70+ Unique Cupcake Recipes (2024)

THE BEST CUPCAKE RECIPES — THE CLASSICS

These are the cupcakes flavours we all loved as kids. And we still love them now! They are the classics for a reason.

Easy Vanilla Cupcake Recipe

Easy vanilla cupcake recipe for light and fluffy vanilla cupcakes every time. This no-fail recipe is simple to follow using the ingredients you already have in your pantry.

Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

Rich chocolate cupcakes topped with smooth and creamy peanut butter frosting. Take a bite and discover the peanut butter surprise inside!

Lemon Cupcakes

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Lemon cupcakes with lemon curd and lemon buttercream frosting! These soft cupcakes are bursting with lemon flavour.

Oreo Cupcakes and Oreo Buttercream Frosting

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These cookies and cream style cupcakes are full of Oreo cookies and are sure to be a hit with Oreo lovers and cupcake lovers alike!

The best funfetti cupcake recipe! Made from scratch with simple ingredients, these funfetti cupcakes are moist with a perfect crumb. Ditch boxed mixes and make these homemade funfetti cupcakes instead.

UNIQUE CUPCAKE FLAVOURS

Some of the tastiest cupcakes I’ve found are made with the most unexpected ingredients, or an imaginative recreation of our favourite cakes and childhood treats!

Ube Cupcakes

Ube cupcakes are little ube cakes packed with big ube flavour. Soft, dense and just the right amount of sweet. Top with ube whipped cream frosting and sprinkle with toasted shredded coconut for the ultimate Filipino treat.

Watermelon Cupcakes

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These fun watermelon cupcakes have actual watermelon baked inside with a swirl of buttercream and mini chocolate chips for seeds on top.

Spinach Cupcakes

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Spinach cupcakes make for a sneaky way to include vegetables in your kids’ diet. These are perfect for a birthday party!

Strawberry-Filled Cupcakes

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These strawberry-filled cupcakes are everything you look for in the perfect spring dessert. Sweet, light, spongy, and packed with tangy strawberry flavour, these strawberry cupcakes are sure to be a hit among adults and kids alike.

Deliciously Moist Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes

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Easy orange creamsicle cupcakes using vanilla cupcakes made with cake mix and topped with a tangy orange buttercream icing.

Kumquat Cupcakes with Orange Glaze or Icing

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Moist and delicious kumquat cupcakes are lightly topped with a delicious citrus icing.

Homemade Grapefruit Cupcakes

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These easy homemade cupcakes are delicious and flavoured with grapefruit! The light citrus flavour is delicious and refreshing and the sweetness of the frosting will make these a favourite in no time!

Raspberry Cannoli Cupcakes Recipe

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Raspberry cannoli cupcakes are a tasty treat! These homemade cupcakes are light and fluffy, filled with raspberry preserves, and topped with homemade cannoli frosting.

Whopper Cupcakes

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This Whopper cupcake is everything you need in a cupcake. It’s chocolatey, crunchy, moist, amazing! If you are looking for an outrageous cupcake — this is your recipe!

Caramel Popcorn Cupcakes

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These caramel popcorn cupcakes are a unique and fun treat that’s loaded with caramel popcorn flavour! From the fluffy caramel cupcake to the caramel filling to the caramel buttercream.

Moon Pie Cupcakes

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Relive some of your childhood memories with these moon pie cupcakes.

The Best S'mores Cupcakes

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S’mores cupcakeshave everything you love about s’mores…without the campfire! Sweet marshmallows, graham crackers and chocolate cake base make these eye catching cupcakes pop.

Kit Kat Cupcakes with Caramel Buttercream Frosting

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Sinful chocolate cupcakes filled with Kit Kat bars and topped with caramel buttercream frosting are guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

Jam Doughnut Cupcakes

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Deliciously moist and fluffy vanilla-infused cupcakes filled with strawberry jam, and topped with a cinnamon-spiced buttercream frosting, and homemade doughnuts!

Bubblegum Cupcakes

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Thesebubblegum cupcakescouldn’t be any sweeter for a candy-themed birthday party! With bubblegum topped ombre icing piped on top and served with a pearl gum ball, these are your new favourite cupcakes to make!

Chocolate Orange Cupcakes

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These simple chocolate orange cupcakes are made with real oranges and rich cocoa powder. Fabulous on their own or with decadent chocolate orange frosting.

Oatmeal Cream Pie Cupcakes

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These oatmeal cream pie cupcakes start with a spice mix cake mix with some added brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. The frosting is a creamy marshmallow-cinnamon frosting with some Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pies mixed into the frosting.

Ice Cream Cupcakes

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Ice cream cupcakes are your favourite cupcake recipe filled with your favourite ice cream and frosted with whipped topping. These cupcakes are easy, fast and perfect for a birthday party!

Mint 'n' Chip Cupcakes

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Sweet little cupcakes with my favourite ice cream flavour! Mint ‘n’ Chip cupcakes with Mint ‘n’ Chip frosting – so yummy and impressive! Perfect for a party!

Vegan Tiramisu Cupcakes

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Incredible vegan tiramisu cupcakes with an easy vanilla cupcake, coffee soak, espresso fudge filling and coffee frosting.

Coffee Cake Cupcakes

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There's never a bad time for a slice of coffee cake and the same is also true for these coffee cake cupcakes. With a sweet cinnamon swirl, lots of cinnamon frosting, and a crumb topping, you can't be blamed if you eat one of these cupcakes for breakfast!

Black Velvet Cupcakes

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Get ready for these fungluten-free black cupcakes! Deep chocolate flavour, in ablack velvet cupcakestreat. One bite of these moist chocolate cupcakes and you will be hooked!

DELICIOUS CUPCAKE FLAVOUR COMBINATIONS

These cupcake flavour combinations are a match made in cupcake heaven.

White Chocolate Cupcakes with Raspberry Filling

White chocolate cupcakes with raspberry filling frosted with smooth and creamy white chocolate cream cheese buttercream. Rich, luxurious and so good.

Lemon Coconut Nest Cupcakes

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These lemon coconut nest cupcakes are a delicious batch of lemon cupcakes with a coconut nest on top.

Strawberry Kiwi Cupcakes with Strawberry Kiwi Creamy Frosting

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Fresh strawberries and kiwis are combined in these delicious strawberry kiwi cupcakes, topped with more fresh fruit in the strawberry kiwi creamy frosting.

Pineapple Coconut Cupcakes with Honey Cream Cheese Frosting

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Fluffy, angelic pineapple coconut cupcakes with honey cream cheese frosting — dream-like cupcakes that are luscious and decadent, with a perfect balance of sweet.

Matcha Azuki Cupcakes

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Green tea and red bean go together like peanut butter and jelly. Delicious on their own but even better when paired together.

Maple Bacon Cupcakes

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A light fluffy maple cupcake filled with small diced chunks of candied bacon and topped with a sweet light maple cream cheese frosting.

Blueberry Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream

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Tangy lemon cupcakes bursting with sweet and juicy blueberries, topped with a creamy lemon buttercream.

Strawberry Lemon Cupcakes

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Thesestrawberry lemon cupcakesare moist and fluffy with a perfectly tender crumb. They’re topped with a rich and creamy strawberry buttercream frosting, and are perfect for any occasion.

Vanilla Lime Curd Cupcakes

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Vanilla lime curd cupcakes have amazing flavour from the lime curd and great balance from the vanilla cupcakes and vanilla buttercream frosting.

FUN BOOZY CUPCAKES

Fun and boozy cupcakes to enjoy with friends! Perfect for New Year’s Eve, bridal showers, parties and other shenanigans.

Limoncello Cupcakes with Limoncello Cream Cheese Frosting

Soft and moist limoncello cupcakes filled with decadent lemon curd and topped with luxurious limoncello cream cheese frosting. A lemon lover’s dream.

Chocolate Stout Cupcakes

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Peach Moscato Cupcakes

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These cupcakes are so incredibly light and fluffy, with a light peachy flavour and a delicious, smooth buttercream frosting! There's peach moscato in the cupcakes and in the frosting.

Sweet Tea Vodka Cupcakes

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These sweet tea vodka cupcakes take lemony cupcakes lightly brushed with sweet tea vodka and top them with plenty of sweet tea vodka frosting for the ultimate summer treat.

Prosecco Cupcakes with Blackberry Compote

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This delicious and elegant dessert features a vanilla Prosecco cupcake topped with Prosecco cream frosting and sure to become one of your favourite cupcake recipes!

RumChata Cupcakes

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RumChata cupcakes are the result of taking an ordinary box cake mix and combining it with the best-tasting cream liqueur in the universe.

Bourbon Spice Cupcakes

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Bourbon spice cupcakes topped with vanilla bourbon buttercream are moist, decadent, and deliciously indulgent.Thesebourbon cupcakes are a perfect way to enjoy dessert and bourbon co*cktail, all in one.

Margarita Cupcakes

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Thesemargarita cupcakesare a fun and tasty way to end a fiesta!Lemon-Lime flavoured cupcakes are spiked with tequila and frosted with a lime buttercream for a yummy boozy treat!

Chocolate Red Wine Cupcakes

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These red wine cupcakes are a delicious treat any time of the year, especially for the wine lover in your life!

Strawberry Champagne Cupcakes

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For the sweetest celebrations, break out the bubbly! This recipe for strawberry champagne cupcakes with a champagne frosting is perfect for when you’re feeling effervescent.

Easy Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes

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These easy Irish car bomb cupcakes are inspired by the Irish car bomb co*cktail. The combination of Irish whiskey, Irish cream, and Guinness beer makes these cupcakes a special treat your friends and family will be delighted with!

White Russian Cupcakes

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White Russian cupcakes inspired by the classic co*cktail – Baileys whipped cream sponge, topped with a white Russian buttercream and a hidden dark chocolate and vodka ganache centre.

CUPCAKE IDEAS INSPIRED BY YOUR FAVOURITE DRINKS

These cupcake recipes are inspired by our favourite drinks, from tea to sodas.

Matcha Green Tea Cupcakes

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The delicate flavour of matcha with the zest of lemon make the perfect flavour combination.

Easy Vanilla Green Tea Cupcakes From A Box

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Need to make dessert, but don’t have a lot of time? Theseeasy vanilla green tea cupcakes are perfect. Matcha green tea powder is the secret ingredient in these pretty spring cupcakes. The mint flavoured frosting just happens to pair perfectly too.

Chai Tea Cupcakes with Buttercream Icing

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These chai tea cupcakes with buttercream icing are a delicious treat. Just think of a chai latte but in cupcake form. So delicious, so fun!

Earl Grey Cupcakes with Honey Buttercream Frosting

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Why just drink your tea when you can eat it too? This recipe for earl grey cupcakes with honey buttercream frosting lets you do just that!

Sweet Tea Cupcakes

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Take the taste of sweet tea and enjoy it in cupcake form! Steep the flavour of summer into this fun dessert.

Easy Dr Pepper Cupcakes

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You’ll love how easy it is to make these cupcakes. You’ll literally need two ingredients: cake mix and Dr. Pepper — no need for oil or eggs!

Root Beer Float Cupcakes

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These root beer float cupcakes are fluffy and delicious thanks to a can of root beer, topped with a buttercream frosting. With just a few ingredients you have a dessert that is reminiscent of your favourite frosty drink!

Cherry co*ke Cupcakes Recipe

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If you love the taste of cherry co*ke, or if you just love the taste of cherries, this cherry co*ke cupcakes recipe is one you'll want to try!

CUPCAKES WITH UNIQUE FROSTING, BUTTERCREAM AND ICING

Do you go for the cupcake frosting first? You will love these.

Dulce de Leche Cupcakes with Dulce de Leche Frosting

Dulce de leche cupcakes are your favourite vanilla cupcakes with dulce de leche filling topped with creamy dulce de leche frosting. So good!

Coffee Cupcakes with Toasted Marshmallow Meringue

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Thesecoffee cupcakeshave anintense coffee flavourandtoasted marshmallow meringue frostingtops them off.

Paleo Carob Cardamom Cupcakes with Sweet Potato Frosting

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These carob cardamom paleo cupcakes are frosted with a creamy sweet potato frosting. They're super tasty, and easily made AIP and low-carb too.

Piñata Cupcakes with Rainbow Icing

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Vanilla piñata cupcakes filled with sprinkles and topped with rainbow coloured icing - the kids will love these!

Rhubarb Cupcakes with White Chocolate & Rosemary Buttercream

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Try these gorgeous pastel pink rhubarb cupcakes with white chocolate chunks and a dreamy rosemary-scented buttercream frosting!

Apple Spice Cupcakes Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

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These apple spice cupcakes are super moist and have the wonderful flavours that you would expect in a traditional fall dessert. The brown butter cream cheese frosting tops this cupcake off with a rich and creamy nutty flavour.

Cider Cupcakes with Pear Frosting

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The pear frosting makes these cupcakes irresistible! It contains sour cream, white chocolate and cream cheese – three key products for a really delicious dessert. In addition the pear jam adds a nice touch of fruity sweetness.

Lemon Poppy Seed Cupcakes with Lavender Buttercream

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Scrumptiously soft lemon poppy seed cupcakes topped with a gorgeous American-style lavender buttercream frosting are a perfect floral and bright pairing! They're a lovely light treat during the winter citrus season.

Vegan Banana Cupcakes with Cinnamon Frosting

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Tender, fluffy banana cupcakes topped with the fluffiest not-too-sweet brown sugar cinnamon ermine frosting.

Hummingbird Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Cheese Buttercream

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These creamy nut-free hummingbird cupcakes are flavoured with bananas, pineapple, and allspice and topped with coconut cream cheese buttercream. They are bursting with warm, tropical flavour and so tender they practically melt in your mouth.

Carrot Cupcakes with Orange Icing

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These carrot cupcakes with orange frosting are moist, fluffy and delicious. Instead of wintery spices like carrot cake, these cupcakes are flavoured with zesty orange. Perfect for Springtime.

Keto Rose Flavoured Buttercream Cupcakes

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A delicious rose flavoured buttercream and vanilla cupcake recipe perfect for those following a keto low carb diet.

EASY CUPCAKE RECIPES THAT DON’T NEED FROSTING

Meanwhile, these cupcakes are so delicious on their own they don’t need icing on top!

Brazo de Mercedes Cupcake

Brazo de Mercedes cupcake — soft as cotton meringue filled with rich decadent custard and finished off with a sprinkling of confectioner’s sugar.

Hokkaido Chiffon Cupcakes

Soft, fluffy chiffon cupcakes filled with delicate whippedcream. Hokkaido chiffon cupcakes are light as air and so delicious!

Black Bottom Cupcakes

Can’t decide between a chocolate cupcake and a cheesecake? Black bottom cupcakes are the answer. Rich dark chocolate cupcakes with a generous dollop of cream cheese and chocolate chips in the centre.

Flan Cupcakes Recipe

Flan cupcakes are smooth, rich and creamy, and so easy to make. It’s the perfect recipe if you’re looking for a delicious, make-ahead, no-bake dessert for your celebrations.

Easy Cheese Cupcakes Recipe

Cheese cupcakes are made with condensed milk and cheddar cheese and is a popular Filipino treat. Easy to make, less than 10 ingredients, done in less than 30 minutes.