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Furry Monster Valentines Cupcakes

February 8, 2021 by Lisa Favre

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Be mine… with these Furry Monster Valentines Cupcakes! Sure, they look mean on the outside – but they’re full of love (and sweetness!) on the inside.

Pink, sweet, and loving monsters - here's our take on Valentine cupcakes!

Yes, yes, yes! Hey, everyone! It’s Lisa and I am ultra excited because, well, Valentine’s Day happens to be one of my favorite holidays. So I’m thrilled to share some super cute Valentines cupcakes with you. Also, be sure to check out these ideas for fun Valentines gifts for kids.

Even in my single days, there was always something about February 14th that got me all giddy. As a little girl, I loved the idea of reds, pinks, and purples being scattered on greeting cards and décor. (Okay, guilty as charged, I still love that color palette).

Now that I’m a wife and mama, I’ve taken Valentine’s Day to new extremes. Can you guess it?

Yup, I bake a whole lot.

My latest creation: Furry Monster Valentine Cupcakes. They’re almost too adorable to eat.

Almost.

Pink, sweet, and loving monsters - here's our take on Valentine cupcakes!

How to Make Furry Monster Valentines Cupcakes

Ingredients List

  • One dozen of your favorite vanilla cupcakes (bake them in red cupcake liners)
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
  • 2-3 tbsp milk
  • 2-3 drops red gel food coloring
  • 20 candy google eyes
  • 12 small pretzel sticks
  • 3-4 oz. red fondant

Yields: 12 Valentine Cupcakes

Ingredients for Valentines cupcakes

Cool to the Touch

Hold your horses… Before starting to decorate your Valentine cupcakes, ensure that your cupcakes are completely cool. It’s best to let them sit on a cooling rack before moving forward.

Make That Buttercream

To make the buttercream, use an electric mixer to beat butter, confectioners’ sugar and milk on slow speed. Gradually increase the speed to high.

Color That Buttercream

Mixing pink buttercream

Once you see the buttercream start to take form, add red gel food coloring until you achieve a shade of pink that you like.

Continue beating on high and once the ingredients are smooth, well-tinted, and form semi-stiff peaks, you’re done.

Frosting Bags, at the Ready!

Attach Wilton tip #233 to a frosting bag and scoop buttercream inside. Frost each cupcake and give your cupcake monsters some long, disheveled buttercream fur.

Overhead vertical photo of plain cupcakes, pretzels, pink frosting bag and one pink frosted cupcake.

Add Those Peepers

Give each of your monsters either 1, 2, or 3 eyes with your candy googly eyes.

Horns, for Good Measure

Decorating cupcakes with candy eyes and pretzels.

Roll 24 spheres out of your red fondant, about 1/3 of an inch in size. Snap each pretzel stick in half.

Place one fondant sphere on each of your pretzel sticks. Insert 2 pretzel sticks into each one of your furry monster Valentines cupcakes.

Gimme Your Heart

Now, it’s time to form some fondant hearts. To do this, all you have to do is roll two fondant spheres (about ¼ of an inch in diameter each). Then, give them a more oval shape and squeeze them together, leaving a space at the top.

Pinch the bottom and flatten the heart out slightly, smoothing it as you go.

Make about 24-30 of these and place randomly on each monster.

Decorations for Monster Valentine cupcakes

Close up of candy eyes and icing.

…and that’s it! How lovable are they? So perfect for this time of the year.

Pink and red decorated Valentines cupcakes sitting on a marble counter with heart decorations.

Close up view of furry monster Valentine cupcakes

Overhead shot of Furry Monster Valentines Cupcakes

Pink, sweet, and loving monsters - here's our take on Valentine cupcakes!

Furry Monster Valentine Cupcakes

Looking for a fun Valentine's Day treat? Make these furry Monster Valentine Cupcakes. Sure, they look mean on the outside, but they’re full of love (and sweetness!) on the inside.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 Cupcakes

Ingredients

  • 1 dozen Vanilla Cupcakes Baked in red cupcake liners.
  • 1/2 cup Butter, Softened
  • 2 cups Confectioners’ Sugar
  • 2 to 3 tbsp Milk
  • 2 to 3 drops Red Gel Food Coloring
  • 20 Candy Google Eyes
  • 12 Small Pretzel Sticks
  • 3 to 4 ounces Red Fondant

Instructions

Make Cupcakes

  • Bake cupcakes according to cake mix directions or vanilla cupcake recipe.
  • Cool cupcakes completely.

Make Buttercream

  • Use an electric mixer to beat butter, confectioners’ sugar and milk on slow speed. Gradually increase the speed to high.
  • Once the buttercream starts to take form, add red gel food coloring until you achieve a shade of pink that you like. 
  • Continue beating on high. Once the ingredients are smooth, well-tinted, and form semi-stiff peaks, the buttercream is ready.

Frost and Decorate Cupcakes

  • Attach Wilton tip #233 to a frosting bag and scoop buttercream inside.
  • Frost each cupcake and give your cupcake monsters some long, disheveled buttercream fur.
  • Give each of your monsters either 1, 2, or 3 eyes with your candy googly eyes.

Create Horns For Your Cupcake Monsters

  • Roll 24 spheres out of your red fondant, about 1/3 of an inch in size.
  • Snap each pretzel stick in half.
  • Place one fondant sphere on each of your pretzel sticks.
  • Insert 2 pretzel sticks into each one of your furry cupcakes.

Make Fondant Hearts

  • Roll two fondant spheres (about ¼ of an inch in diameter each).
  • Then, give them a more oval shape and squeeze them together, leaving a space at the top.
  • Pinch the bottom and flatten the heart out slightly, smoothing it as you go.
  • Make about 24-30 of these and place randomly on each monster.

If you make these Furry Monster Valentine Cupcakes, let us know.

How do you feel about Valentine’s Day? Would you consider it one of your favorite holidays?

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Vanilla cupcakes decorated with pink and red icing, pretzels, and candy eyes. Text says Furry Monster Valentine's Day Cupcakes - Easy to Make.

 

Vanilla cupcakes decorated with pink and red icing, pretzels, and candy eyes to look like cute monsters. Text says Furry Monster Valentine Cupcakes

 

Written by 5 Minutes for Mom contributer Lisa Favre who blogs at Fabulous Habits. We first published this post January 4, 2019.

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Valentine’s Day Fairy Bread Treats – If you are looking for a fun classroom party treat, a fun after school treat for your kids, or you are hosting a Valentine’s Day party with family and friends, then this is the perfect party treat for you.

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If you enjoy making Valentine’s day cards, get inspired with these Valentine’s Day Paintings and Cards. And if you want simple DIY Valentine’s Cards for your child to hand out at school, you’ll love these Color My World Valentines. These “You Color My World” Free Printable Valentines are a great alternative to traditional candy valentines.

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10 Comments

  1. November Chizurumoke says

    January 27, 2020 at 7:32 am

    5 stars
    Valentine is on the way and I’m certainly going to surprise my family with these yummies.

    Reply
  2. Nippon says

    January 10, 2020 at 4:48 am

    Your blogs are lovely!!

    Reply
  3. Julie says

    January 7, 2020 at 7:43 pm

    5 stars
    Cutest things ever! Thanks for sharing! Perfect for a classroom party!

    Reply
  4. Sandi says

    January 7, 2020 at 6:53 pm

    5 stars
    These are just precious. Can’t wait to try this out.

    Reply
  5. Hannah says

    January 9, 2019 at 6:34 pm

    How cute! The first thing I thought was a love bug.

    Reply
  6. izmir tabela says

    January 5, 2019 at 10:21 am

    You are thinking with this tings will be the world more great???

    Reply
  7. maryanne says

    January 4, 2019 at 12:17 pm

    I love these cupcakes! Sharing them with my 12-year-old, who loves to bake (especially cupcakes!)

    Reply

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