Valentine’s Day Surprise Cupcakes

Looking for Valentine’s Day Cupcake that will thrill the kids? These Valentine’s Day Surprise Cupcakes will do exactly that. So easy to make, everyone will love the surprise inside.

Valentine’s Day Surprise Cupcakes

Cupcakes are it when it comes to a dessert for my kids. While they love anything sweet, they certainly like cupcakes. Who can blame them? They are serving size cakes that are packed with deliciousness.

Lately, there are a ton of piñata cupcakes. These are fun-filled surprise cupcakes that will make anyone smile.

If Valentines Day sweets are on your mind, I have a few other simply scrumptious cupcakes that might become new family favorites you must try! Like my Valentines Hot Cocoa Bombs, my Decadent Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes, and of course my Milk and Cookies Cupcakes.

Before you get started on this fun recipe, here are a few tips:

What is a Pinata Cupcake?

Pinata cupcakes are cupcakes that have sprinkles or other candy type filling inside. In our Valentine Cupcake recipe, we have filled the cupcakes with valentine sprinkles. Sometimes, piñata cupcakes are called confetti cupcakes or surprise cupcakes.

How to Get Sprinkles Inside a Piñata Cupcake?

While it looks difficult, it is actually very easy to get sprinkles inside a cupcake. Once the cupcake is done baking and has cooled, simply spoon or cut out a small section in the top using a decorating tip. This is the whole for the filling.

Add your candy or sprinkle filling. You can add as much or as little as you like. Either way will work. Once you have filled the hole with candy, put the top of the cupcake back on or leave it out, it’s totally up to you.  Now it is ready for frosting.

Surprise Cupcakes

When making surprise cupcakes, you can use any cake recipe you like. For this one, we actually used a box cake mix because it was what we had on hand and I wanted to use it up to empty the cabinet. You can certainly choose whatever cake recipe and flavor you love.

Ingredients

• Chocolate Cupcakes –
• Sprinkles or candy – preferably valentines, however, any you have on hand is great.
• Frosting – I used vanilla, however, your family’s favorite is perfect.
• Piping Bag and Tips

How to Make These Valentines Day Pinata Cupcakes

Step 1: Make the cupcakes

Step 2: Once they have baked and cooled, remove a top section out of the cupcake and add in the sprinkles.

Step 3: Decorate with your favorite frosting and top with sprinkles.

Step 4: Enjoy.

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