Have A Heart Cupcakes Recipes

HAVE A HEART CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Tint 3 tablespoons icing with food coloring; set aside. Frost cupcakes., Using a toothpick, draw a heart into the icing. Following the pattern, gently press licorice into frosting to form heart. , Fill heart with colored sugar. Pipe colored icing onto curved ends of licorice to hold in place.

HAVE A HEART CUPCAKES (WW)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line 2 mini muffin tins with muffin liners (red ones will looks pretty).
• In a bowl mix together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
• In a small bowl mix together the buttermilk and the food coloring.
• In a large bowl and using an electric mixer mix together the sugar, applesauce and canola oil. Add the egg and egg white -- beat one minute on medium speed.
• On low speed alternately add the flour mixture and the buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture, beating until blending before adding additions.
• In a cup mix together the baking soda and vinegar and let stand until fizzy and then with a rubber spatula fold mixture into the batter.
• Spoon batter among muffin cups.
• Bake for 13-15 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool in pans on racks for 5 minutes and then remove from pan and let cool completely.
• Serve sprinkled with the confectioners sugar -- but for a special Valentine touch -- cut one inch paper heart and place heart on cupcake before sprinkling with the confectioners sugar; remove paper heart from cupcake and serve to your special Valentines!