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How to Make Surprise Inside Heart Cupcakes

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Surprise someone you love this Valentine’s Day with these Surprise Heart Cupcakes. One bite, reveals a red velvet heart shape in the center of each of cupcake.

Surprise Heart Cupcakes
Last week I spent some time in my kitchen organizing the endless drawers filled with cookie cutters, baking supplies and all my other cooking gadgets.  I was actually looking for a Mickey Mouse cookie cutter and when I couldn’t find it decided it was time to get organized.  In the process I found the cute mini heart shaped cookie cutters that I bought for this recipe last year. That’s right. Last year. I had planned to make these for a Valentine’s Day dessert to go along with our heart shaped pizzas but when couldn’t find the cookie cutters I had just bought, I gave up. As soon as I found them, I grabbed some cake mix from the pantry to finally make and share them here. Better late than never right? These Surprise Heart Cupcakes were the perfect Valentine’s Day treat.

They’re the perfect treat to surprise someone you love this Valentine’s Day. Plus they’re a great way to have everyone guessing on how you made them.  My oldest helped me bake them so he knew the “secret” already. My husband on the other hand had no idea how I baked that heart inside there until I showed him this post. I told him it was magic! Once you see how easy it is, you can try this bit of baking magic in your house.

The trick is using mini cookie cutters to cut heart shaped pieces of red velvet cake for the inside of the Surprise Inside Heart Cupcakes.

Once you have your hearts cut out, just stand each one up inside the cupcake liner before you fill it all the way with batter.
I went easy with a few boxes of cake mix I had in the pantry but if you have a favorite homemade recipe, you can just follow these directions and use that.
Here’s what you’ll need:
  •  Mini Heart Shaped Cookie Cutter
  • 1 Box of Red Velvet Cake Mix
  • 1 Box of Vanilla Cake Mix
  • Eggs
  • Oil
  • Water
Step 1: Follow the directions on the box of the red velvet cake mix and mix ingredients together. Using cookie sheet with a lip or shallow cake pans, bake mix according to package directions. NOTE: My cookie sheet was in use so I used these mini round cake pans since they were the perfect depth. Use whatever type of pan you have that is about 1/4 to 1/2 thick.
Step 2: Prepare Vanilla cake mix and set aside.
Step 3: When Red Velvet cakes are done. Set aside to cool. Once cool, use the cookie cutter to cut out mini hearts.
Step 4: Line a cupcake pan with liners and place a small amount of cake batter into each. Place a red heart in the center and cover with more cake batter until filled about 2/3 of the way full.
Step 5: Bake your cupcakes like you normally would. Once finished remove from pan and let cool.
Once you cut into them, you’ll find a perfect heart inside.
Now that you know the trick, it’s pretty easy right?
I topped them with my homemade Vanilla buttercream (that I can seriously eat by the spoonful for the perfect Valentine’s Day treat!)
 Valentine's Day Surprise Cupcakes

Enjoy!

Dawn

Surprise Heart Cupcakes

Surprise Inside Heart Shaped Cupcakes

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  1. :DISTherapy says

    January 25, 2016 at 11:59 pm

    Pinned! Tweeted! I will absolutely be making these for ones I luv this Valentine's Day!!

    Reply
  2. Shauna S says

    January 26, 2016 at 3:51 pm

    The heart inside the cupcake is so cool. These look really good and my kids would love to snack on them. Cupcakes are a big hit with us. Red velvet is one of my favs.

    Reply
  3. Rebecca Bryant says

    January 26, 2016 at 8:38 pm

    Okay now that's too cool. I have always wander how the shapes got into a cupcake. I am making me some this weekend.

    Reply
  4. Alecia @ ChickenScratch NY says

    January 27, 2016 at 1:12 am

    That's such a fun surprise! I love that you have no idea it's anything more than a cupcake and then bam! Secret heart

    Reply
  5. Censie Sawyer says

    January 27, 2016 at 2:06 am

    These are so pretty! Almost too pretty to eat! HA! I would love to try to make these for my coworkers. They would love them!

    Reply
  6. C (Kid Things) says

    January 27, 2016 at 2:13 pm

    What a sweet treat for Valentine's Day! The kids would love the surprise heart in the middle. I'm sure they're tasty, too.

    Reply
  7. rosemary palmer says

    January 27, 2016 at 4:07 pm

    I would love to make these for a bridal shower. Do you have a secret to how to cut the cupcake to show the heart down the center? Thanks.

    Reply
  8. rosemary palmer says

    January 27, 2016 at 4:07 pm

    This comment has been removed by the author.

    Reply
  9. Jamie Tomkins says

    January 30, 2016 at 12:48 am

    Those look amazing!! Pinning them to try. Thank you for sharing with us at the #HomeMattersParty

    Reply
  10. Cami Valenzuela says

    February 11, 2016 at 12:24 am

    These are so cute and such a wonderful idea. Definitely going to do these for my boys

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