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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
Cook Time18 minutes
Total Time28 minutes
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.