Cupcakes

Welcome to the home of amazing cupcake recipes! Every recipe here is homemade and you’ll find no boxed cake mixes; I am a huge believer in from-scratch baking.

I’ve developed many fantastic classics, like my vanilla and chocolate cupcake recipes. Both have been tested by bakers around the world and are used at bakeries worldwide. (They can also both be easily turned into cakes; see my vanilla cake to learn how to do this.)

My strawberry, peanut butter, tiramisu, lemon, and banana cupcakes are always crowd-pleasing treats and they’re good starting points for exploring this site.

If you’re interested in making smaller cupcakes, my post on how to convert a cupcake recipe to mini cupcakes walks you through everything you need to know.

Finally, my post teaching how to make cupcakes and troubleshoot problems is a great place to start if you’re new to baking cupcakes.

Cookies and cream cupcakes with Oreos sitting next to them

Chocolate Oreo Cupcakes with Cookies and Cream Frosting

These Oreo cupcakes are made with dark chocolate and dark cocoa powder to give the distinctive dark look and taste of an Oreo cookie. Cookies and cream frosting makes them perfect for any Oreo lover! …

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Two chocolate cupcakes on a white background

The Best Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe

A strong chocolate taste, moistness, lightness, and perfect dome make this the best chocolate cupcake recipe I've ever made. They're easy enough to make that a total beginner baker can bake them. Most people …

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Best Vanilla Cupcakes

Best Vanilla Cupcakes

This is my absolute favorite vanilla cupcake recipe! It yields light, fluffy, moist cupcakes that dome perfectly, and you can really taste the vanilla in every bite. While this recipe is …

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Cookie cupcakes with cookie dough frosting and a cookie on top

Cookie Cupcakes

These cupcakes are actually chocolate chip cookies baked in cupcake tins. I love topping them with cookie dough frosting to make them extra special! This recipe is …

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A group of sweet potato muffins

Sweet Potato Cupcakes with Marshmallows

Sweet potato cupcakes are a perfect fall treat! I top them with mini marshmallows to recreate the flavor of a sweet potato casserole. These fall cupcakes with marshmallows are a great …

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Apple Cupcakes

Apple Spice Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

These apple spice cake cupcakes are favorites every fall in our household. They are like eating an apple cobbler or apple pie in cupcake form! This homemade apple spice cake recipe …

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Carob Cupcake

Carob Cupcakes

In this post, contributor Jessica Touchette shares her fabulous carob cupcake recipe with us. I had the pleasure of trying the cupcakes and I immediately fell in love with their sweet, earthy flavor. …

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Hi Hat Cupcakes

Hi-Hat Cupcakes

Hi-hat cupcakes are cupcakes that are frosted with a tall swirl and then dipped in chocolate. They look super impressive, but they aren't actually that hard to make. Which Cupcake Flavor is Best …

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Sticky Toffee Pudding Cupcakes

Sticky Toffee Pudding Cupcakes

Sticky toffee pudding is a moist British cake - not what we think of as a pudding on this side of the pond. It's made with dates, but no one seems to know that; they're …

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Strawberry Basil Cupcakes

Easy Strawberry Cupcakes with Basil Buttercream

These homemade Strawberry Cupcakes come with a delicious and herbal basil buttercream frosting for a unique and refreshing take on dessert! You'll love these fancy strawberry cupcakes that perfectly combine the flavors of strawberry …

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Cantaloupe Cupcakes

Summer must be coming to an end. My burning desire to wear worn-out jeans, boots, and anything chocolate brown is almost as strong as my craving to wear light skirts was in early Spring. …

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overhead view of dessert sausage with raspberry "ketchup" resting in a Long John donut

Dessert Sausage (Cupcakewurst)

What would happen if, instead of stuffing a sausage casing with meat (or a meat substitute), I stuffed it with cupcake batter? I had to try my take on a chocolate salami! …

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Matzoh Brei Cupcakes for Passover

Passover is not a cupcake kind of holiday. However, there's no reason not to sneak them onto the Passover menu in unexpected places. While my flourless chocolate cupcakes are worth crossing the Red Sea for, …

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Passion Fruit Cupcakes for Valentine’s Day with White Chocolate Frosting

I have to give credit where credit is due.  Jonathan came up with the idea for these passion fruit cupcakes for Valentine's Day with white chocolate frosting.  I mentioned that I was trying to …

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Cupcake on a Super Bowl napkin with a buffalo chicken wing on top

Super Bowl Cupcakes – Game Day Buffalo Chicken Cupcakes

These Super Bowl cupcakes are no joke - they're made with hot sauce and blue cheese and taste phenomenal! When my house started to smell like buffalo wings (there was no chicken involved …

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