Valentine Bear Cupcakes
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These Valentine Bear Cupcakes are so adorable! The cute little bear on top of these yummy french vanilla cupcakes is made from everyone's favorite sweet treat: Reese's cups!
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Ingredients
Cupcake Ingredients
- 1 box French Vanilla Cake Mix
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 3 large eggs
- V-day cupcake liners
Chocolate Frosting Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 3 1/2 cups powder sugar
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3-5 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
Reese bear Ingredients:
- 21 regular size Reese peanut butter cups unwrapped
- 1 package of small edible eyes
- 16 ounces Ghirardelli chocolate wafers (2 8-oz bags) set aside 42 for the ears
- 1 bag pink wilton candy melts
- 21 brown M&M's
- 1 container Nerdy Nummy heart sprinkles
Instructions
Cupcake Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
- Using a standing or a hand mixer, beat together all cupcake ingredients until combined.
- Scoop cupcake batter into liners, filling about 3/4 way full and bake in the oven for 21 minutes.
- Allow to cool completely.
Chocolate Frosting Directions
- Using a standing mixer, beat together the butter, powder sugar, cocoa, vanilla and heavy whipping cream until combined and stiff with peaks.
- Scoop the frosting into the piping bag and set aside.
Directions
- Remove 42 chocolate wafers from the Ghirardelli bags and place onto a cutting board.
- Using a microwave safe bowl, melt 1 cup of the chocolate wafers in increments of 30 seconds, mixing after each time until melted and smooth.
- Scoop into the piping bag and set aside.
- Place one unwrapped Reese peanut butter cup onto the cutting board.
- Cut the tip off the piping bag and pipe a small dollop of chocolate onto the lower center of the peanut butter cup.
- Place a pink wafer onto the chocolate dollop. This is the mouth and nose of the bear.
- Pipe two dollops of chocolate above the pink wafer for the eyes.
- Place two eyes onto the two chocolate dollops.
- Pipe a small dollop of chocolate onto the "M" side of the "M&M" and then place onto the center of the pink wafer.
- Using the small round fondant cut out a half shaped moon out of the bottom of the chocolate wafers..
- Pipe a line of chocolate onto the cut part of the chocolate wafer.
- Place the chocolate wafer onto the upper left and right corner of the peanut butter cup for the ears.
- Repeat steps with remaining Reese cups.
- Allow to dry for 10 minutes.
- While the bears are drying, pipe frosting onto the cooled cupcakes.
- Once the 10 minutes is up, carefully place the bears onto the middle of the frosting and lightly push down into the frosting.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Information
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Calories
520kcal
(26%)
Carbohydrates
59g
(20%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
33g
(51%)
Saturated Fat
19g
(95%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
9g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
60mg
(20%)
Sodium
248mg
(10%)
Potassium
303mg
(9%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
41g
(82%)
Vitamin A
478IU
(10%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
111mg
(11%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 22cupcakes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 520 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 520kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 59g | 20% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 33g | 51% |
| Saturated Fat | 19g | 95% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 60mg | 20% |
| Sodium | 248mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 303mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 41g | 82% |
| Vitamin A | 478IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 111mg | 11% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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