Love Bug Cupcakes

Make this simple and adorable love bug cupcake for a cute Valentine’s Day treat. It’s so easy that the kids can help.

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Love Bug Valentine Cupcake

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and it’s time to start working on Valentine’s Day treats to share with you like these Love Bug Oreos, Cupid’s Arrow Fruit Snack, and Valentine’s Day Rice Krispies Treats Mice.

This little love bug cupcake is made from hearts, just in time for Valentine’s Day. At one point years ago, I found a bouquet of heart lollipops at Walmart for only $1.00 and used them to make this little heart caterpillar. This time, however, I ordered my Valentine Heart Lollipops online. I like having one larger lollipop for the head with a few mini pops for the body.

What You’ll Love about this Valentine’s Cupcake

• It’s fun and easy to make
• The kids will love this sugary treat full of lollipops
• You can make this cupcake ahead of time

Ingredients for Love Bug Cupcake

• Heart lollipops – If you can find a larger one for the head and then use smaller pops for the body
• Conversation Heart Candies – Heart candies for the ears
• Candy eyeballs
• Red melting chocolate
• Black gel frosting
• Optional: Heart sprinkles

Equipment

toothpick

glass microwave-proof bowl

wax paper

How to Make Love Bug Cupcakes

Melt the red chocolate

Set the larger lollipop down on the wax paper

Dip two sweetheart candies into the melted chocolate

Push them up against the top of the heart lollipop to make ears

Using your toothpick, pick up some melted chocolate and dab some on the back of the candy eyes

Set them onto the lollipop so the chocolate can harden

Make a smile with the gel frosting

Let the lollipop set on the counter so the chocolate and frosting can dry and harden.

Meanwhile, decorate your cupcake with white frosting in a piping bag with a star tip. You’ll want to squeeze frosting out of the tip, holding it vertically above the cupcake. Stop squeezing and lift up to make a point. Repeat that all over the cupcake.

Optional: sprinkle with heart sprinkles

Once the faces have completely dried, insert them into the cupcakes.

Add three more mini heart lollipops to the back of the cupcake as the love bug’s body

Expert Tips

In my experience, gel frosting tends to run if you do not let it dry completely. Keep the head flat on the counter until you think the gel has firmed up enough to avoid it running down.

Make Ahead and Storage

You can make this cupcake a few days in advance

Storing: Store cupcake covered at room temperature for up to three days

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Serving Size

This Valentine cupcake should make about one dozen cupcakes

Printable for Love Bug Cupcake

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