Name: Valentine's Day Cupcakes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 batch easy Chocolate Cupcakes; 1 batch Dark Chocolate Frosting; 24 Lindor Truffles (I used Dark Chocolate); Valentine Sprinkles; 1 M Piping tip; Piping Bag

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Valentine's Day Cupcakes- an easy treat for your sweetheart! Dark chocolate cupcakes, with dark chocolate frosting, fun Valentine sprinkles, and a lindor truffle center!

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valentine's day cupcake close up — Dark Chocolate, Sprinkles, and a perfect cupcake!

Aren’t these Valentine’s Day Cupcakes the cutest?! For more Valentine Day treats don't miss:

I love the look of pressing the sprinkles around the edges! It is simple and so fun. If you are anything like me you love easy desserts and these cupcakes are easy and delicious!

How to make Valentine's Day Cupcakes:

Make 1 batch of my easy chocolate cupcakes
Place a Lindor truffle into the center of each cupcake after they have cooled
Frost with my easy Dark Chocolate Buttercream
Press the sides with sprinkles
Done!

adding a lindor truffle and then frosting the cupcakes — Who doesn't love a lindor truffle!

How to decorate cupcakes?

Using a 1 M piping tip, pipe on a rosette. It’s okay to practice a few! After frosting each cupcake gently press the sprinkles onto the side. (amazon affiliate link) I find it's best to put the sprinkles on right after frosting each cupcake or else the frosting will harden slightly and the sprinkles won’t stick.

dipping the edge of the frosted cupcake in sprinkles — Gently press the cupcakes into the sprinkles!

Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe

I used my super easy doctored chocolate cake mix from a box recipe for these, however I have an amazing from scratch chocolate cake recipe you can use too.

Chocolate Frosting Recipe

My homemade dark chocolate buttercream is incredible. It uses Hershey's Dark Cocoa Powder and is a chocolate lovers dream. Not only are these some of the best chocolate cupcakes (and who doesn’t love chocolate cupcakes!) but the dark chocolate buttercream is amazing! You’ll definitely want to lick the bowl! These cupcakes are a great Valentine’s Party treat for kids too! Make them for a school party or give them to the teacher’s!

valentine's day cupcakes close together with roses — These cupcakes are so easy to decorate even though they look amazing!

What sprinkles do I use for Valentine's Day Cupcakes?

Another plus to these cupcakes, besides being chocolate and topped with a delicious frosting- is the sprinkles. If I have to choose between a dessert with sprinkles or without I always go for the sprinkles. I typical buy a few different sprinkles from the store and then mix them together when I make these types of fun desserts. That's what I did for my pink and gold cake, and my easy Valentine Day Chocolate Cookies. I love the texture and how festive they make things. Are you the same?

Valentines Desserts are so fun!

valentine's day cupcakes in the shape of a heart — These cupcakes are great for your special someone!

Other fun cupcake ideas include:

What are some of you favorite Valentines Desserts? Let me know in the comments below!

valentine's day cupcakes pinterest pin — Don't forget to pin this recipe!

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Valentine's Day Cupcakes

Valentine's Day Cupcakes- an easy treat for your sweetheart! Dark chocolate cupcakes, with dark chocolate frosting, fun Valentine sprinkles, and a lindor truffle center!

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Author: Lisa Killian

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Servings: 24 cupcakes

Ingredients
▢ 1 batch easy Chocolate Cupcakes
▢ 1 batch Dark Chocolate Frosting
▢ 24 Lindor Truffles I used Dark Chocolate
▢ Valentine Sprinkles
▢ 1 M Piping tip
▢ Piping Bag

Instructions
Make chocolate cupcakes according to directions. Allow to cool.
While cooling whip up a batch of dark chocolate frosting.
Once cupcakes are cool take an unwrapped Lindor Truffle and press into the center of each cupcake.

Using a 1M tip pipe a rosette on the top of a few cupcakes.

Then gently press the sprinkles around the edges.

Enjoy!

Notes
Tips and Tricks
to pipe the rosette onto a bunch of the cupcakes then try to press the sprinkles on the frosting has already set up and the sprinkles won’t stick. So, the easiest solution is to press the sprinkles on right after you frost each one.

Nutrition
Calories: 405kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 11g