EASY Valentine Strawberry Cupcakes

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Want to surprise your Valentine with a sweet treat? These easy Valentine strawberry cupcakes are cute AND delicious!

These nostalgic cupcakes will tickle your taste buds with the flavors of white hot chocolate and strawberry milk.

Put on your baking apron and let’s get started!

If you want some cute heart cupcake wrappers to put around these to make them even more amazing, I have some free printable ones here.

How To Make The Strawberry Cupcakes

Equipment You’ll Need

• Measuring Cups
• Measuring Spoons
• Muffin Pan
• Cupcake liners 
• Spatula
• Piping Bag
• Small Microwave Safe Bowls
• Large Mixing Bowl
• Hand or Electric Mixer
• Heart Mold
• Red Stripe Paper Straws

Ingredients You’ll Need

For The Cupcakes

• 1 Box of White Cake Mix
• 3 Eggs
• 1/2 Cup Oil
• 1 Cup Water
• 1 Packet of White Hot Chocolate
• 1 1/2-2 Tablespoons of Strawberry Milk Powder
• Pink Gel Food Color
• Red Candy Melts

For The Buttercream

• 4 cups of Powdered Sugar
• 1 Cup of Butter
• 1 Teaspoon of Salt
• 1 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract
• 1 Teaspoon of White Hot Chocolate Mix
• 2-3 Tablespoons of Heavy Whipping Cream

Step By Step Instructions

Making The Strawberry Cupcakes

1. Add cake mix and ingredients according to the box into a mixing bowl, then add the packet of white hot chocolate mix and strawberry milk powder.

2. Mix all the ingredients together until the batter is smooth. If the color is not pink enough, add 3 drops of pink food color.

3. Put the cupcake liners in the muffin pan and then use an ice cream scoop to put the batter into the liners. Fill liners 3/4 of the way.

4. Bake the cupcakes according to the instructions on the box.

5. Take the cupcakes out of the oven and leave them to the side to cool.

Making The Candy Hearts

1. Clean and dry the heart mold.

2. Put the red candy melts in a small bowl and place it in the microwave for 30 seconds and mix them using spatula. Then put them back into the microwave for 15 second intervals until its completely melted. Be careful not to overheat it.

3. Put the melted chocolate in a piping bag and cut a small hole on the tip.

4. Pipe the red melting chocolate into the heart mold.

5. Put the mold in the fridge for 5-6 mins until the chocolate hardens. Repeat these steps until you have your desired number of hearts.

6. Carefully pop the heart candies out of the mold.

Making the Buttercream

1. Put the butter in a mixing bowl and whip it with an electric mixer until it is light and fluffy. About 4 mins.

2. Add the powdered sugar and white hot chocolate mix, and mix on low.

3. Slowly pour the vanilla extract and heavy whipping cream in the mixing bowl. Continue to mix until everything is combined, fluffy and smooth.

4. Put the buttercream in a piping bag and cut a small hole in the tip.

Assembling the Cupcakes

1. Cut the red stripe paper straws in half.

2. Pipe the buttercream on the cupcakes in a circular motion creating a swirl.

3. Place the red stripe straws on one side of the swirl and then put the chocolate hearts on the other side.

4. Serve and Enjoy!

Check out my other cupcake recipes

• Pink Penguin Cupcakes
• Cookie Dough Christmas Tree Cupcakes
• Rainbow and Pot Of Gold St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes
• Abominable Snowman Cupcakes
• Fudgy Cosmic Brownie Cupcakes
• Rich Chocolate Cupcakes With Raspberry Buttercream

I also have more fun Valentines recipes!

• Heart Shaped Cinnamon Chips And Cheesecake Dip
• Heart Shaped Pop Tarts
• Valentine Tic Tac Toe Tart
• Strawberry Shortcake Bark
• Heart Shaped Brownies With White Chocolate Frosting
• Strawberry Fudge Hearts