Valentine Teddy Bear Cupcakes Recipes

VALENTINE TEDDY BEAR CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Prepare muffin tins with cupcake liners.
• Whisk the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large mixing bowl.
• In a separate bowl, combine the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla extract.
• Using an electric mixer, add bowl of wet ingredients to the bowl of dry ingredients, beating on medium until the batter is smooth.
• Gradually add the boiling water, milk and oil and blend together until the batter is smooth.
• Using a medium scoop fill the paper lined cupcake tins with the prepared batter.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• Allow to cool slightly before transferring to wire racks.
• Beat together powdered sugar, butter and cocoa powder in a mixing bowl.
• Add the vanilla and chocolate until well incorporated.
• Add in the heavy whipping cream, and continue to mix until stiff peaks form.
• Scoop the frosting into a decorating bag with a star tip.
• Generously cover each cupcake with chocolate frosting. You'll want enough to place your Reese's cup bears into so that they are secure.
• Pour each color of candy melts into their own plastic decorating bag and cut the tip so there is a small opening.
• Take one peanut butter or chocolate wafer for each bear, then cut them in half. Use the black candy melt as glue, to affix the chocolate wafer halves to the top of your Reese's cups as "ears." Hold wafers in place until the chocolate sets.
• Draw a large dot of the melted chocolate candy onto the back of a whole peanut butter or chocolate wafer and the place in the middle of the Reese's cup. This will be the nose.
• Use your melted white chocolate to draw eyes on the bear's face. Allow to dry.
• Use the melted dark chocolate to draw a pupil on each eye.
• Carefully turn your Reese's cup bears sideways, and press the bottom into the chocolate frosting on top of your cupcake. Make sure the bear is securely in place before letting go.
• Add two Whoppers on either side of the Reese's cups to be your bear's arms.
• Finally, place a candy heart into the frosting between your Whoppers.