Be Mine Cupcakes

Do you want to impress your Valentine? You will with these fabulous cupcakes! MORE + LESS -

Ingredients

box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ strawberry cake mix

Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box

3/4

cup strawberry jelly

package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened

1/4

cup butter, softened

to 3 teaspoons milk

teaspoon vanilla

cups powdered sugar

Red and pink candies

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1

Heat oven to 350°F. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes, using colored paper baking cups. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
2

While cupcakes are cooling, in medium bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, milk and vanilla with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, on low speed until smooth and spreadable. Set aside.
3

Place decorating tip with very small opening (about 1/8 inch) into disposable decorating bag or resealable freezer plastic bag. Spoon jelly into bag. Insert tip into center of each cooled cupcake, about halfway down; gently squeeze bag, pulling upward until cupcake swells slightly and filing comes to top. Wipe tip occasionally to remove crumbs.
4

Frost each cupcake with about 2 tablespoons frosting. Decorate with candies.

Using strawberry jelly instead of preserves prevents pieces of strawberries from getting stuck in the tip.
Want to use for a different occasion? Use different paper baking cups, candies or colored sugars.