Cupcakes Recipes

Lemon cupcakes

Lemon cupcakes

While you wait for the cakes to cool, make the butter cream icing. Beat the butter until it is really soft. Gradually beat in the icing sugar, lemon zest and juice until it is thick and yummy. Spread the butter cream on top of the cakes with the back of a spoon, then decorate with…

Blueberry Cupcakes

Blueberry Cupcakes

Author Notes We’re celebrating blueberries in all of their glory and giving you lip-smacking recipes to savor one of our favorite fruits. First up, we are treating you to our uber simple Blueberry Cupcakes. www.missjones.co —Miss Jones Baking Co. Ingredients 1 box Miss Jones Organic Vanilla Cake Mix 3 eggs 1/2 cup oil 1/2 cup…

Vanilla Cupcakes

Vanilla Cupcakes

Prep time 15 minutes Cook time 22 minutes makes 12 cupcakes Author Notes Good vanilla cupcakes should be able to come together in 30 minutes or less, and with just one bowl to clean, whenever the mood strikes. They have to dome well, too—an outcome that rests not just on ample leavening, but cups filled…

Chocolate Mint Cupcakes

Chocolate Mint Cupcakes

Ingredients:Cupcake Ingredients:8 Tbsp (1 stick, 4 ounces) unsalted butter1/2 cup Dutch processed cocoa2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped3/4 cup flour3/4 teaspoon baking powder1/2 teaspoon baking soda2 large eggs1/2 teaspoon salt3/4 cup sugar1 1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract1/2 cup sour creamOptional Buttercream Frosting Ingredients:8 Tbsp butter, room temperature (1 stick, 4 ounces)1 Tbsp milk1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon peppermint…

Birthday cupcakes

Birthday cupcakes

Line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases and heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Beat the butter and sugar together in a stand mixer, or use an electric whisk. Slowly whisk in the egg, a little at a time, along with a spoonful of the flour and the vanilla extract. Fold in the…

Blueberry and Raspberry Ricotta Almond Cupcake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Blueberry and Raspberry Ricotta Almond Cupcake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Author Notes Adapted from a recipe featured on the Cupcake Bakeshop blog —ericlovelin Ingredients For the Cupcakes 4 ounces almonds, slivered/peeled 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 cup whole milk ricotta cheese 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature 4 large eggs, at room temperature 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 2/3 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon…

Pumpkin Coffee Cupcakes

Pumpkin Coffee Cupcakes

Prep time 25 minutes Cook time 25 minutes Makes 20 cupcakes Author Notes Lightly spiced pumpkin cupcakes are crowned with a swirl of simple espresso buttercream. —Riley Wofford Ingredients Cupcakes: 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups granulated sugar 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon kosher salt (Diamond Crystal) 1 1/2 teaspoons…

Mini Corn Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting and Coconut

Mini Corn Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting and Coconut

Author Notes Corn is popular in Brazil year around, in some regions. There are more sweet dishes then savory. This is a very traditional cake recipe over there, but I transformed them into mini cupcakes and added Cream cheese frosting and coconut. Tangy, sweet and crunchy. Grandma would be proud!!! —Fabiola Ingredients For the mini…

Hummingbird cupcakes with coconut and passion fruit

Hummingbird cupcakes with coconut and passion fruit

Prep time 40 minutes Cook time 20 minutes makes 16 Author Notes Quite possibly my favourite cake ever. These Hummingbird cupcakes are covered in the moussiest cream cheese frosting, whipped up like fluffy meringue and so addictive to just lick off your finger. However. The recipe isn’t the 100% straightforward ‘add this to that, hey…

Key Lime Cupcakes with Lime Curd

Key Lime Cupcakes with Lime Curd

Author Notes These cupcakes are really more of a gourmet treat, than the typical bake sale cupcake. Composed of several different layers of textures and flavor. There are a few different steps to making them, but they,re worth it. The cupcakes and lime curd can be assembled the day before and then you can simply…

Spring Onion, Leek, Ramp and Bacon “Cupcakes”

Spring Onion, Leek, Ramp and Bacon “Cupcakes”

Author Notes Why not!? I love the elemental sweetness in spring onions and leeks and think it pairs well with the saltiness of bacon and earthiness of corn. As well, I’m a nut for muffins of all stripes- sweet, savory, for breakfasts, snacks, sides, dessert. This hearty yet super light “cupcake” combines all these elements…

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Chai Cream Cheese Frosting

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Chai Cream Cheese Frosting

Author Notes At my Thanksgiving, we get creative with the placecards. We’ve decorated turkeys and stuck name tags onto gourds. I thought it would be cool to stick little place card flags into pumpkin cupcakes, thus, this recipe… When I was younger–before chai tea was everywhere–I used to make homemade chai in a saucepan by…

Spiced apple cupcakes

Spiced apple cupcakes

Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line six holes of a 12-hole cupcake tin with red cases, and the other six with green. For the cake batter, beat the butter and both sugars with an electric whisk until light and fluffy. Slowly mix in the eggs, then fold in the flour, baking powder, grated…

Blueberry Cupcakes

Blueberry Cupcakes

1 Make the topping: In a small bowl mix together granulated and brown sugars and cinnamon. 2 Make the cupcakes: Preheat oven to 375 degrees with rack in upper third of oven. Line cups of a standard muffin tin with baking cups. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.…

“Bloody” cupcakes

“Bloody” cupcakes

Now Reading “Bloody” Halloween Cupcakes Tamara Novakoviç Tamara Novakovic is a passionate self-taught cook, food blogger, freelance… Halloween is just around the corner and this is the perfect time to start planning some Halloween treats. Why not dressing up simple and delicious chocolate cupcakes into a scary costume? By Tamara Novakoviç This blood-stained glass decoration…

Vanilla Cupcakes

Vanilla Cupcakes

Martha Stewart is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, and lifestyle expert who has taught millions of people through generations the joy of entertaining, cooking, gardening, collecting, crafting, and home renovating via her eponymous magazine, Martha Stewart Living, Emmy-winning television shows, and 99 books (and counting). Based in Katonah, N.Y., where she helms her 156-acre Bedford Farm,…

Walnut Cupcakes with Maple Frosting

Walnut Cupcakes with Maple Frosting

Ingredients:Cupcakes:½ cup granulated sugar½ cup packed brown sugar6 tablespoons butter, softened3 large eggs1 teaspoon vanilla extract8 ounces cake flour (about 2 cups)½ teaspoon baking soda¼ teaspoon salt¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon½ cup buttermilk⅓ cup plus 2 tablespoons walnuts, toasted, chopped, and dividedFrosting:½ teaspoon cream of tartar3 large egg whites¾ cup maple sugar or granulated sugar¼ cup…

Unicorn cupcakes

Unicorn cupcakes

Beat together the butter, icing sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth and pale. Put half the buttercream in one bowl and leave as it is, then divide the other half into 3 bowls. Use the food colouring to dye one pink, one pale green and one pale blue, then transfer them all to one large…

Butterfly cupcakes

Butterfly cupcakes

To make the wings, melt the white chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Divide into three smaller bowls and add the same gel colours as before. Cut 8cm squares of baking parchment and, using a pen, draw a pair of butterfly wings on each square so that the design shows…

Strawberry cupcakes

Strawberry cupcakes

Meanwhile, make the icing. Beat the sugar and butter together until smooth and pale, then add the milk, vanilla and a little pink food colouring and beat until the icing is an even pale pink shade. Spoon the icing into a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle, then pipe in swirls onto the cooled…

Chocolate puddle cupcakes

Chocolate puddle cupcakes

Gently fold in the melted butter. Sift the flour, cocoa and baking powder over the surface and fold in using a large metal spoon, trying not to knock out too much air. Divide the mixture between the cases, then bake for 15-20 mins until well risen and the sponge springs back when gently pressed. Leave…

Pull-Apart Cupcake Snowman

Pull-Apart Cupcake Snowman

Ingredients:23 vanilla cupcakes13 chocolate wafer cookies5 cups vanilla frosting5 small chocolate candies (such as Junior Mints)1 circus peanut6 ounces blue fondant

Fruit Cockatiel Cupcakes

Fruit Cockatiel Cupcakes

Ingredients:8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature1 stick unsalted butter, cubed, at room temperature2/3 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted1/2 teaspoon vanilla extractPinch of kosher salt3 drops green food coloring24 cupcakes in brightly colored liners1 mango, peeled, cut into 72 small slices (1 1/2 inches tall and 1/3 inch wide)48 small blueberries3 bananas, cut into 48 (1/4-inch-thick)…

Piña Colada Cupcakes

Piña Colada Cupcakes

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