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How to Make Heart Shaped Cupcakes

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Today, I’m sharing how to make heart shaped cupcakes!  These sweet little heart shaped cupcakes are perfect for Valentine’s Day and even little girl birthdays.

Heart Shaped Cupcakes

Happy Birthday to my baby girl!  I can’t believe she is six years old!  Where did my little baby go?  In the space of a week, she turned 6:

Lost her first tooth:

And got her ears pierced:

 

(This is the happy “after” photo…  The actual ear piercing did not quite go as smoothly as I imagined it would-  I was afraid we might end up with just one pierced ear.)

how to make heart shaped cupcakes

Her birthday always falls during the Christmas Break, but I still bring treats to school after the holidays. (I’ve had her in preschool/MDO since she was 2.)  This year was no exception.  I asked her what she would like for me to bring to class and she wanted strawberry cupcakes!


Strawberry heart shaped cupcakes

 

The cupcakes aren’t made with any special recipe, just strawberry cake mix from the box and icing that you buy the separate flavor for.  I did add just a tiny bit more pink food coloring to the icing for a little extra pop.
 
Some of my cupcake liners were a little flattened out and as I pushed them in the muffin tin, they crinkled up on one side and made a little heart shape.  I remembered seeing an article showing you to add a marble to your muffin tin to make heart cupcakes.  I knew she would love it if I brought heart shaped cupcakes to class!
 
I didn’t have marbles, but I did have a  bag of decorative glass ovals.  (The kind you see in floral arrangements and fish bowls.)
 
how to make heart shaped cupcakes
 
I dropped 1 to 2 of the glass ovals into each tin, popped them into the oven for 25 minutes, and voilà!
 
Strawberry Heart Shaped Cupcakes!
 
My one tip for making these heart shaped cupcakes is to make sure not to over-fill the cupcake liners, no more than 2/3’s full.  The ones that were overfilled puffed up too much and lost a lot of the heart shape.
 
easy heart shaped cupcakes

They really turned out cute.  She loved them and so did all her little classmates!

I’d love to know what some of your little one’s most requested treats are, be sure to leave me a comment with recipe links if you have one!

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  2. Brooke says

    I LOVE Valentine's Day and pink! I have three boys, so I'm glad for excuses to use pink. These cupcakes are perfect for Valentine's Day, and they look so easy. Thanks so much for sharing. Have a great day!

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  7. Miz Helen says

    Happy Birthday to your adorable daughter,Jamie. The cupcakes look awesome! Thank you so much for celebrating TWO YEARS with FULL PLATE THURSDAY, I appreciate your visit!
    Come Back Soon
    Miz Helen

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  16. K Coake says

    They look so cute! Happy Birthday to your cutie! My youngest turned 6 in October…I know how you feel about where the time went. My daughter got her ears pierced as well. She has now lost 6 teeth! They are growing up far to fast, aren't they?
    Take care,
    KC

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