Topped with fun stars and rosettes, these easy Valentine’s cupcakes are a great way to show someone how much you care. Easy for beginning decorators and great for whipping up on a weeknight, these Valentine’s Day cupcakes are also topped with sprinkles for added color and texture. Surprise the kids when they get home from school or sneak a cupcake (or two) into their lunch for a fun Valentine’s Day surprise!
Valentine’s red velvet cupcakes
Gift your loved one this Valentine’s Day with these beautifully moist and rich red velvet cupcakes. Simply decorate with buttercream and your last rolo. How romantic!
45 m Total Time
20 m Prep Time
25 m Bake Time
12 Serves
Easy
- Step 1 :
Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C, gas mark 4) and line a 12 hole cupcake tin with cupcake cases.
Cream together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, then add the beaten eggs one by one and the vanilla extract, mixing well between each one to ensure the mixture does not curdle.
Sift in the flour, cocoa and baking powder and carefully fold in until just incorporated, do not over mix. Then add the red colour and carefully mix until distributed evenly through the batter.
Spoon into the cupcake cases until they are 2/3 full then place in the oven for 25 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean and the cakes are springy to the touch.
Remove from the oven, leave to cool then transfer to a cooling wire to cool completely.
Whilst the cakes are cooling you can make the sugar paste hearts. Knead the red and white sugar paste icings and to make pink add a small amount of red to some of the white and knead until the colour is uniform, repeat until you have the desired shade of pink. Roll the icings out on a surface dusted with icing sugar until they are about 2-3mm thick, then cut out different sized hearts using heart shaped cutters. Put to one side on some baking parchment to set whilst you make the rest.
To make the buttercream, place the butter and icing sugar in a large bowl with the vanilla extract and start to beat together slowly to start with then increase the speed and beat until the buttercream is light and fluffy. You can add a few drops of food colour here if you wish.
Pipe or smooth buttercream onto the top of each cake using a piping bag or palette knife, then place the rolo on top. Add sweets as extra decorations if desired.
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. Perfect for making with your kids, gifting friends, family, or bringing to your Valentine’s Day Party! 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.
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)
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!
Bake cupcakes according to recipe directions. Allow to cool completely before frosting.
Frost and Enjoy: Frost and decorate these heart shaped cupcakes how you’d like then enjoy!
More Valentine’s Day Recipes:
- Peanut Butter Heart Cookies
- Super Soft Sugar Cookies
- Valentine Sugar Cookies
- Oreo Cheesecake Bites
- German Chocolate Cake
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- Make cupcakes. Prepare cupcake batter following recipe instructions. Bake cupcakes in Valentine’s cupcake liners and cool on a cooling rack.
- Make buttercream frosting. In a large bowl, cream the butter and shortening. Beat on medium speed with an electric mixer using the paddle attachment until light and fluffy for about 1 minute. Beat in vanilla and scrape down the bowl occasionally. Gradually add one cup of powdered sugar at a time. Start by mixing each cup on a low speed then beating well on medium speed. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl after each cup of sugar is added. When all the sugar has been mixed in, the frosting will appear dry and stiff. Gradually add milk or water, adding small amounts at a time until the desired consistency is reached. Continue to beat at a medium speed until light and fluffy. Scrape down the bowl once more and beat again to make sure all the ingredients are incorporated. Add a pinch of salt if too sweet and mix until completely dissolved.
- Tint frosting.
- Purple: Tint ½ cup frosting purple by combining Violet and Pink icing colors
- Pink: Tint ½ cup frosting pink with Pink icing color.
- Burgundy: Tint ½ cup frosting burgundy with Burgundy icing color.
- Mauve: Tint ½ cup frosting with Aster Mauve icing color.
- Decorate cupcakes. Prepare four decorating bags separately with tips 21 and 18. Fill bags separately with desired frosting. Pipe stars and rosettes to cover cupcakes, varying colors and sizes. Top the cupcakes with desired sprinkles and any other Valentine cupcake decorations.
