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Heart Stencil Cupcakes

An easy to make, festive Valentine's heart stencil cupcake DIY.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: heart cupcakes
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Author: Amy Desrosiers

Ingredients

  • 2 sticks unsalted butter softened to room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups powdered sugar plus a little more for stenciling
  • 1 teaspoon Red Food Gel 1 tsp per cup
  • 1 box White cake mix plus all ingredients needed according to the cake mix
  • 1 package SweetWorks Shimmer Pearls in white

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven according to the cake mix instructions
  • Prepare a cupcake pan with liners-I used red and white dots
  • Bake cupcakes
  • Allow to fully cool before frosting, and slicing off the very tops.
  • To slice the top, used a sharp knife, and make sure to slice off enough for the heart stencil

Frosting:  

  • Cream your butter for one minute on medium speed. Adjust speed to low, and add your powdered sugar to your stand mixer and cream for an additional 1 minute on low speed. Add one teaspoon per cup of buttercream. Adjust color to your desired brightness.
  • Pipe on frosting using a large star tip. Stencil powdered sugar heart on cupcake "cap". Once heart is completed, add the cap back to the cupcake; add pearls.