Valentine Cupcakes

Anyone can make this fun Valentine Cupcakes recipe using a standard muffin pan and a small marble to bake them into a heart shape.
Valentine Cupcakes
Perfect for making with your kids, gifting friends, family, or bringing to your Valentine's Day Party! (Courtesy of Lauren Allen)
2/9/2024
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2/9/2024
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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)
(Courtesy of Lauren Allen)
(Courtesy of Lauren Allen)

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!

(Courtesy of Lauren Allen)
(Courtesy of Lauren Allen)

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

(Courtesy of Lauren Allen)
(Courtesy of Lauren Allen)

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

(Courtesy of Lauren Allen)
(Courtesy of Lauren Allen)

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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