Cupcake Recipes

Close-up of a lemon cupcake in a white paper liner, topped with a tall swirl of creamy white lemon frosting and sprinkled with fresh lemon zest, with blurred lemons in the background.

Lemon Cupcakes With Creamy Lemon Frosting

43 min

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Three vanilla cupcakes in white paper liners topped with tall swirls of vanilla buttercream and red, white, and blue star sprinkles, arranged on a white plate with extra sprinkles scattered around.

All-American Vanilla Cupcakes 5 ★

43 min

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Apple pie cupcakes topped with swirls of whipped cream and a dusting of cinnamon; one cupcake in front is unwrapped with a bite taken out, revealing a gooey apple filling. More cupcakes sit on a white cake stand in the background, with apples and cinnamon sticks softly out of focus.

Apple Pie Cupcakes With Whipped Cream Topping

1 h

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Close-up of a Halloween “witch hat” chocolate cupcake in a bright orange liner, topped with a tall swirl of pale green frosting, chocolate drip, orange and black sprinkles, and an upside-down waffle cone hat; two more cupcakes are blurred in the background.

Wicked Witch Hat Cupcakes

48 min

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Close-up of a lemon cupcake in a white paper liner topped with a tall swirl of bright yellow lemon buttercream frosting, with several similar cupcakes softly blurred in the background on a marble surface.

Lemon Cheesecake Cupcakes With Lemon Buttercream Frosting

55 min

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Three chocolate cupcakes in white paper liners on a white cake stand, each topped with a swirl of pale pink raspberry–almond frosting and a fresh raspberry.

Chocolate Cupcakes With Pink Raspberry-Almond Frosting

50 min

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Four red velvet cupcakes in red liners on a white plate, each topped with a piped swirl of cream cheese frosting and sprinkled with small blue star sprinkles.

Red Velvet Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting

45 min

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Six green velvet cupcakes in white paper liners on a white cake stand, each topped with a tall swirl of vanilla buttercream and sprinkled with green sanding sugar.

St. Patrick’s Day Green Velvet Cupcakes With Vanilla Buttercream

50 min

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Close-up of a strawberry cupcake in a white paper liner, topped with a tall swirl of pale pink strawberry buttercream; other frosted cupcakes are softly blurred in the background.

Strawberry Cupcakes With Strawberry Buttercream

48 min

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Three vanilla cupcakes on a white cake stand, each topped with a swirl of bright blue frosting and red, white, and blue sprinkles; small U.S. flag toothpicks stand upright, and the cupcake liners show a red ombré at the base.

Patriotic Bomb Pop Cupcakes

50 min

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Close-up of dark chocolate cupcakes in black paper liners topped with glossy raspberry glaze dripping down like blood, each crowned with a fresh raspberry; more cupcakes and scattered berries blur in the background.

Vampire-Bite Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes

1 h

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Close-up of vanilla cupcakes topped with tall swirls of pale green buttercream; the front cupcake is in a white liner with green polka dots, with two more cupcakes softly blurred in the background.

Vanilla Cupcakes With Green Buttercream Frosting

43 min

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Four chocolate cupcakes in black liners topped with tall swirls of bright orange buttercream, styled on dark stone stands with small lit orange candles and a bat decoration in the moody background.

Halloween Chocolate Cupcakes With Orange Buttercream

50 min

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Three watermelon-themed cupcakes on a white cake stand, each with bright green cake in a green-striped liner and a tall swirl of pink frosting.

Fluffy Watermelon Cupcakes

43 min

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Five orange-colored cupcakes in white liners on a plate, each topped with a tall swirl of pale orange-vanilla frosting; an orange half and a folded kitchen towel sit blurred in the background.

Gluten-Free Orange Creamsicle Cupcake

48 min

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Three vanilla peach cupcakes in white paper liners on a mint-green pedestal stand, each topped with a tall swirl of pale peach-colored peach purée buttercream against a light background.

Peach Cupcakes With Peach Purée Buttercream 4.5 ★

45 min

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