Valentines Cupcake Ideas

These fun cupcakes are quite easy to create! First, bake a batch of chocolate cupcakes. I used my favorite chocolate cupcake recipe, but feel free to use any recipe or box mix you prefer. The only special instructions would be to make sure to fill the liners just a bit more than you might normally (about 1/2 inch below the top of the liner), because you need to have a bit of a dome above the top edge of the liners.

Maraschino Cherry Frosting
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
4 cups powdered sugar
4 Tablespoon maraschino cherry juice
1/2 cup finely chopped maraschino cherries
pinch of salt

Directions~
1. In the bowl of an electric mixer beat butter until smooth.
2. With the mixer running, Add 2 cups of powdered sugar, one cup at a time.
3. Add 4 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice, one tablespoon at a time.
4. Continue beating, and add the remaining 2 cups powdered sugar, and chopped maraschino cherries. If desired, add a drop of pink food coloring (I used Americolor electric
pink).
5. Beat until fully combined. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Recipe source- Confessions of a Cookbook Queen

Heart Cutout Cupcake Assembly
(idea source- Jenn Recipes)
ated knife to cut off the top of the cupcake, using the top of the cupcake liner as a
guide.
2. Use a small heart cookie cutter to cut out a heart shape from the cupcake dome.
3. Spread frosting onto the cupcake base, in a mounded shape.
4. If desired, sprinkle the cupcake dome with powdered sugar. Place top back on cupcake and
press down a bit.

Let me know how it goes.

Much thanks to glorioustreats.blogspot.com

Dina