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Valentines Emoji Cupcakes.

Valentines Emoji Cupcakes Recipe

Angela Milnes
Valentines Emoji Cupcakes are sweet and playful treats topped with fondant emoji faces, perfect for spreading love at school or family gatherings.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Dessert, Valentine Treat
Cuisine American
Servings 12 Servings
Calories 307 kcal

Equipment

  • Small Paintbrush And A Small Bowl Of Water
  • Circle Cookie Cutter About 2 inches in diameter
  • Large Wilton Tip Or, a small circle cookie cutter about 1 inch in diameter
  • Paring Knife

Ingredients
  

  • 12 Vanilla Cupcakes Baked and completely cooled down
  • ½ Stick Butter Softened
  • 1 Cup Confectioners’ Sugar
  • 2 tablespoon Milk
  • 6 oz. Yellow Fondant
  • 3 oz. Red Fondant
  • 3 oz. Black Fondant

Instructions
 

  • In a small bowl, beat together butter, confectioners’ sugar and milk on slow speed. Gradually increase the speed to high.
  • Once the ingredients are well-combined and form semi-stiff peaks, the buttercream is ready.
  • Frost each cupcake using an offset spatula.
  • Roll out the yellow fondant until it’s about a quarter of an inch thick.
  • Use the two-inch cookie cutter to cut out 12 fondant circles. Press each circle on one cupcake.
  • To prepare face, roll out 2 spheres from the red fondant, about ⅓ of an inch in size.
  • Divide one sphere in two and form them into small ovals.
  • Press the bottom of both ovals together and shape and form until it looks like a heart.
  • Repeat with the other sphere.
  • Lightly brush water on the back of each heart and place as on the yellow surface as the “eyes.”
  • Roll out black fondant so that it’s about ¼ of an inch thick.
  • Use the bottom end of the large Wilton tip to cut out 6 circles.
  • Use a paring knife to cut each circle in half - this will act as the face’s smile.
  • Brush water on the back of each black fondant smile and secure on the yellow fondant.
  • Repeat for each cupcake. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

  • Roll out yellow fondant and cut into circles to cover the tops of your frosted cupcakes.
  • Shape small hearts from red fondant for eyes and cut smiles from black fondant. Press them onto the yellow fondant to create emoji faces.
  • Experiment with different facial expressions or add edible glitter for extra sparkle.

Nutrition

Calories: 307kcalCarbohydrates: 54gProtein: 2gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 224mgPotassium: 55mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 33gVitamin A: 144IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 61mgIron: 1mg
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