Cupcakes with Chocolate Hearts

By Amanda72

Create eye catching cupcakes with a solid chocolate heart topper with a chocolate design using Chocolate Transfer Sheets

Final Result

Materials

1 Chocolate Mould Small Plain Hearts - Mould HH
1 Bag of Chocolate Melting Buttons (I used the Roberts Confectionery brand available at Spotlight)
1 Chocolate Transfer Sheet - many designs to choose from
Baked, cooled and iced cupcakes

Step 1

Make and bake your favourite cupcake receipe using co-ordinating cupcake papers for your theme. Ice the cooled cupcakes - I've used a basic butter frosting for these.

Step 2

Melt the chocolate melting buttons using your preferred method. I like using a small slow cooker as it keeps the chocolate melted and at the right temperature for as long as I need it.

Step 3

Make a template of the small plain heart. I placed a piece of paper over the back of the mould and rubbed around the edges with a texta.

Step 4

Cut out the template but making it slightly smaller. You are wanting the final shape to fit easily into the bottom of the mould. Make sure there are no edges curlying up the sides.

Step 5

Using your heart stencil, cut out the heart shape from the Chocolate Transfer Sheet using scissors. Chocolate tranfser sheets are available at many cake decorating stores and on-line websites (I used the range from Roberts Confectionery). They are a thin piece of food grade plastic that has been screen printed with a design using coloured cocoa butter.

Step 6

Ensure the cut pieces fit freely in the bottom of the heart mould. Place it smooth side down, rough side up. Gently spoon the melted chocolate into the mould until it is filled just to the top. Gently tap the mould onto a flat surface to release any air bubbles. Then let it set in the fridge.

Step 7

To make sure your chocolate is set, look at the underside of the mould. It should look dull and slightly retracted from the edges. If it still looks wet and glossy then it is not yet set.

Step 8

Once the pieces are set, turn the mould upside down and gently tap on the bench (put a teatowel down first to soften the surface). The pieces should remove easily. If they don't, it means the chocolate still isn't fully set. Leave for a little bit longer. The piece will look like this with the plastic still on top.

Step 9

Peel away the plastic. You may have to gently pick to find the edge of the plastic, but once found, it will peel away easily.

Step 10

Place the chocolate heat on top of the decorated cupcake and get ready for all your friends to go Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh.