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Valentine Strawberry Cupcakes recipe
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Valentine Strawberry Cupcakes

Delicious strawberry white hot chocolate cupcakes with white hot chocolate buttercream frosting.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cute Valentine cupcakes, easy Valentine cupcakes, pink valentine desserts, romantic cupcake recipes, strawberry milk cupcakes, strawberry white hot chocolate cupcakes, sweetheart cupcake recipe, Valentine baking ideas, Valentine's Day cupcakes, white chocolate strawberry desserts, white hot chocolate desserts
Total Time 1 hour 24 minutes
Servings 24 Cupcakes
Author Cassie

Equipment

Ingredients

Cupcakes

Buttercream

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

Instructions

Making The Cupcakes

  • 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.
  • Mix all the ingredients together until the batter is smooth. If the color is not pink enough, add 3 drops of pink food color.
  • 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.
  • Bake the cupcakes according to the instructions on the box.
  • Take the cupcakes out of the oven and leave them to the side to cool.

Making The Candy Hearts

  • Clean and dry the heart mold.
  • 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.
  • Put the melted chocolate in a piping bag and cut a small hole on the tip.
  • Pipe the red melting chocolate into the heart mold.
  • 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.
  • Carefully pop the heart candies out of the mold.

Making the Buttercream

  • Put the butter in a mixing bowl and whip it with an electric mixer until it is light and fluffy. About 4 mins.
  • Add the powdered sugar and white hot chocolate mix, and mix on low.
  • Slowly pour the vanilla extract and heavy whipping cream in the mixing bowl. Continue to mix until everything is combined, fluffy and smooth.
  • Put the buttercream in a piping bag and cut a small hole in the tip.

Assembling the Cupcakes

  • Cut the red stripe paper straws in half.
  • Pipe the buttercream on the cupcakes in a circular motion creating a swirl.
  • Place the red stripe straws on one side of the swirl and then put the chocolate hearts on the other side.
  • Serve and Enjoy!

Notes

*This recipe makes 2 Dozen Cupcakes
*I used 2 tablespoons of strawberry milk powder for an extra strawberry flavor but if you just want a hint of it, use 1- 1 1/2 tablespoons.
*If possible get two heart molds so you can make twice as many heart chocolates at a time.