Valentine'S Day Cupcakes Recipes

Adapted from my vanilla cupcakes, these Valentine’s Day Cupid Cupcakes are the ultimate declaration of love: strawberry, chocolate, and vanilla all in one! Fill with Nutella and garnish with a chocolate heart for an over-the-top festive Valentine’s Day treat.

Just in case Valentine’s Day cookies, red velvet cake, and crème brûlée aren’t enough for your February 14th celebration, I have a swirly-topped cupcake for you. These were a BIG hit with taste testers, and the Nutella stuffed inside is such a delightful surprise!

These Valentine’s Day cupcakes are filled with Nutella and topped with strawberry Nutella swirled buttercream. And yes, they’re every bit as lush as they look!!

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Today’s Valentine’s Day cupcake recipe begins with a very familiar cupcake batter. My vanilla cupcakes are tried and true, combining an extra fluffy crumb and undeniably buttery vanilla flavor. It’s difficult to replicate that bakery style cupcake perfection, but this recipe nails it EVERY TIME. I depend on this base recipe because the ingredients guarantee success:

There’s no point straying from this recipe because the results are fantastic and consistent. Plus, it’s really easy to adapt the cupcake into different flavors like peanut butter and jelly cupcakes, pistachio cupcakes, and coconut cupcakes.

I call these Cupid’s Cupcakes because they’re the most festive Valentine’s Day cupcakes I’ve ever made! We’re taking my vanilla cupcakes recipe, stuffing it with Nutella, and topping with beautifully swirled buttercream. (Giving us neapolitan cookies vibes!) Strawberry and Nutella is an underrated flavor combination. It’s definitely cupid approved.

Dark Chocolate Cupcakes With Raspberry Buttercream Frosting

My trick for filling cupcakes:There’s a video tutorial in my sugar plum fairy cupcakes. (Scroll halfway down the post.) I also show you how to swirl two frostings together in that video. Don’t overcomplicate things because it’s actually very easy!

Besides the flavor, what you’ll love most is that the two frostings start with 1 basic buttercream. Convenient! Even though there’s a lot going on, this recipe is just like any homemade cupcake & homemade frosting recipe– the buttercream is simply split into two flavors.

What’s strawberry dust? A dessert miracle, that’s what! Strawberry dust is the secret to real strawberry frosting. You’ll grind up freeze-dried strawberries, the same strawberries we use in strawberry & cream cookies. Freeze-dried strawberries are REAL strawberries, so you get real flavor without comprising the recipes’ texture. I discovered this trick several years ago and it graces my strawberry cake and white chocolate strawberry cupcakes. And the frosting is naturally pink!

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes

Here are a few Valentine’s Day cupcake recipes from previous years. Plus, find even more inspiration over on my Valentine’s Day dessert recipes page.

Strawberry, Nutella, and vanilla all in one! These Valentine’s Day inspired cupcakes begin with my basic vanilla cupcakes recipe. The two frosting flavors are made from 1 basic vanilla buttercream. These cupcakes are fun, festive, and definitely Cupid approved!!

Sally McKenney is a professional food photographer, cookbook author, and baker. Her kitchen-tested recipes and thorough step-by-step tutorials give readers the knowledge and confidence to bake from scratch. Sally has been featured onChocolate Cupcakes with fresh Strawberry Frosting, these Valentine’s Day Cupcakes are filled with flavor and easy to make. The kids can help decorate them with you too.

Best Valentines Day Cupcakes & Ideas For 2023

Valentine’s Day and cupcakes some how just go together, don’t you agree? Whether you bake Pink Velvet Cupcakes, Red Velvet Cupcakes, Cupcakes with a Heart in the center, or even a fun Cupcake Fondue with heart shaped mini cupcakes, you really can’t go wrong.

These Chocolate Cupcakes start with a box mix. Any chocolate flavor will work, these are Devil’s Food. Then add ingredients to make it taste homemade –

Baker’s Tip #1 – to be sure the batter is smooth, add cake mix to mixing bowl, then use a whisk to break up any large pieces of mix

Pink Velvet Cupcakes W/ Cream Cheese Frosting

Baker’s Tip #2 – this same recipe works for any flavor of cake mix – I have used this recipe in flavored cupcakes like these Pina Colada Cupcakes, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes, and most of the Cupcakes I bake.

The Strawberry Frosting begins with Buttercream Frosting – butter, powdered sugar and milk, and then Homemade Strawberry Glaze is added to bring in the strawberry flavor and freshness.

Baker’s Tip #3 – be sure the butter is soft and not melted. To softened, leave out on counter for several hours. If you forget, you can microwave it, but be sure to heat about 10 seconds, then 5 seconds only until butter is soft

Easy Valentines Day Cupcakes That'll You Love!

Baker’s Tip #4 – you will have some leftover Strawberry Glaze. It’s perfect on toast! Or add it to other dessert like Cheesecake.

Baker’s Tip #5 – Add powdered sugar gradually, it’s easier to add more if the frosting is too thin. If you happen to add too much powdered sugar, add a little milk

To decorate – fit a decorator bag with #1M Tip, fill with frosting and add to cupcake. To learn how to add the frosting – see my tips

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