Recipe

Turn Any Cupcake Into a Heart Shape With This Hack

By Lucy Todhunter at University of California — Santa Barbara

Valentine's Day is kind of overhyped—but it is a good excuse for some heart shaped balloons, chocolates, and even cupcakes. Here's a super easy hack on how to make some yourself:

Heart-Shaped Cupcake Hack

Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 25 mins
Servings: 12

Ingredients

Boxed cake mix + specified ingredients
Cupcake tin
12 marbles

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Step 1

Follow the cake box instructions.

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Step 2

Place a marble in each tin, to shape the cupcakes into little hearts.

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Step 3

Frost them.

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Step 4

Sprinkle them.

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Step 5

Get 'em before they're gone.

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