaped cupcakes how you’d like then enjoy!

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Heart Cupcakes

Servings 24 cupcakes

Ingredients

• 24 homemade cupcakes , chocolate or red velvet cupcakes
• 1 small bag marbles , (from the dollar store!)
• 1 batch cream cheese frosting

Instructions

1. Make cupcakes according to recipe directions.
2. Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
3. Spoon batter into liners, being careful not to fill each cupcake more than ½ full of batter. (If you fill them too full, they will loose their heart shape!)
4. After filling the liners, place a marble between the liner and the pan. You will see the cupcake take the shape of a heart!
5. Bake cupcakes according to recipe directions. Allow to cool completely before frosting.

Nutrition

Calories: 154kcal, Carbohydrates: 25g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 5g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 1mg, Sodium: 141mg, Potassium: 41mg, Fiber: 0.3g, Sugar: 15g, Vitamin A: 22IU, Vitamin C: 0.1mg, Calcium: 56mg, Iron: 1mg

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