Cupcake Recipes

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These rainbow cupcakes from scratch make for a psychedelic and delicious treat! Kids will love the way they look and adults will love the moist texture and delicious flavor. Perfect for birthday parties and bake sales. Eat these plain or decorate with a vanilla buttercream frosting and you won't go wrong!

Giant Cupcake

Make a giant cupcake from scratch with this simple recipe. This amazing giant cupcake will stand out at any birthday, wedding or even just as a little treat! You will need a giant cupcake cake pan.

Betty Crocker's Reese's Pieces Cupcake Surprise Kit Is a Perfect Springtime Treat

Grab one on your next grocery run.

Peppermint Mocha Cupcakes

Intense chocolate cupcakes with a hint of peppermint and coffee. I like them frosted with a simple whipped cream (consisting of heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla), but they'd be delicious with a white chocolate or vanilla buttercream as well!

Mini Vanilla Cupcakes

Everything vanilla in these bite-sized cupcakes. So cute and tasty.

Cranberry Cupcakes with White Chocolate Frosting

This recipe creates a light, tender cranberry cupcake--with just a hint of orange--that is then topped with a creamy, buttery white chocolate frosting. It's flavor heaven. You will have leftover frosting, as this recipe makes enough to generously frost 16 cupcakes, at least. Feel free to halve the frosting recipe, if needed.

Inspiration and Ideas

14 Delicious and Beautiful Bridal Shower Cupcakes

From classic almond cake cupcakes to creative peanut-butter-and-jelly cupcakes, there's a cupcake recipe for every type of bridal shower and every type of bride.

3 Easy Ways to Frost Cupcakes

Frosting is the decorative final touch that elevates cupcakes into miniature masterpieces. Here are three easy ways to apply frosting or icing to cupcakes: spreading, piping, and dipping.

Smooth Buttercream Frosting

Tips for Baking Cupcakes

Vegan Cupcake Recipes Worth Celebrating

Caroline's Chocolate Fudge Frosting

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Black Bottom Cupcakes I

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Chocolate cream cheese cupcakes, rich and gooey. Serve these little gems with a tall glass of ice cold milk.

More Cupcake Recipes

Simple White Cake

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This cake was sent home from our children's school. It is the simplest, great tasting cake I've ever made. Great to make with the kids, especially for cupcakes.

By SCOTTOSMAN

Chocolate Cupcakes

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Chocolate cupcakes are the ultimate party food. Make some for your next party!

By Ladan M Miller

Red Velvet Cupcakes

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This mini version of the classic Red Velvet Cake is one of the more popular offerings in bakeries all across the country. Whip up a batch this holiday season or anytime of the year.

By McCormick Spice

Vegan Cupcakes

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These taste amazing and are quick to make! You can play around and substitute different milks, oils and extracts; just about any will work. I've listed my favorites. Unfortunately, this recipe doesn't rise well as a cake, but cupcakes are more fun anyway! These are great with a simple frosting of cocoa powder, powdered sugar and orange juice.

By cornfairy

Lemon Cupcakes

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Here is a recipe I use for beautifully delicious lemon cupcakes. Ideally, you'd use buttercream frosting to ice cupcakes, but I tried these with Lemon Cream Icing for a less buttery icing, and they were perfect! These cupcakes are truly lighter than air and will melt in your mouth.

By friedbluetomato

Vanilla Cupcake

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A tasty little cupcake, which is easy to make.

By Hanatarou

Quick and Simple Fairy Cakes

My mom told me this recipe, and I love it because its really quick and very easy to follow!

By pkhosa

Mini Cheesecakes III

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This is a delicious recipe that is perfect for an on-the-go snack. Plus it is a great treat for kids.

By BRAT87

Carrot Cupcakes with White Chocolate Cream Cheese Icing

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This is a very moist and light carrot muffin. It's not too sweet and not greasy like other carrot muffins/cakes. The White Chocolate Cream Cheese Icing adds just enough sweetness to round it off.

By BAKERAMA

Real Strawberry Cupcakes

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Most strawberry cake recipes ask you to use artificially flavored gelatin. This one uses only uses fresh ingredients. Also makes a great cake!

By drewface

Moist Red Velvet Cupcakes

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Little versions of classic red velvet cake! Frost with cream cheese frosting or white frosting.

By pinkspoonula

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

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This hearty pumpkin cupcake with a cinnamon-cream cheese frosting is good in the fall or any other time of the year.

By Javaru

Oreo® Mini Cheesecakes

These bite-sized cheesecakes are easy to make and a big hit at parties. Garnish with melted chocolate or your choice of sliced fruit or berries.

By Katherine

Moist Vanilla Cupcakes

These moist, tasty vanilla cupcakes are amazing! The vanilla flavor isn't too strong and the cupcakes aren't too sweet. They can be made really quickly, too, and in just one bowl.

By Cupcake lover

Pumpkin Ginger Cupcakes

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Delicious, light and fluffy! These taste of Fall, and the crystallized ginger gives then a lovely little zing. Even people who don't like pumpkin love these cupcakes. These disappear as fast as I can set them out!

By Lisa Lewis

Dark Chocolate Bacon Cupcakes

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Dark Chocolate. Bacon. What's not to love? Take yourself on a taste adventure and give these a go. They were a challenge by friends that turned into a great success.

By mkecupcakequeen

Chocolate Beer Cupcakes With Whiskey Filling And Irish Cream Icing

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These cupcakes are made from scratch with a stout beer, then filled with an Irish whiskey-chocolate filling and topped off with some Irish cream icing. These are perfect for St. Patrick's Day.

By MeowTheCow08

Mini Cheesecakes with Vanilla Wafers

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Easy and so good for holidays, weddings, or whatever the occasion!

By Janice Reesman

Cupcake Princess' Vanilla Cupcakes

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This is my very own recipe for the best vanilla cupcakes that you will ever have. You can frost these cupcakes with any flavor of frosting you wish like vanilla, chocolate, lemon, strawberry, and lots more.

By Cupcake Princess

Lemon Cupcake with Blackberry Buttercream

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A simple from-scratch lemon cupcake has blackberry buttercream frosting. This cupcake is a refreshing hit! Garnish each cupcake with a blackberry or a pinch of lemon zest.

By Megan C. A.

REALLY Real Strawberry Cupcakes

I've been messing around trying to make a perfect strawberry cupcake to go with the Real Strawberry Frosting I developed a couple of years ago. It's been a long road and lots of cupcakes tested and tasted along the way. The trick was NOT using puree as I do when making the frosting. Rather, grinding freeze-dried strawberries into a powder brought this cupcake recipe out of my test kitchen and into my recipe box! I am so pleased with the results!

By Candice

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