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These cupcakes topped with heart-shaped frosting are inspired by the quintessential Valentine’s Day candy. All you have to do is make these easy cupcakes and the buttercream frosting, decorate with sprinkle letters, and share them with your sweetheart. They’re as delicious as they are cute, and will make a great conversation starter at your next Valentine’s Day or Galentine’s party.
How To Make Conversation Heart Cupcakes
These cupcakes are less about the cake (although our homemade flavors are delicious), and more about the frosting on top. That means you can bake whatever flavors your heart desires. Use a boxed cake mix, or your own favorite recipe. We included options for vanilla, coconut, and strawberry here.
It’s the heart-shaped buttercream frosting in pastel colors decorated with sprinkle letters that transforms these into the adorable candy hearts.
Test Kitchen Tip: We baked our cupcakes in heart-shaped silicone baking molds, but you can use a regular round tin and shape the frosting on top. Both ways use the same frosting technique.
Achieving that matte (almost chalky-looking) candy heart with frosting is easy when you flip and freeze your cupcakes. First, pipe your heart on top, then smooth out the edges into a basic heart shape. Once this is accomplished, you can flip the cupcake onto a baking pan with parchment and gently press down to flatten. Stick your upside-down cupcakes in the freezer for about 20 minutes. They will pop right off and reveal a smooth canvas for your sprinkle letters.
Test Kitchen Tip: You can find sprinkle letters at your local craft store, or online. We used red letters to mimic the printed words on the original candy.
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