First, let me apologize for not posting recently, as you may or may not know, I am a college student who unfortunately doesn't have time to bake near as much as I would like. Very sad, I know. If I could, I would make a living out of baking. There's just something about getting completely lost and out of my head while creating something that is so incredibly relaxing. Seriously, if I am having a bad day, baking turns my whole day around. And who doesn't like that?
Anywho, my latest project was heart cupcakes! I found these on the greatest website ever--Pinterest. And I decided to recreate them for my boyfriend on Valentine's Day. (We weren't supposed to give gifts to each other on account of our Anniversary being two days later, so I thought cupcakes would be a nice surprise. Even though he doesn't care for surprises, but let's be real, who wouldn't want a cupcake surprise??? Exactly.) These really were not all that difficult to make, but I am sorry I did not take more pictures throughout the whole process like I normally do. But I will take care to explain the process.
peace&hearts,
G.
First, you must take one-third of the batter and dye it pink. I used a couple toothpick scoops of Wilton's RED RED icing dye, (Be VERY careful with that, it will dye ANYTHING it touches, sorry about the cabinets Mom!) which was then added to my smaller portion of the mixture. Then you bake it like it was its own little cake. Keep an eye on the time though, since it is thinner it doesn't take as long to bake as a normal sized cake would. Once cooled you take your heart-shaped cookie cutter and cut out little hearts :)
Like so!
I think it only gave me about maybe 9 hearts
total, I used a round baking pan for the "pink cake"
Initially I only put a dollop of cupcake
batter in the cupcake holders before placing
the heart on the inside and then I filled up the sides,
that turned out to be a huge mess.
After discovering my mistake, I decided to
fill the holders about half way and then pushing
the hearts through it, and then filling up the sides
Be warned, my smallest heart cookie cutter
was too big for the cupcake holder. My cupcakes
were HUGE after baking...note to self:
find a smaller, more appropriately sized
heart cookie cutter...
But after I iced them, my cupcakes looked
a little closer to normal. (Also, based on the pattern
on the cupcake holders, I knew where the heart on
the inside was.)
And that's how I knew to cut where I did
in order to show you my heart on the inside :)
Close up!
Another angle
All my pretty cupcakes!
Happy Baking!
