Conversation Heart Cupcake Toppers

Here is a Valentine's Day tutorial that I shared over at The 36th Avenue.

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Come make some Conversation Heart Cupcake Toppers with me!

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You will need:

heart cookie cutter

wax paper

candy melts

red gel food coloring

a batch of cupcakes

frosting (you can buy it or use this buttercream recipe)

First, make a template by tracing your cookie cutter on a piece of paper.

Tape your template to a piece of cardboard or the back of a cookie sheet.

Tape a piece of wax paper over the template.

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Next, put your candy melts in a bowl and microwave:
Cook for 30 seconds, stir, and repeat until they are completely melted.

(My green and purple candy melts were both darker than I wanted,

so I mixed them each with white candy melts to lighten the color.)

Put each color in a separate decorating bag, or in a ziploc with the corner snipped off.

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Filling in the outline, pipe the candy melts on to your wax paper.

Put the hearts in the fridge for a few minutes to set up.

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When the hearts have hardened, carefully peel them off the wax paper.

Tint a small amount of frosting red and put it in a decorating bag,

or you can just use a tube of red gel food coloring.

Write messages on the flat side of your hearts...

you can personalize them any way you like!

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Frost your cupcakes and place a heart on top of each one.

Share the love and give them to your sweethearts!

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Enjoy!

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