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