5 INGREDIENTS
Have a Heart Cupcake

Every now and then we all need a little love! Decorate as many baked cupcakes as you need, following these easy steps.

—TASTE OF HOME TEST KITCHEN



PREP: 20 MIN. • MAKES: 1 CUPCAKE


1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting

Aqua blue food coloring or coloring of your choice

Cupcake of your choice

Red shoestring licorice, cut into two 3-inch pieces

Aqua blue colored sugar or color of your choice

1. Tint 3 tablespoons icing with food coloring; set aside. Frost cupcake with white icing.

2. Using a toothpick, draw a heart on the icing. Following the pattern, gently press licorice into frosting to form heart.

3. Fill heart with colored sugar. Pipe colored icing onto curved ends of licorice to hold in place.