Valentine’s Day is approaching, and what better way to surprise your loved ones than with a batch of delicious homemade cupcakes designed and decorated for Valentine’s Day? Sure, you can just go out and buy some but when it comes to gifts, the thought and effort behind it is what makes them so special. And if you need some ideas on how to make the best Valentine’s Day cupcakes, here are 20 delicious and romantic recipes you can easily make!
Valentine’s Day Cupcake Recipes
1. Small Batch Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes
It is a small batch 6 cupcake recipe that is perfectly moist and easy to mix and topped with rich chocolate ganache frosting. Plus, it’s already dairy free and instructions for a vegan option included as well. No matter what your dietary restrictions, this will be the new favorite recipe of the chocolate lover in your life.
Get the full recipe on Well Fed Baker.
2. Chocolate Cupcakes with Raspberry Buttercream Frosting
These Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes with Raspberry Buttercream Frosting are the perfect way to celebrate Valentine’s Day. The chocolate-raspberry combo is super delicious, and the incredibly flavorful raspberry buttercream will make these cupcakes the biggest Valentine’s Day hit!
Get the full recipe on Get Inspired Everyday.
3. Strawberry Filled Cupcakes
These Strawberry Filled Cupcakes are eggless vanilla cupcakes that are filled with fresh strawberries and topped with a strawberry buttercream! They’re sweet and delicious and perfect for all you strawberry lovers! Best part is, they’re also gluten free, nut free and easily can be vegan!
Get the full recipe on Lane & Grey Fare.
4. Angel Food Cupcakes
If you’re looking for the lightest and fluffiest cupcakes ever, these angel food cupcakes are it! They’re soft, tender, and have all the flavors of angel food cake, but in a small portion! If you have leftover egg whites and are looking for what to make, look no further!
Get the full recipe on Dessert for Two.
5. Red Velvet Cupcakes
These rich and moist Gluten-Free Red Velvet Cupcakes are vegan, allergy-free, and topped with a homemade dairy-free cream cheese frosting! These naturally-dyed, soft and tender cupcakes have a perfect balance of sweetness and tang with mild notes of cocoa and vanilla. This simple recipe is so easy and quick, it’s baked in just 15 minutes!
Get the full recipe on Strength & Sunshine.
6. Vanilla Cupcakes with Pastel Pink Frosting
Vanilla cupcakes with pastel pink frosting are classically delicious and perfect for celebrating LOVE! These I-Can’t-Stop-Eating cupcakes are vegan, gluten-free, paleo-friendly, low in sugar (but not at the expense of flavor), and healthy.
Get the full recipe on Just Beet It.
7. Red Velvet Cupcakes
Extremely easy to make, this red velvet cupcakes recipe with cream cheese frosting and melt-in-your-mouth texture is a delicious, portioned dessert you can make within one hour and decorate for any occasion.
Get the full recipe on Sugar Pursuit.
8. Strawberry Crunch Cupcakes with Strawberry Filling
These from scratch strawberry crunch cupcakes are strawberry shortcake in cupcake form with a fun strawberry crumble topping! Made with an extra soft and moist vanilla cupcake, filled with strawberry jam, and topped with a slightly tangy whipped cream cheese frosting. Finish with the strawberry crunch topping and a fresh strawberry!
Get the full recipe on The Cozy Plum.
9. Pink Velvet Cupcakes
Pink Velvet Cupcakes are the bright, rosy colored sweet treats – perfect Valentine’s Day cupcakes! These oh-so- tempting, velvety soft cupcakes are topped with a dollop of whipped buttercream frosting and packed with a superb sprinkle surprise. In less than 30 minutes, you’ll be celebrating Valentine’s Day the right way; eating these heavenly cupcakes!
Get the full recipe on Love From the Oven.
10. Vegan Valentine’s Cupcakes (Chocolate Strawberry)
These vegan Valentine’s Day cupcakes are the perfect dessert for sharing! Chocolate strawberry cupcakes – a fluffy, chocolate sponge cake topped with tasty strawberry buttercream and a fresh chocolate covered strawberry.
Get the full recipe on Baked by Clo.
11. Decadent Peanut Butter Chocolate Cupcakes
These Decadent Peanut Butter Chocolate Cuccakes are fluffy and so delicious! They come together incredibly quickly. They are moist, rich, and the frosting is a creamy peanut butter dream.
Get the full recipe on Baked by Blair.
12. Chocolate Truffle Cupcakes with Mocha Buttercream Frosting
Chocolate truffle cupcakes with mocha buttercream frosting are a special treat for Valentine’s Day!
Get the full recipe on Christina’s Cucina.
13. Vegan Black Forest Cupcakes
These vegan black forest cupcakes are so delicious and easy to make. Stuffed with a homemade Kirsch cherry filling and topped with vegan Swiss meringue buttercream.
Get the full recipe on Addicted to Dates.
14. Vegan Raspberry Cupcakes
Easy vegan raspberry cupcakes consisting of fluffy vanilla cupcakes, raspberry filling, and dairy-free raspberry frosting, great for Valentine’s Day!
Get the full recipe on Addicted to Dates.
15. Pink Champagne Cupcakes
You’re going to love these Pink Champagne Cupcakes! They’re a beautiful pink cupcake that’s perfect for Valentine’s Day. And they’re easy, whether you choose to make them from scratch or with the cake mix recipe (included).
Get the full recipe on Fantabulosity.
16. Strawberry Crunch Cupcakes
These delicious Strawberry Crunch Cupcakes are covered with rich cream cheese frosting and strawberry crunch crumble topping. Bursting with flavors reminiscent of our favorite childhood strawberry shortcake bars, these homemade cupcakes are the ultimate Valentine’s Day dessert recipe!
Get the full recipe on Savor the Spoonful.
17. Strawberry Filled Cupcakes
These strawberry filled cupcakes are gluten-free and dairy-free vanilla cupcakes with a naturally pink strawberry buttercream frosting. They have a fresh strawberry filling but can be made with strawberry jam filling, too! They are so rich in flavor.
Get the full recipe on Savor the Spoonful.
18. Valentine Cupcakes
Nothing says ‘I love you’ better than a batch of homemade chocolate Valentine’s Day cupcakes on Valentine’s Day. Whether your sweetheart has a sweet tooth or not, these delectable treats are sure to win their heart and put a smile on their face.
Get the full recipe on Joyful Dumplings.
19. Lemon Raspberry Cupcakes
Delicious lemon cupcakes topped with a fresh raspberry buttercream frosting. The easiest lemon raspberry cupcakes from cake mix that are perfect Valentine’s Day cupcakes!
Get the full recipe on I Heart Nap Time.
20. Chocolate Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
You can’t celebrate Valentine’s Day without strawberries! In the recpe below you’ll find rich chocolate buttermilk and coffee cupcakes that I topped with a homemade strawberry cream cheese frosting made with ripe sweet strawberries and hints of lemon with fresh lemon juice and lemon zest.
But the cupcakes don’t end there. There is a sweet surprise inside. They look like average chocolate cupcakes, but once you cut them in half there is a strawberry inside the cupcake, and it’s shaped like a heart!
Get the full recipe on My Bueno Blog.
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