Valentine Cupcakes with Red Velvet Heart Inside

These adorable Valentine cupcakes with Red Velvet Heart Inside are a sweet surprise perfect for celebrating with loved ones or for any special occasion. Sweet cupcakes that make any day special.

The hidden heart creates a fun, festive touch, and the strawberry frosting with red sprinkles makes them irresistibly charming. This easy recipe uses boxed cake mix, so you can whip up these impressive cupcakes without much fuss.

Valentines Cupcake Recipes

Valentine’s Day is all about showing love and sharing sweet treats, and cupcakes are a classic choice! Whether you’re baking for a special someone, family, or friends, these red velvet heart surprise cupcakes are a fantastic way to add a little romance to your dessert table. Here are a few other ideas for cupcakes:

• Lemonade Cupcakes: A twist on lemon cupcakes with a cute surprise.
• Hostess Style Cupcakes: Similar to these red velvet surprise cupcakes, try filling cupcakes with jam or other flavored fillings for a surprise center.
• Chocolate Strawberry Cupcakes: Chocolate cupcakes topped with strawberry frosting for a classic Valentine’s flavor combo.

But for a fun and romantic spin, nothing beats these Valentine Surprise Cupcakes with a red velvet heart hidden in the middle!

Tips for Making the Perfect Valentine Surprise Cupcakes

• Choose the Right Cookie Cutter: A small heart-shaped cookie cutter is ideal for fitting the hearts into standard-sized cupcakes. If you only have larger cutters, consider making jumbo cupcakes instead.
• Use the Sprinkle Marker: The sprinkle marker is a useful trick to ensure the heart faces the right way when sliced.
• Chill the Red Velvet Cake: Cooling the red velvet cake makes it easier to cut clean hearts without breaking them.
• Experiment with Frosting: Strawberry frosting pairs beautifully with the vanilla and red velvet flavors, but you can also try vanilla or cream cheese frosting for a classic flavor combination.

Valentine Surprise Cupcakes

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Valentine Surprise Cupcakes

Soft, tender, vanilla cupcakes with a striking red velvet heart inside frosted and adorned with a red sugar heart on top.

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time18 minutes mins

Total Time28 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: box mix cupcakes, heart cupcakes, red velvet, red velvet heart, surprise cupcakes, valentine, valentine cupcakes, vanilla cupcakes

Servings: 12

Ingredients

• 1 box of vanilla cake mix
• 1 box of red velvet cake mix
• 1 canister of strawberry frosting
• Red sprinkles

Instructions

• Preheat the oven according to the directions.
• Prepare the red velvet cake mix according to the directions. Pour batter into a ½ size cookie sheet with a lip.
• Cook for 25-28 minutes or until a toothpick that is inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
• Place the red velvet cake into the fridge for at least 20 minutes to cool completely.
• Prepare cupcake tin with 12 cupcake liners, set aside.
• Once the red velvet cake is cooled, use a small heart shaped cookie cutter and cut out 12 mini hearts that will go into the inside of the vanilla cupcakes. Set aside
• Prepare the vanilla cake mix according to the directions. Once prepared, fill a ¼ of the cupcake liner with batter, place one red velvet heart cut out into the center of the cupcake batter.
• Continue until each cupcake has a red velvet heart.
• Then fill the rest of the cupcake liner with batter until ⅔ full. mark the direction of your hearts with a sprinkle
• Cook according to directions on the box or until a toothpick that is inserted just off center comes out clean.
• Let cool completely.
• Frosting each cupcake with strawberry frosting and top with red sprinkled hearts.