Valentine's Day Heart Cupcakes
These Valentine's Day heart cupcakes have a cute heart-shaped cutout filled with canned strawberry jam (or your favorite filling). Because this recipe uses pre-baked cupcakes, it's ready in 20 minutes or less!
Servings: 8 cupcakes
Calories: 275kcal
Equipment
- Small heart cookie cutter
Ingredients
- 8 cupcakes pre-made, cooled, unfrosted
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar or as much needed for dusting
- 1 cup strawberry jam room temperature
Instructions
- Make your favorite cupcakes. Be sure to fill the cupcake liners close to the top. The baked cake should dome over the liner, but not overflow. Allow the cupcakes to completely cool to room temperature. Or use unfrosted cupcakes from a bakery.8 cupcakes
- Slice the Tops. Once cooled, use a serrated knife to slice the tops off the cupcake. Use the top of the cupcake liner as a guide.
- Cut the Heart. Turn the sliced-off portion over so that the bottom is facing up. Use a small heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out the heart.
- Dust with Powdered Sugar. Turn the sliced-off top over again (it should be right-side up now). Dust powered sugar over the top. Dust as heavily as preferred. Set aside.1/4 cup powdered sugar
- Add the Jam. Spread a thin layer of jam on the bottom of the cupcake (the portion in the liner).1 cup strawberry jam
- Fill the Heart. Evenly place the top back onto the bottom portion. Use a small spoon to fill the heart with jam. If, after a few minutes, the jam has settled into the heart, add another dollop to fill it again. Repeat the steps for each cupcake.
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Notes
- Use your favorite filling or icing for the heart.
- Keep in mind that there needs to be a color contrast between the cake and filling. Otherwise, the heart won't stand out.
- Double-check that your cutter is tall enough to cut through the top of the cupcake that you slice off.
- I found that if I tried to cut from the front/top of the cupcake, it cracked the cake. However, by flipping it over and cutting from the bottom/back of the cupcake, there was less cracking.
- For these cupcakes specifically, you will need the cake to dome above the liner. That way, you can easily slice the tops off.
- Don't worry if the tops crack when slicing. You can easily cover it up with the powdered sugar.
- Use room temperature filling. When it's cold, it will be hard to spoon into the heart cutout.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 275kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 61mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 50g
