Valentine's Cupcakes

Name: Valentine's Cupcakes
Prep time: 44 min
Cook time: 44 min
Total time: 44 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 sticks butter, softened; 24 servings Candy hearts, for decorating; 24 servings Colored sprinkles, for decorating; 5 eggs; 591 milliliters all-purpose flour; 710 milliliters powdered sugar; 5 drops red food coloring; 1 teaspoon salt; 473 milliliters sugar; 1 Tbsp vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 118 milliliters whole milk; 237 milliliters whole milk

Valentine's Cupcakes requires roughly 44 minutes from start to finish. For 78 cents per serving, you get a dessert that serves 24. One serving contains 376 calories, 3g of protein, and 17g of fat. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. If you have flour, sugar, vanillan extract, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

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Oven

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, set aside.

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Baking Soda

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

In large bowl, add the butter and sugar. Beat with an electric hand mixer until light and fluffy.

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Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well. Slowly alternate between adding the milk and the flour mixture, ending with milk.

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Vanilla

All Purpose Flour

Egg

Milk

Line 2 (12 capacity) cupcake pans with Valentine's Day paper liners. Using a standard ice-cream scoop, fill each liner 2/3 full.

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Cupcakes

Cream

Ice

Bake until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean about 18 to 20 minutes

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Oven

Remove the pans from the oven and put on a wire rack to cool completely.

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Wire Rack

Oven

Frost the cupcakes with Sweet Vanilla Frosting. Use an offset spatula or butter knife to spread the frosting on top of the cooled cupcakes. Decorate with sprinkles and candy hearts. Enjoy with your loved ones!

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Frosting

Conversation Hearts

Sprinkles

Cupcakes

Butter

Spread

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Offset Spatula

Butter Knife

In a large bowl add the butter and a few cups of sugar. Beat together until combined. Slowly alternate between adding the remaining sugar with the wet ingredients, being careful not to over beat.

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Butter

Sugar

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Bowl