Valentine Bear Cupcakes
I love Valentine’s Day.
Everything is pink and sparkly and full of hearts, sugar, and love.
Pretty much the way things should be all the time, if you ask me.
Know something else?
Valentines Day is full of teddy bears.
So of course, I made you some Valentine Bear Cupcakes.
Wanna know how to make them?
You need Whoppers and Rolos. One per bear. Stick them together using chocolate frosting or melted chocolate (which is what I did).
Form two arms from a Tootsie Roll, and use what is left of the Tootsie Roll to make two feet and two ears. I just rolled balls for the feet and smaller ones for ears. One Tootsie Roll is plenty for a bear.
Using your frosting or melted chocolate, attach the feet and ears.
Attach a black sugar pearl for the nose and white confetti sprinkles for eyes. I used a black food writer to draw dots on the eyes and a mouth. You could totally use different sprinkles/candies for the eyes/nose, those are just what I had on hand.
Attach a sugar heart to the belly with melted chocolate, and stick arms on the side so the hands come around and hold the heart.
Now stick that sweet bear on top of a frosted cupcake.
So listen….I know that these bears may seem a bit labor intensive. But don’t let that stop you from making them. Being cool isn’t always easy, okay? If it was, everyone would do it.
All of the decorating materials I used, from the sugar hearts to the sprinkles and black food writers can be found at Sweet! Baking Supply. Click on over there and check out all the cute baking stuff!!
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This is the sweetest cupcake I've seen. That bear is just so darn cute and cuddly looking I just want to eat him up. Good thing he's part of a beautiful cupcake. Great tutorial and awesome photos!
Those bears are adorable!! I may not make the cupcakes but I definitely think the bear is on my list.
Absolutely love it! Might do it on a pink heart cookie! Thanks so much for sharing this!
So cute! I might use a couple of the conversation hearts instead. That could work, right?
O, these are just TOO CUTE!!! How clever!!!
Ok, at the risk of sounding too much like a blog stalker….This is soo adorable I have to do them!! You so rock!! (Ok, containing myself now!)
Cute, those are like something in the Hello Cupcake books
These are SO adorable, Kristan! It's true, I do love that everything is all pink and cute this time of year! :-)
What a cute bear you dreamed up! And I LOVE the fluffy pink frosting!
Oh my word, those are absolutely adorable. I wish I had the time and patience to make those.
So cute!! I love them!
Adorable!
These are absolutely adorable!! Brilliant :)
Adorable!!! Thanks for the wonderful tutorial.
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that's really cute! I love that you made teddy bears out of candy that also exists here in the netherlands – yippee! :)
Tootsie Rolls and Rolos? I am in! These look amazingly adorable!!!
I'm jealous of that tootsie bear for sitting on that perfect, puffy buttercream pillow. Your piping makes mine look like a Jackson Pollack painting.
Those are so cute, I love it because my nieces won't eat the fondant and who doesn't like Rolos and Tootsie rolls?? Thanks for the idea!
These are absolutely adorable!
They are so darn cute! Thanks for the instructions!
Too cute! Thanks for the link – I am always looking for new places to purchase my sweet supplies.
Wonderful job on the bear. These look so cute!
lol. very cute. and it cheered up my lousy January day
OH so cute! I seriously can't stand it…it's too cute! I don't even know if I could be so creative with something like that. I think I'd mess up. I might just have to try it out. I could make my students the ultimate Valentine!
You are ridiculous! I LOVE IT! So, so great. As per usual.
These are so ridiculously cute!
This is such a cute creation! :) THanks for sharing.
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So cute! It looks so easy, i will have to try it for the kids this year. Thanks for sharing!
very cute! Love that you used candy and not fondant :)
always amazing Kristan – so cute but you already know i won't make these – i just don't have your kind of talent!!
Too cute! Love them!
Us poor cool people really have to work hard sometimes… *sigh*
how adorable are these!! oh my goodness, my kids would flip. love your blog!
TOO cute! I love them!!!
Wow, I don't think these could be any cuter!!
These are too cute.. I'm sure anyone would be a happy recipient of these on v-day :)
Those cupcakes! Those bears!! So cute! Almost too cute to eat. Well, almost;)
Tootsie Rolls to make the feet and ears, how creative! I love these little bears, they are so well done, you really paid attention to all the little details.
Absolutely adorable, what a fun idea-enjoy:@)
OK – these are just about the cutest cupcakes ever! Love it!
Whoppers and Rolos! YUM!! Kids would love to bite into these ~ so much better than fondant! These are absolutely adorable Kristan. I can't wait to get started on Valentine's treats (seeing how I've been totally out of baking mode). Have a fabulous week! I can't wait to hear about your trip ~ sounds like a blast!!
Oh, Thank you for the tutorial for these cute little bears. I'll be making them for my GA's on the 9th. They will love them.
Cute overload! And totally tasty. Will have to try these out.
These are so adorable! Might even be worth the trouble. :) And very tasty, I’m sure.
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Wow!! I cannot believe this! When I first spotted these, I thought “Cute, but a little complicated”. I am so wonderfully surprised, and can hardly wait to get started! Thanks so much for posting!
What a cute idea as an alternative to fondant/gum paste! I use fondant usually, but I imagine that this combo would taste much better!
i hope no one has said this yet…. but…. BEARY BEARY CUTE! And that icing looks mah ve lous dahling!
very nice thanks for sharing!