The best recipes for cupcakes - 44 recipes
What could possibly be better than cake? A cupcake! These mini cakes are not only beautifully decorated but they’re also delicious. We have loads of cupcake recipes for you to try. If you’re looking for some inspiration, try our classic Red Velvet cupcakes or our famous Nutella cupcakes. You can find loads of recipes to make with your kids, or if it’s a vegan dessert that you’re after, we’ve got dairy-free cupcakes too.
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You'll be eating this tiramisu with a twist all summer!
Ingredients
- 2 cups strawberries
- 12 oz (1 1/2 cups) mascarpone cheese
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup icing sugar
Method
- Blend the strawberries to a pulp.
- Mix the mascarpone cheese, sour cream, and sugar.
- Crush the ginger biscuits.
- In a jar or bowl, layer the biscuits, the strawberries, and the cream mix (biscuits, part of cream mix, strawberries, and then another layer of cream mix).
- Top off with a fresh sliced strawberry and some ginger biscuit crumbs.
Top rated Cupcakes recipes
Bourbon Cupcakes filled with Ganache

By Bourbon Barrel Foods, Bourbon Barrel Foods
Preheat oven to 325 and fill cups with liners
- For the cake:
- Cupcake liners
- 1 package (18.25 oz) plain yellow cake
- 5 TBS Bourbon
- 4 oz reduced fat cream cheese
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tsp Bourbon Vanilla Extract
- 4 large eggs
- Bourbon Ganache:
- 1 cup + 2 TBS heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 Bourbon
- 12 oz semi sweet mini chocolate chips
- Whipped Cream:
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tsp Bourbon Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
- Bourbon Smoked Sugar
- Chocolate toffee
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PRO TIP: How to Make Heart-Shaped Cupcakes

Save this recipe for the next V-DAY bake sale, or make tonight and share with the people YOU care about!
Chocolate Cup Cakes

By Tanyadesigan, Easy and Simple Foods
Yummy chocolate cupcakes made with cocoa and basic ingredients to bake a cake
- All purpose / maida flour - 1 and 1/3 cups
- sugar - 1 cup
- unsalted butter - 1/2 cup / 8 tbsp (at room temperature)
- Eggs- 2
- cocoa powder- 1/2 cup (I used Hersheys's Natural)
- hot/ boiling water - 1 cup
- baking powder - 2 tea spoons
- vanilla extract- 2 tea spoons
- salt - 1/4 tea spoon
Nutella Red Velvet Cookies: An Ooey, Gooey Dream Dessert!

A simple recipe for cookies that are almost as beautiful as they are DELICIOUS! They disappeared in seconds on our lunch break...
Heart Cupcakes

By racheld88
When baking cupcakes place a marble in the cupcake tin to make heart shaped cupcakes!
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3 minute cupcakes

By Crazyspices
The easiest cupcakes alive!! And the yummiest!! Bring on the frosting!!
- 3 eggs
- 125g margarine
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3 tsp baking powder
50 Weird Ice Cream Flavors Around The World

You'll never believe what kind of ice cream delights (or frights) exist in the world. Here are 50 of the weirdest flavors we've ever heard of!
Piped choc cupcakes

By racheld88
Pipe pink icing onto tops of cupcakes Dip strawberries in chocolate and use as a garnish
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Vanilla Cupcakes

By amel, http://amelyahyaoui.wix.com/fares
Preheat oven 350F Whisk flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl
- 1 1/3 cups cake four
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 Teaspoon baking powder
- 1/3 whole milk
- 3 large egg white
- room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 cup sugar
- Frosting
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 6 tablespoons heavy white cream
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Peanut Butter & Chocolate Cupcakes

By mrsalexander2008
Lightened Up
- Package Reese's Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cupcake Mix
- 12 Tablespoons Betty Crocker Hershey's Milk Chocolate Frosting
- 2/3 Cups of Water
- 2 Eggs
- 4 Teaspoons Skim Milk
- 2 Tablespoons Smart Balance Light Butter
- 1/3 cup Unsweetened Applesauce
- 3 Packages Peanut Butter Cups
Easy Chocolate Cupcakes

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- 1 - 15 ounce can of pumpkin purée
- 1 - box chocolate cake mix
- 3/4 can of water
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla
Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

By sarahsinagel
Preheat an oven to 375, line 24 muffin cups with liners
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup butter
- softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- room temperature
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
- softened
- 1/4 cup butter
- softened
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Ultimate Chocolate Cupcakes

By kelly2kyle
Preheat oven to 350 F. In a medium-sized mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, mix butter and sugar until full...
- 1/4 cup (2 ounces) unsalted butter
- room temperature
- 1 cup (7 ounces) sugar
- 2 ounces of your favorite chocolate (You can use any plain chocolate that you like except white chocolate or candy melts. The chocolate doesn't have to be one typically earmarked for baking - any chocolate bar that isn't flavored and doesn't contain mix-ins like nuts
- Rice Krispies
- nougat
- etc. will work.)
- 2 large eggs
- room temperature
- 2 large egg yolks
- room temperature
- 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon (4 1/2 fluid ounces) vegetable or canola oil
- measured in a liquid measuring cup
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup (2 3/4 ounce) full-fat sour cream
- 1 cup (5 ounces) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup (2 ounces) cocoa powder (natural or dutched will both work with this recipe)
- 1/2 cup (4 fluid ounces) room temperature water
- measured in a liquid measuring cup
More Cupcakes recipes
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Giant Peanut Butter and Chocolate...
- Giant cupcake tin
- 1 vanilla or chocolate cake cooled
- 2 cup peanut butter
- 4 cup icing sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/2 cup cream
- 1/4 cup butter
- 400g baking chocolate
- 50g caramel chips
- Garnishing chocolate candies
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Nutella Brownie Cupcakes
- 1 cup Nutella
- 10 tbsp flour
- 2 eggs
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Rainbow cupcakes
- Your favorite basic cupcake recipe or boxed mix
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Fudge Cupcakes with Peanut Butter...
- For cake:
- 1 cup flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder (unsweetened)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 stick butter
- melted
- 3/4 cup water
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- For frosting:
- 2 sticks butter
- at room temp
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 2 tbsp half & half
- For chips topping:
- 2 semi-sweet baking squares
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup sea salt kettle chips
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Chocolate Bottom Cupcake
- 8 Oz Cream Cheese
- 1 egg
- 1/3 Cup sugar
- 1/2 Tsp Salt
- 6oz Chocolate Chips
- 1 1/2 Cup flour
- I cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup crisco
- 1 tsp vinegar
- I Tsp vanilla
- Rest of chocolate chips
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Nana's Brownie Cupcakes
- 1 box of brownie mix any kind as long as it makes a 9" x 13" inch pan.
- 1/3 cup cold coffee
- 1/2 coconut oil
- 3 eggs
- cupcake papers (your choice on whether you want to do mini or regular size)
- cupcake pans
- Preheat oven to 350*
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butterfly cupcakes
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Margarita Cupcakes
- 1/3 cup lime juice
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1/4 cup mango vanilla yogurt
- 1 tbsp tequila
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/3 cup flour
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- ICING
- 1/4 cup vegan margarine
- 1 tbsp coconut milk
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1 tbsp tequila
- 2 cups powdered sugar
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Cookie Dough Cupcakes
- Cookie Dough
- 8oz Pillsbury® Gluten Free refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough (from 14.3-oz container)
- Cake
- 1 1/2cups gluten-free all-purpose flour
- 1/2cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Xanthan gum
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup melted coconut oil or canola oil
- 1 cup warm water
- Frosting
- 1 cup cream cheese frosting (from 16-oz container)
- 2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips
- Cooking Spray
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butterfly cupcakes
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Donas Amélias
- To make these little delights
- you will need:
- 2 1/4 cups of butter
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 2/3 cups corn flour
- 8 egg yolks
- 4 egg whites
- 3 tablespoons of honey
- 1 tablespoons of cinnamon
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon of nutmeg
- Zest of 1 small lemon
- 3.5 oz raisins
- One end of candied orange peel
- Butter and flour for molds
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Apple Cider Cupcakes
- For the cupcakes
- 3 cups unpasteurized apple cider
- 3/4 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- sifted
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- For the icing
- 2 cups apple cider
- 6 ounces cream cheese
- cut into bits and softened
- 1/2 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
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