Pink Heart Cupcakes

Vanilla Cupcake, Cookie, Icing, and Frosting from scratch; Red Food Coloring from Albertson's

There is just something about cupcakes that is so cute. I always want to use cute, light, and dainty colors when I make cupcakes. I thought that I would not be able to produce this cute light pink color with the albertson's brand red food coloring that I bought, but I think it actually turned out quite nicely. Slowly slowly I will try and collect some different colors from here. Look at all those beautiful colors! Luckily they are only $1.99 and my dream of owning most or all of these colors can easily become reality (unlike my dream of figure skating at the Olympics, but that's another story for another blog :) ) I'm currently eyeing the Buttercup Yellow and the Delphinium Blue.

I made these cupcakes for my friends and family this past Valentines Day I forgot to take "in the process" pictures, so I only have the end product pictures. The little heart shaped cookie cutter is probably my favorite, and the cutest and most versatile equipment. I've used it for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, dog yummies and cookies, valentines day...the list goes on. I unintentionally made the frosting lighter/fluffier, but I think it works well with the look of the cupcake, don't you think?

I'm sure these cupcakes would be cute for a bridal or baby shower too, if you plan on making these :) You can write words or even the initials of the couple within the heart!