Queen of Hearts Valentine’s Cupcakes
Show some love this Valentine’s Day by pouring your heart out! Or simply show you care with a cupcake choc-full of hearts! A perfect little treat for your sweet-heart! Cupcakes are quick and easy, but hey, its the thought that counts right? So whip up a batch next saturday, Feb. 14 in time for Valentine’s Day.
Be sure not to skimp on the icing, layer it on! It’s a day of love afterall, and nothing says love like a huge dollop of frosting, at least for me that is. I have a definite sweet tooth, just ask my dentist! This is the day to indulge in a little extra sweet, so go ahead and have one, or two or three. Who’s counting? Or share one with someone you love!…and then get another one for yourslef later. Enjoy! & happy heart day!
Devil’s Food Cake Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1½ cups flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 4 ounces (1 stick), room temperature
- 1½ cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- ½ cup milk
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Line muffin tin with cupcake liners and set aside.
- Sift together the cocoa powder, flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder in a bowl.
- Using a mixer, preferrably with paddle attachment, beat together the butter and sugar about 2 minutes until smooth and creamy. Add the eggs one at a time until mixed.
- Stir half of the dry ingredients into the butter mixture, then add milk. Finally stir in the other half of the dry ingredients.
- Divide the batter into a prepared cupcake/muffin tin with liners. About 3/4 fulll.
- Bake about 20 minutes, or until set. Let cool completely before icing.
Even EASIER:
You can easily cut the time down for these cupcakes, if you’ve got your hands full, by starting with a devils food cake mix, and adding a pouch of chocolate fudge pudding to make it a little bit more ‘homemade.’ These are fun to decorate with kids, and can be brought to school for a Valentine’s Day Treat. Let the little ones cut out the heart shapes from the fondant and assemble them on the cupcake themselves! You can also make mini cupcakes ( seen below ) with little heart shaped sprinkes.
- Confectioners Sugar ( About 4-5 cups ), Sifted
- Pure Vanilla Extract (I use vanilla my brother brought me back from Mexico, its delicious and in a glass bottle with a cork!)
- 1-2 Tbsp. Milk
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- Cream together butter and shortening in mixer, with paddle attachment on medium for about 2 minutes.
- Add 1/2 cup powdered sugar and beat until smooth, Add another 1/2 cupe. Add about 2 tsp or more vanilla, to taste.
- Add gradually the remaining sugar and add milk until you reach the consitency you desire. A little bit thicker for piping would be best. If you are going to use a spatula to ice them, you can use a little less sugar and more milk for a thinner consitency to spread on the cupcake.
- Continue to mix on medium until smooth.
My Friend Steph’s birthday happens to be on Valentine’s Day too! Heart’s to you Juggdish! xo
Happy Valentine’s Day!
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Tags: buttercream, chocolate, cupcake, Devils Food Cake, Frosting, Hearts, Valentine's Day, vanilla
February 8th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
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February 8th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Those came out great. Thanks for the tip on the fondant hearts. I’ve yet to try using fondant but have a box of it in the pantry.
That first photo is a great one…all the cupcakes & little hearts in a line.
~ingrid
February 8th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
those little hearts on top are so so so so so cute. the cupcakes look so tasty!!
February 8th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
These look so beautiful!! And I’m sure they taste as good as they look as well!
February 8th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
Ingrid: Thanks! Fondant is so fun, I bought some for my birthday cupcakes last June and it was my first time using it! Im pretty sure this is from the same box! haha. I like the hearts all lined up too!
Katy: Thanks!! I’m trying to keep myself from eating them, so far so good!
ibfy: Thanks!!
February 9th, 2009 at 2:01 am
Oh so kyoooot!!! It looks so yummy and appealing at the same time!
February 9th, 2009 at 8:38 am
what pretty pictures…too pretty to eat, but I’m sure I’d change my mind fairly fast.
February 9th, 2009 at 8:39 am
Those are adorable!
February 9th, 2009 at 10:36 am
What great photos! These cupcakes are adorable. Well done!
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February 9th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
aww…these are so cute!! Perfect valentine cupcakes.
February 10th, 2009 at 10:30 am
My goodness these look so freakin’ cute! I love the little hearts. And who doesn’t like devil food cake? ;D Yum.
February 10th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Eunice: Thanks!
Dawn – I changed my mind fairly quickly!
Kelly Dee: Thank you! =)
Michelle: I think i liked the photos more than the cupcakes… oh wait, no, no didn’t. The cupcakes were DELICIOUS
Pig: thanks! i love cute little cupcakes too
Alexandra: thanks thanks thanks! i don’t think anyone doesn’t like devils food cake… or at least i hope they do!
February 10th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
Mmmmmm. Looks good enough to eat!
February 18th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
What beautiful cupcakes! You must have taken your time carefully placing the pretty pink hearts. Great job!
February 20th, 2009 at 8:13 am
You did such a great job on piping the icing: very impressive!!!
Thanks on your comment on my salmon tower.
February 22nd, 2009 at 1:38 pm
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February 28th, 2009 at 7:24 am
hi. i plan to bake these cupcakes tomorrow. just wanted to ask, how many cupcakes did it yield? thanks!
February 28th, 2009 at 10:34 am
Hi Nina,
I usually get about two dozen out of these. But I did also make mini ones with this recipe at the same time. But if you use a measuring cup to fill them, i usually use a 1/3 cup to fill them. Just about 3/4 full in the liner, and that way they will pop up just above the rim!
Enjoy
February 28th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
thanks much!
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:32 am
I really liked your blog with the Fondant Icing mention! I’ve bookmarked it.
April 19th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
Cupcakes!!!
I just love cupcakes!..
Thank you for sharing!!.
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