Valentine's Day Cupcakes Filled with Sprinkles
These Valentine's Day Cupcakes Filled with Sprinkles have a surprise in the middle. Sure, they look like ordinary adorable cupcakes, but when you cut into them you see they have been filled with colorful sprinkles. It's like a pinata in a cupcake!
Ingredients
For Strawberry Buttercream Frosting
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- ½ cup strawberry preserves
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 4 tablespoons milk
- Red food coloring
- Valentine's sprinkles
Instructions
- Bake the strawberry cupcakes according to package directions. Remove from pan and allow cupcakes to cool completely.
- Remove a small section in the center of the cupcake with a knife. Make sure to leave a small section of cake at the bottom of the cupcake.
- Fill the hole with Valentine's Sprinkles, being careful not to over fill.
- To make the strawberry buttercream frosting, beat the butter and strawberry preserves in a large bowl until fluffy and combined.
- Next, add the powdered sugar one cup at a time, alternating with one tablespoon of milk, until the desired consistency is reached.
- Add red food coloring until the desired shade of pink is reached.
- Top the cupcake with strawberry buttercream frosting.
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Nutrition
Calories: 390kcalCarbohydrates: 63gProtein: 1gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 143mgPotassium: 23mgFiber: 1gSugar: 58gVitamin A: 481IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 14mgIron: 1mg
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