Whether you’re looking for a sweet surprise for your sweetheart or a fun Valentine’s surprise for your little ones these heart-filled cupcakes are easy, fun and absolutely delicious.
The beautiful buttercream tastes like it has a special ingredient to make it even more delicious but other than some lemon juice it is pure vanilla buttercream.
If you’d like to add a flavour try putting in a couple of drops of a strawberry flavouring. Don’t forget cute heart shaped sprinkles and you’re ready to make your own heart filled cupcakes.
Heart Filled Cupcakes Directions:
Make cupcakes according to a boxed chocolate cake mix or make your own chocolate cupcakes.
Once cooled use a cupcake corer or a knife and carefully cut out the middle of the cupcake.
Fill with heart sprinkles, then top with buttercream icing.
Pink Buttercream Icing
Ingredients:
1/2 cup salted butter
4 cups icing sugar (powdered sugar)
1 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp lemon juice
pinch of salt
A tiny bit of Wilton pink gel icing color for color. (the amount that fits on a knife tip) Add more if desired.
Directions:
In a stand mixer add the butter and half the icing sugar and mix until combined.
Add in vanilla, lemon juice, and remaining icing sugar and mix thoroughly.
Add a pinch of salt and whip until light and fluffy.
Place inside a piping bag with a Wilton large star icing tip.
Top with a few heart sprinkles.
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- 1/2 cup salted butter
- 4 cups icing sugar (powdered sugar)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- pinch of salt
- Tiny bit of pink gel icing colour the amount that fits on a knife tip Add more if desired
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In a stand mixer add the butter and half the icing sugar and mix until combined.
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Add in vanilla, lemon juice and remaining icing sugar and mix thoroughly.
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Add pinch of salt and whip until light and fluffy.
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Place inside a piping bag[ with a Wilton large star icing tip.
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Top with a few heart sprinkles.
Check out our crazy cupcakes over on Happy Hooligans and visit our Valentine’s page for ideas your sweetheart will love.
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These are the perfect cupcakes for my grandchildren!
These cupcakes are so adorable! I hope I can do a decent job making them. Thanks for much for sharing :) Perfect for Valentine Day for the kids.