Easy to Make Valentine Cupcakes
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These easy to make Valentine cupcakes are the perfect Valentine’s Day treat! Everyone will think they are homemade/store bought but only you will know how much time and money you saved by starting with a boxed mix.
Hello everyone! I’m Erica from Craft Create Cook bringing you another easy recipe. As you might know by now I am all about the
Now easy to make doesn’t have to mean it lacks in flavor or love. It means I saved so much time and money by starting with a boxed cupcake mix (usually a $1.00) and used extras to decorate all festive like. That’s the fun part anyway, right?
Whose gonna want to pass by these cupcakes covered in frosting, sprinkles and M&M’s? Not me.
How to make these Easy to Make Valentine Cupcakes:
There’s just a few simple steps to follow and your Valentine Cupcakes will be ready before you know it.
What you need:
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Kitchen or Craft/DIY Tools Needed:
- large mixing bowl
- hand or stand mixer
- cupcake pan
- measuring cup to scoop the batter out
- decorating bag
- large star decorating tip
- cupcake liners
Supplies or Ingredients Needed:
- vanilla cake mix (usually calls for oil, eggs and water)
- Heart sprinkles
- Valentine M&M’s
- 2 cans vanilla frosting
Instructions:
1. Prepare your cupcakes:
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
Prepare your cupcakes by mixing the cake mix with oil, eggs and water like the box directions say (some may vary).
Fill each cupcake liner halfway with your vanilla batter, bake for 15 minutes and let cool.
2. Decorate your cupcakes.
Place a large star tip in your decorating bag and cut the end of the bag off. Fill the bag with frosting and use the bag to frost each cupcake starting in the center and working your way out.
Top each cupcake with heart sprinkles.
Use the red, pink and white M&M’s to make X’s and O’s on your cupcakes for hugs and kisses.
Valentine Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 box vanilla cake mix
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 cans vanilla frosting
- Wilton heart sprinkles
- 2 cups Valentine M&M’s
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
- Prepare your cupcakes by mixing the cake mix with oil, eggs and water like the box directions say (some may vary).
- Fill each cupcake liner halfway with your vanilla batter, bake for 15 minutes and let cool.
- Place a large star tip in your decorating bag and cut the end of the bag off. Fill the bag with frosting and use the bag to frost each cupcake starting in the center and working your way out.
- Top each cupcake with heart sprinkles.
- Use the red, pink and white M&M’s to make X’s and O’s on your cupcakes for hugs and kisses.
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