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Heart Shaped Cupcakes

Make these adorable heart cupcakes without any heart pan needed. These festive cupcakes are easy to make for Valentine's Day.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Chocolate Heart Cupcakes 
Servings: 24
Calories: 181kcal

Ingredients

  • For the Cupcakes:
  • 1 box Devil’s Food Cake Mix
  • The Ingredients needed to make Cupcakes based on the Cake Mix
  • 12 Regular Size Glass or Ceramic Marbles
  • For the Frosting:
  • ½ cup Solid Vegetable Shortening
  • ½ cup Butter softened at Room Temperature
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 4 cups Sifted Powdered Sugar
  • 2 Tbsp Milk
  • Pink Food Coloring
  • Red Pink and White Sprinkles

Instructions

  • For the Cupcakes:
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.  Line a muffin pan with a cupcake liner and then place a marble in each muffin cup in the pan between the cupcake liner and the pan so that the cupcake liner looks like the shape of a heart.
  • Prepare the Devil’s Food Cake Mix based on the box instructions.  Then fill each cupcake liner with the batter until they are about 2/3 of the way full.
  • Bake the cupcakes for 14-15 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cupcakes comes out clean.  Then cool the cupcakes completely on a wire rack.
  • For the Frosting:
  • In a large bowl cream butter and vegetable shortening until smooth with a stand up mixer or a hand held mixer.
  • Beat in powdered sugar (one cup at a time) on low speed until well combined.
  • Stir in vanilla, and milk- whip until thoroughly mixed and fluffy on a medium-high setting. Then add the pink coloring until you get your desired color of pink.
  • Place the frosting in a piping bag fitted with a plain tip.  Pipe the pink frosting onto the cooled cupcakes.  You can also just spread the frosting on with a knife if you prefer.
  • Top with the Red, Pink and White sprinkles and then enjoy!

Notes

Store the leftover cupcakes in an air tight container at room temperature for up to 1 week but I find that the cupcakes are the best within 3-4 days of baking.  

Nutrition

Calories: 181kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 86mg | Sodium: 220mg | Potassium: 41mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 230IU | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 1mg
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