Valentine's Day Ideas - Day 1: Heart Brownie Cupcakes

Valentine's Day will be here before you know it. Don't you just love Valentine's Day? Even if you don't have a sweetheart, it's awesome that we have a day set aside every year to express love for those in our lives. For the next couple of weeks I will be posting a variety of ideas for you to make for your sweetheart, kids, friends, etc. that you can use to express some love.


Let's start with a fun cupcake. This recipe comes from Betty Crocker's cupcake book and it's a lot of fun to make.

Ingredients

• 1 box Betty Crocker supreme brownie mix with the pouch of chocolate syrup (Or if you'd like to make a super easy and delicious recipe from scratch, click here.)
• all other ingredients called for on brownie mix box, or from the scratch recipe
• 1 to 2 Tbsp powdered sugar
• 24 cupcake cups

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place paper baking cups in your muffin pan or pans. Spray each cup with cooking spray.
2. Make the brownie batter as directed on the box or by the recipe from scratch, depending on what you decide to use. Fill each baking cup with 2 tablespoons of batter. (Make sure the tablespoons are level and not heaping.)
3. Bake 24 to 26 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out almost clean. (The scratch recipe may need to bake longer, just make sure to check it.) Allow the cupcakes to cool in the pan for 20 minutes. Then carefully remove the baking cups. Allow the cupcakes to cool upside down about 15 minutes or until they are completely cool.
4. Cut a small heart out of paper, a size that will fit on the bottom of the cupcakes. Place the heart on the bottom of a cupcake. Sprinkle powdered sugar over the heart then carefully remove it. Repeat with the remaining cupcakes.

Stay tuned for more fun Valentine's Day ideas!