MAKE IT CUTE

What's better than cake? Absolutely nothing!

And with Valentine's Day just around the corner, sweet treats are the perf way to let your crush, bae or BFF know that you care. But why not make it into a V-Day date night activity rather than just giving them the goods? You'll have an amaze time whether getting creative it’s with some friends or fun date idea with your crush.

The first step to cupcake decorating? Baking the actual cupcakes of course. We found a super easy recipe that will make you about 25 cupcakes. Once you have your cupcakes made it’s time to gather your tools. Here is a simple DIY for piping bags. Last but not least we need icing! You can buy icy from the store or follow this easy frosting recipe we found. Feel free to play around with food coloring to get all the colors you want

Now that we have all our tools we can get into the fun part: decorations. Below,  some of our favorite cupcake items.

Warm Fuzzy Cake Balls

These monster cake balls will be super cute on top of your cupcake. Also: COCONUT!

Love Monster Cupcakes

If make a super small opening in your piping bag, you can mimic the stringy texture of this monster face for this adorable little monster cupcake.

Tic-Tac-Toe Treat

This recipe is two-in-one fun. First it’s a fun game of tic-tac-toe, then it’s a tasty snack.

How to make Oreo Owl Cupcakes

Yes, this looks super Halloween-y. But owls are cute all year round! So just switch out the purple for pink or red and you have cute little Valentine’s Day owls using this recipe.

Heart Shaped Cupcakes

With a slight tweak to the baking technique you can have beautiful heart shaped cupcakes that you can decorate creatively. Hint: it involves marbles!

Which one of these recipes will you be trying? Let us know in the comments?

by India Afriyie | 1/29/2018