Ingredients
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- 1 box French vanilla cake mix
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- 3 large eggs
- Valentine’s Day cupcake liners
- 1 cup unsalted sweet cream butter, softened (for frosting)
- 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3–5 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 21 regular-sized Reese's peanut butter cups, unwrapped
- 1 package of small edible eyes
- 16 ounces Ghirardelli chocolate wafers (2 8-oz bags; set aside 42 for the ears)
- 1 bag pink Wilton candy melts
- 21 brown M&M’s
- 1 container Nerdy Nummy heart sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line cupcake pan with liners.
- Combine cake mix, milk, butter, and eggs; mix until smooth.
- Fill liners 3/4 full with batter and bake for 21 minutes.
- Cool cupcakes completely before frosting.
- Beat together frosting ingredients until smooth.
- Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes.
- Decorate with bear faces made from Reese’s cups and chocolate wafers.
Last Step:
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Ensure butter is softened for smooth frosting.
Do not overmix the batter for lighter cupcakes.
Store decorated cupcakes at room temperature for up to three days.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 21 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 30
- Sodium: 150
- Fat: 15
- Saturated Fat: 9
- Unsaturated Fat: 5
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 45
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 50