Share the Love Cupcakes
Share the Love Cupcakes
Make sweet versions of classmates or family, then bring them to a party!
Prep time: 15 min.
Baking time: 20 min.
Decoration time: 20 min.
Difficulty: Moderate
What you'll need:
  • 1 bag SNICKERS® Brand Miniatures for Valentine’s Day
  • 1 bag STARBURST® Brand Fruit Chews
  • 1 bag M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for Valentine’s Day
  • 1 bag Conversation Hearts
  • 2 12-oz. cans whipped vanilla frosting
  • Food coloring
  • 1 18-oz. box your favorite cake mix
  • 2 12-cup muffin tins
  • 24 paper cupcake liners
  • 1 tube of red decorative frosting, with plain tip
  • 1 resealable plastic bags
What to do:
  1. Line the muffin tins with paper cupcake liners. Prepare the cake mix according to the directions on the package. Chop one bag of SNICKERS® Brand Miniatures for Valentine's Day and fold into the batter before spooning it into the muffin cups. Bake according to the directions on the package.
  2. Let the cupcakes cool to room temperature.
  3. Spoon 1/4 cup of vanilla frosting into a resealable plastic bag, and set aside.
  4. Stir in two or three drops of food coloring to the remaining vanilla frosting, just enough to tint it. Spread the cupcakes with a layer of tinted frosting.
    • To Make the Hair: Soften STARBURST® Brand Fruit Chews between your fingers, flattening them slightly. Snip the softened candies 3/4 of the way through, making sure the "hairs" are still attached. Place at the cupcakes' tops. (Hair can also be made from the orange or yellow icing instead of the STARBURST® Brand Fruit Chews.)
    • For Eyes: Dab frosting to the back of M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for Valentine's Day and press them onto the face of each cupcake. (SKITTLES® Brand Bite Size Candies can also be used for the eyes.)
    • For Ears and Noses: Press M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for Valentine's Day into the cupcakes' tops. For smiles: Pipe lines of red decorative frosting. (M&M'S® Brand Peanut Chocolate Candies for Valentine's Day can also be used for the ears and noses.)
    • For Braces: Add lines of M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for Valentine's Day.
    • For Dimples: Attach Conversation Hearts to the cupcakes' "cheeks"!
Makes 24 cupcakes.