Cupcakes are a blank slate, perfect for decorating and baking as you please! They offer so much freedom and can be inspired by just about any other dessert. They also make for super convenient handheld desserts. This list has 24 vastly different but equally delicious must-bake cupcakes!
Pina Colada Cupcakes
These Pina Colada Cupcakes contain all the flavors of the classic Summer cocktail! The cupcake batter is moist and sweetened with pineapple, which acts as a compote filling! It’s topped with coconut buttercream, rum caramel, and dehydrated pineapple—a tropical taste explosion!
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Espresso Cupcakes
These Espresso Cupcakes are perfect for the coffee lovers in your life. Espresso powder is used in both the cupcake and the frosting, ensuring that the cupcakes have a shot of coffee love throughout them!
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Rainbow Cupcakes
These cupcakes look absolutely stunning. However, the flavor is vanilla, which makes them perfect for picky eaters! Layering the different colors is a perfect task to get kids involved. Children will also be more than happy to lick the spoon from the beautiful marshmallow buttercream!
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Vanilla Cupcakes With Lemon Marshmallow Frosting
These cupcakes are delicious and bursting with springtime flavors! They have all the flavors of a lemon meringue pie without the need to make lemon curd. They are a perfect way for beginners to learn how to make meringue!
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Biscoff Cupcakes
These Biscoff Cupcakes are packed full of Biscoff flavor. There is Biscoff literally in every part of this cupcake. Boasting a perfect balance of cinnamon and caramel. These cupcakes are super warming and perfect for cold months!
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Strawberry Crunch Cupcakes
A fantastic and fruity cupcake serves as the base for a delicious and fluffy buttercream. The buttercream is topped with a crunch topping made of freeze-dried strawberries and Oreos—a tantalizing combination of taste and texture!
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Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
These Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes are a delicious treat brimming with Fall flavor! A moist pumpkin spice cupcake with real pumpkin is topped with a classic cream cheese frosting. Truly the perfect way to celebrate Fall!
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Maraschino Cherry Cupcakes
These Maraschino Cherry Cupcakes are made completely from scratch and taste absolutely delicious! Both the cupcake and the frosting are filled with delicious maraschino cherry flavor. They make for a perfect Valentine’s dessert!
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Lemon Stuffed Cupcakes
These cupcakes have a super vibrant citrus flavor, perfect for lemon lovers! Lemon is imbued in every single layer of this tangy cupcake. Lemon curd in the center and lemon frosting make for a zingy lemon masterpiece!
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Triple Chocolate Cupcakes
These Triple Chocolate Cupcakes are rich and moist. The light and fluffy chocolate buttercream and silky chocolate ganache add the final chocolatey layers to this cocoa bomb! Triple the chocolate makes for triple the fun in these decadent chocolate cupcakes!
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Carrot Cake Cupcakes
These Carrot Cake Cupcakes take all the classic flavors of the cake and make them into fun-sized handheld desserts. The cupcake is spiced to perfection and extra moist due to the addition of carrots. To top off this nostalgic cupcake, it is crowned with a classic cream cheese frosting!
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Kitchen Sink Cupcakes
These Kitchen Sink Cupcakes are super simple to make and absolutely delicious. The chocolate cupcake and peanut butter are a classic combination. However, they are topped with potato chips and pretzels for a perfect balance of sweet and salty!
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Raspberry Cupcakes With Lemon Mascarpone Frosting
These cupcakes are especially good to bake while the berries are in season, making them perfect for Spring and Summer picnics. The raspberry cupcake is sweet and bursting with berries, and the lemon mascarpone frosting is the perfect light topping!
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Black Forest Cupcakes
These Black Forest Cupcakes pay homage to a beloved German dessert! A rich chocolate cupcake is filled with a sweet cherry filling and topped with whipped cream. Garnished with a literal cherry on top!
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Vegan Gingerbread Cupcakes
These Vegan Gingerbread Cupcakes are quick and easy—they can be made in under an hour! They are filled with festive holiday flavors and warming gingerbread spices. They are topped with fluffy cream cheese frosting and caramel sauce.
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Strawberry Coconut Cupcakes
These Strawberry Coconut Cupcakes are super easy to make and a perfect dessert for Valentine’s Day! The cupcakes have fresh strawberries and tropical coconut folded into them and are topped with silky buttercream. This is a surefire way to impress that special someone in your life!
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Creamsicle Orange Cupcakes
If you are a fan of Creamsicles, just wait until you have them in cupcake form! These vanilla cupcakes are filled with tangy orange curd and topped with orange buttercream. They are made fully from scratch and are absolutely worth the effort!
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Hot Chocolate Cupcakes
It’s impossible to let Winter slip by without having a nice cup of hot cocoa, but who said that hot cocoa is just for winter? These delicious cupcakes feature a chocolate cupcake and marshmallow frosting, helping you experience all the iconic flavors of hot cocoa.
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Apple Cinnamon Cupcakes
These Apple Cinnamon Cupcakes are made completely from scratch, and you can taste the difference! A spiced apple filling is inside a cinnamon cupcake, topped with a cinnamon buttercream for a cupcake brimming with fall spice!
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Double Chocolate Fig Cupcakes
These Double Chocolate Fig Cupcakes are a perfect mixture of rich and sweet. They are filled with homemade Fig and Whiskey Jam and topped with Irish Cream Frosting. They are also fully vegan!
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Vanilla Cupcakes With Strawberry Filling
These Cupcakes are perfect for anyone who loves strawberries. A vanilla cupcake is filled with roasted strawberries and topped with a decadent Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting. Talk about strawberries galore!
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Pistachio Lemon Raspberry Cupcakes
Lemon and raspberry are a perfect pair, and pistachios take them to the next level! The cupcake is flavored with lemon and folded in pistachios for excellent flavor and added texture. It is filled with raspberry filling and topped with lemon buttercream. These cupcakes are a spring or summer special!
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White Chocolate Cupcakes
These White Chocolate Cupcakes are incredibly indulgent! Super simple steps and instructions make these a perfect starting point for new bakers. White chocolate pairs well with almost any flavor, making these cupcakes super versatile!
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Chocolate Cupcakes With Vanilla Buttercream
Chocolate and vanilla are often seen as contrasting flavors, but these cupcakes pair them perfectly! A delicious and moist chocolate cupcake is topped with a vanilla buttercream. Super basic flavors, but the taste is anything but basic!
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