Use the frosting to draw a heart. Outline the heart by pressing decorations gently into the frosting. Fill the unfrosted center of the heart with contrasting sprinkles.
Techniques for creating a valentine cupcake drawing
It was a real head-to-head initially, but ultimately the aphrodisiac salt free Valentine’s Day cupcakes won the survey gliding straight to my site to share their recipe.
In a few days it will be Valentine’s Day and like every year Dave and I will celebrate… “Lovers’ Day?!” You will say… “No?… We will celebrate my name day?”. For those who don’t know what’s a name day, I will tell you immediately… In Italy every day is related to a Saint, so all the people that have the same name of the Saint will celebrate the name day… sometimes the celebrations are like birthday parties with presents sometimes friends & family just greetings to you…. for this reason, every year the date of February 14th is dedicated to me… Saint Valentina from the kitchen. Lol, I’m joking. By the way, Dave and I always find a way or an excuse to celebrate us almost every day between culinary and non-culinary surprises… and then among the thousand celebrations a most important date for us is the very next day… so let’s say the 14th is dedicated to me even if in the end I create a special dish to share with him? So finally these amazing sweets of 50 shades of turquoise come out of my kitchen…
The salt free aphrodisiac Valentine’s Day cupcakes
These cupcakes are born from the perfect and intriguing combination of 100% dark chocolate (or cocoa mass) and chili pepper which will unleash an explosion of pleasure at every bite. The contrast between sweet, bitter and spicy… the pieces of crunchy chocolate with the soft and velvety frosting… not to mention the “hot” cold sensation that you will discover by reading the recipe… in short, every sense will be satisfied… sight, taste, smell, touch even hearing can enjoy the preparation up to the moment of the final bite. Are you ready to give yourself a moment of sinless pleasure?
Below, as usual, you will find the necessary ingredients, the step-by-step procedure, and the now inevitable small summary video of all the steps. I can’t wait to read your comments in the space provided at the bottom of the page or to hear your feedback. For any doubt or uncertainty, you can always write to me, I will be happy to help you.
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Valentine’s Day Cupcake Ideas
You could charitably describe my early cake frosting attempts as “freeform.” Or maybe “abstract.” But I’ve become a lot better with the right tools. These Valentine’s Day cupcake ideas use a simple combination of one color of frosting plus one assortment of colored sprinkles.
I like to use the new Pillsbury Filled Pastry Bag. It’s a pastry bag that’s pre-filled with Vanilla, Chocolate Fudge, or Cream Cheese frosting, and it has its own star-shaped decorating tip built right into the bag.
Frosting can be an enjoyable activity for bakers of all skill levels, and with this handy product, even the youngest bakers can join in the fun, with minimal cleanup and an impressive result.
Did you know that Pillsbury also makes a Funfetti Gluten Free Premium Cake & Cupcake Mix with Candy Bits? Being able to bake cupcakes without the hassle of making everything from scratch is a tremendous convenience, especially for gluten free households.
Since it’s February and love is in the air, I’m going to demonstrate how to pull off five simple frosting designs for Valentine’s Day. They’re easy enough that kids can do them—or even adults who think they don’t have the skills to decorate a cupcake.
X and O Cupcake Decoration
Perfect for a pair of cupcakes! Draw an X on one cupcake, and an O on the other. Sprinkle with decorations.
Lips Cupcake Decoration
Draw the outline of lips, then choose one type of sprinkle to press into the outline all the way around. Fill the unfrosted center of the lip design with a contrasting color of sprinkles.
