25+ Valentine's Day Cupcakes Ideas

Discover over 25 Valentine's Day Cupcakes that will sweeten any celebration. Perfect for sharing with your special someone or treating yourself! Grab that piping bag and pink sprinkles and get started.

Valentine's Day Cupcake Ideas.

Cupid is dusting off his arrows, and we're dusting off our mixing bowls! I love making cupcakes. They're such a fun and easy Valentine’s Day dessert idea.

The great thing about cupcakes is that they are so easy to make and so many different ways to decorate them. They're perfect for a Valentine's Day party, special occasion or dinner, class party or as a gift for friends, family and even teachers.

You can keep them sweet and simple with a chocolate-dipped strawberry on top or decorate everyday vanilla cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and fun Valentine sprinkles.

Adorable Valentine's Day Cupcakes.

If you're someone who doesn't do a lot of baking a cupcake is a great place to start. You can easily add your own flavours, fillings and toppings to really make them your own.

I've tried to include something here for every skill level. Simple cupcakes that can be whipped up in minutes using store-bought cupcakes and decorated with the kids to the more complex recipes heart-shaped cupcakes (you can achieve this by placing a marble in between the cupcake liners and the tray) or adorable ladybug cupcakes, cute monsters or even bears.

Homemade Valentine's Cupcakes.

Pick from dark chocolate cupcakes, red velvet cupcakes, heart cupcakes covered in red sprinkles, or homemade cupcakes topped with strawberry frosting. 

Who knew there were so many different ways to decorate a cupcake?

Check out the 25+ Valentine's Day Cupcake Recipes below and get ready to whip up some sweet treats for your loved ones.

Love Bug Cupcakes

These cute love bug cupcakes are perfect for Valentine’s Day! Use just a few supplies to really make a special treat.

Valentine’s Day Heart Cupcakes

Nothing says Valentine’s Day like the iconic pink or red heart. These valentine cupcakes are shaped like hearts and covered in white, pink, and red frosting.

Easy Strawberry Valentine's Cupcakes

Love is in the air. What better way to celebrate than with a batch of Easy Valentine's Cupcakes that are as simple to make as they are delicious! The pink strawberry-infused sponge is perfect for Valentine's Day.

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes

These Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes are made with a moist chocolate cupcake recipe, fresh strawberry frosting and delicious chocolate covered strawberries.

Lips Pull-Apart Cupcakes

Check out this easy cake decorating hack for using cupcakes to create this lips cupcake cake – AKA it looks like one large cake but it’s actually cupcakes!

Raspberry & Chocolate Valentine’s Cupcakes

Beautiful, delicious and full of heart – these raspberry & chocolate Valentine’s cupcakes are the perfect way to share your love.

The Cutest Poop Emoji Cupcakes for Valentine’s Day

These adorable poop emoji cupcakes are sure to bring a smile this Valentine’s Day.

Strawberry Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

These Strawberry Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting are perfect! So moist and fluffy!

Lion Cupcakes with "You Make My Heart Roar" Cupcake Wrappers

Turn Reese's Cups into adorably cute lions using caramel and heart sprinkles then use them to make Lion Cupcakes.

Heart Shaped Cupcakes

This trick for making heart-shaped cupcakes without a special pan is ingenious.

XOXO Valentine Cupcakes

These XOXO Valentine Cupcakes are just gorgeous! They’re perfect for a kids Valentine’s Day party or a grown-up soirée too!

Easy Ladybug Cupcakes

If you’re looking for an easy Valentine cupcake idea to make with kids look no further than these adorable and easy Ladybug Cupcakes!

Red Velvet Cupcakes with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

These Red Velvet Cupcakes are super moist and topped with a delicious chocolate cream cheese frosting! They’d be great for any time, but with some super cute heart decorations, these babies are all decked out for Valentine’s Day!

Chocolate Teddy Bear Cupcakes

These Chocolate Teddy Bear Cupcakes could not be any cuter. Each one is topped with a peanut butter cup bear and is holding a bright red candy heart.

Conversation Heart Cupcakes

These Heart Cupcakes are the perfect Valentine’s Day dessert! The kids will love decorating and eating these heart shaped cupcakes!

Fun XO Cupcakes for Valentine’s Day

These fun XO cupcakes for Valentine’s Day are sure to bring a smile. They are easy and done quickly, so they’re perfect for class parties!

Love Monster Cupcakes

These Love Monster Cupcakes are the perfect way to treat the people you love with a sweet treat with a special meaning.

Raspberry Brownie Cupcakes

The brownie cupcakes are intensely chocolatey and perfectly fudgy, the raspberry buttercream tastes like an absolute dream, and the chocolate fudge sauce will simply blow your mind.

Conversation Heart Cupcakes

Conversation heart cupcakes are so fun to make and they actually taste like the sweet little candies they are named after. Yum!

Love Bug Cupcakes

A Valentine’s Day dessert recipe that your kids will love! Decorate a cupcake with buttercream frosting and hearts.

Two-Toned Frosting Rose

Learn how to pipe a beautiful two-toned frosting rose. Using classic vanilla buttercream, stunning frosting roses are the simplest design to pipe on cakes and cupcakes.

Yellow Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream and DIY Candy Heart Toppers

Consider these cupcakes party-ready with their colourful frosting and confetti sprinkles. Candy necklaces can be fashioned into pretty heart-shaped cupcake toppers using this quick tutorial.

Love Letter Cupcakes for Valentine’s Day

These love letter cupcakes are easy to put together and are perfect for a large crowd or party. get started making these elegant heart cupcakes.

Furry Monster Valentines Cupcakes

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.

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes

Enjoy extra moist chocolate covered strawberry cupcakes with a sweet strawberry buttercream surprise in the centre.

Aren’t these Valentine’s Day Cupcakes the cutest?! It’s hard to choose a favourite but the chocolate raspberry cupcakes and anything with fresh strawberries will always get my vote!

Whatever you choose they're sure to make a delicious treat and are a great way to show someone you care.

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Hi, I'm Emma. I'm a crafter, blogger and paper enthusiast living in the North West of England.

Gathering Beauty is the place where I share craft tutorials and diy inspiration. I started this blog back in 2013 as a way of sharing all the things I love and make. I share paper crafts, clay crafts, origami, printables and desktop wallpapers as well as the odd crochet and weaving project.