These Teddy Bear Cupcakes are so stinkin’ cute and yummy you’re going to want to make them ever Valentine’s Day!
Teddy Bear Cupcakes are sweet and a great recipe to make with your kiddos. All you’re going to do is bake your favorite flavor of cupcake and decorate!
On the flip-side, if you don’t have kids, these are the perfect Valentine’s Day treat to make for your loved ones!
Since we’re focusing on the decorating portion, you can use whatever cake mix your heart desires!
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What We Love About This Recipe
- Easy Ingredients: You only need 6 ingredients to make these adorable bears!
- Family Friendly: Your kids are going to absolutely love these and might even help you make them!
- Great Gifts: Send these to loved ones this Valentine’s Day!
Ingredient Notes
- Oreos: You’re going to need both double stuffed Oreos and mini Oreos for the head and ears.
- Chocolate Wafers: You need to melt these.
- Sprinkles: Heart shaped ones and black candies or circles.
Variations and Substitutions
- Oreos – Try using a different flavor for a fun surprise.
- Sprinkles – Instead of black pearls and heart sprinkles, try piping melted dark chocolate for the eyes and red/pink frosting for the hearts!
How to Make Teddy Bear Cupcakes
These are the basic steps for making Teddy Bear Cupcakes. Please refer to the recipe card below for more detailed instructions.
STEP 1: Prep the Oreos
Melt the chocolate and dip all the Oreos in it, coating them completely, use a fork to help you remove the Oreos. Gently tap off excess chocolate and allow to set for about 5 minutes.
Pour the excess chocolate into a piping bag or ziplock bag and set it aside.
STEP 2: Make the Face
Place a chocolate wafer where you want the snout and nose to be. Place black sprinkles for the eyes and allow to dry for 20 minutes.
Reheat the chocolate in the piping bag for 15-20 seconds to glue on the heart, for the nose, and the ears. Chill in the fridge for 15 minutes.
STEP 3: Decorate the Cupcakes
Pipe frosting onto your cupcakes and place the bear faces on the cupcakes standing up or laying down. Serve and enjoy!
Prep and Storage Tips
HOW TO MAKE TEDDY BEAR CUPCAKES AHEAD OF TIME
Bake your cupcakes ahead of time so they have time to completely cool. You could also cover your Oreos in chocolate ahead of time, that way you only have to assemble!
HOW TO STORE CUPCAKES
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for 4-6 days. Chilling them will keep them fresh for longer.
HOW TO FREEZE THIS RECIPE
Freeze these in an airtight container. Cupcakes are good for up to 3 months.
HOW TO DEFROST CUPCAKES
Place cupcakes in the fridge to allow them to slowly defrost.
Frequently Asked Questions
Use a gluten free cake mix and gluten free Oreos. Just to ensure there’s no gluten, make a icing and color it black and pink/red to pipe the details.
Sure! As long as they’re similar in size.
Yes! You can easily double or half this recipe!
Not necessarily! You could opt for covering the cookies in frosting if you’d like.
Expert Tips for Making This Recipe
- Short Cut Tip: Purchase premade cupcakes and chocolate covered Oreos to make this project go a little faster.
- Variation Tip: Use white frosting, white chocolate wafers and shredded coconut or powdered sugar to make polar bears! If you’re a little more experienced, pipe white frosting to make “fur”!
- Alternate Ingredient: Add nuts, coconut, chocolate chips, etc. in the batter before you bake your cupcakes for an extra pop of flavor.
- Tip: Use a folded paper towel or toothpicks to help hold the ears in place while they dry.
What to Serve with Teddy Bear Cupcakes
Teddy Bear Cupcakes
Equipment
- Wilton Deluxe Cake Decorating Kit with Piping Tips and Pastry Bags, 46-Piece
Ingredients
- 12 Double stuffed Oreos
- 24 Mini Oreos
- 10 ounces Chocolate melting wafers
- Black candy pearls
- Heart sprinkles
- 12 Pre-baked cupcakes
Instructions
- Melt the chocolate and dip (all) the Oreos in it coating them completely.
- Use a fork to help you remove the Oreos, lightly tap off excess chocolate and allow to set for about 5 minutes.
- Pour the excess chocolate into a piping bag or ziplock bag and set it aside.
- Carefully add a chocolate wafer (for the nose). Place the sprinkles for the eyes and allow to finish drying for 20 minutes. Reheat the chocolate in the piping bag for 15-20 seconds.
- Use it to glue on the heart for the nose and the ears.
- Allow the bear face to chill in the fridge for 15 mins to make sure it can be handled.
- Pipe frosting onto your cupcakes.
- Place the bear faces on the cupcakes standing up or laying down.
Expert Tips
- This Recipe Can be Doubled: A great recipe for a crowd. Simply increase the ingredients proportionately and split it into more cupcake pans.
- Add Coconut: Truly a fun twist would be to add coconut to a polar bear, white cupcake.
- Short cut tip: Purchase premade cupcakes and then just do the decorating.
- Variation tip: Pipe little heart noses or use heart candies for the bear’s nose. So sweet.
- Alternate ingredient: Add nuts or chocolate chips to the cake before baking for an added boost of flavor.
- Hack: Use a folded paper towel to help hold the “ears” in place while they dry.