Best Ever Cupcakes Recipes

THE 35 BEST CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Choose a recipe that looks tasty. Try something you haven't had before, it's fun to experiment!
• Make a shopping list and buy the ingredients.
• Bake your new favorite Cupcake Recipe!

CUPCAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and fill a 12 cupcake tray with cases.
• Using an electric whisk beat 110g softened butter and 110g golden caster sugar together until pale and fluffy then whisk in 2 large eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition.
• Add ½ tsp vanilla extract, 110g self-raising flour and a pinch of salt, whisk until just combined then spoon the mixture into the cupcake cases.
• Bake for 15 mins until golden brown and a skewer inserted into the middle of each cake comes out clean. Leave to cool completely on a wire rack.
• To make the buttercream, whisk 150g softened butter until super soft then add 300g icing sugar, 1 tsp vanilla extract and a pinch of salt.
• Whisk together until smooth (start off slowly to avoid an icing sugar cloud) then beat in 3 tbsp milk.
• If wanting to colour, stir in the food colouring now. Spoon or pipe onto the cooled cupcakes.

BEST CUPCAKES EVER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F Spray 18 cupcake tins with Pam; fill with paper liners and spray with Pam again.
• To make the batter, cream the butter and sugar at high speed in a large bowl until light and fluffy. On medium speed, add the eggs one at a time, then add the sour cream and vanilla. Stir together the flour, cornstarch, salt and baking soda in a bowl. With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture to the butter mixture until just combined.
• Fill each prepared paper-lined muffin tins about 2/3 full with the batter, and fill any empty tins with a little water. Bake in the center of the oven for about 20-25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool before icing.
• To make the icing, beat together the butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla just until smooth.
• Spread the icing onto each cupcake, and top half with 3 raspberries in a little group, and top the other half with 4 blueberries in a little square. You can also experiment with other berries or fruit, such as blackberries, figs, diced peaches or diced strawberries.

VANILLA CUPCAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F/180C. Line muffin tin with cupcake liners. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
• In a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as necessary. On medium speed, beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla extract and beat until combined. With the mixer on low speed, add half of the dry ingredients and beat just until combined. Add milk and beat until combined. Add the other half of the dry ingredients and beat slowly or fold by hand only until combined. Do not over mix - the less you mix, the lighter the cake will be.
• Divide batter evenly between the cups, filling them about 3/4 full. Bake for 15-20 minutes (or 8-10 minutes if making mini cupcakes) until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with just a few moist crumbs. Allow cupcakes to sit for 10 minutes, then remove from pan and allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
• Unfrosted cupcakes can be kept tightly covered at room temperature for up to 3 days, or in the freezer for up to 2 months. Thaw, still covered, on the counter or overnight in the fridge.

BEST EVER MOIST VANILLA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line muffin pans with cupcake liners. Whisk the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl.
• Beat the butter and sugar on high speed in a stand mixer or using a handheld mixer for 3 minutes until creamy and light. Scrape sides and bottom of the bowl.
• Add egg whites and vanilla, beating on medium-high speed until combined. Beat in sour cream.
• Add the dry ingredients, mixing on low speed just until combined, then scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl.
• With the mixer running on low speed, add the milk, stirring just until combined. Do not overmix.
• Fill each cupcake liner about 2/3 full with batter, then bake for 19-22 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean.
• Cool completely before frosting.

BEST EVER CARROT CAKE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare muffin tins with paper liners (enough for about 28 cupcakes)
• Add the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt to a large bowl and mix them together with a whisk until combined.
• Whisk the shredded carrots into the dry ingredients.
• In a large liquid measuring cup (a 4-cup measuring cup if you have it, otherwise use a bowl), measure the oil and the buttermilk, and then add the eggs whisking everything together well.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and whisk everything together until no streaks of flour appear and everything is combined.
• Divide the batter between the prepared muffin cups lined with paper liners, filling them only about 2/3 full.
• Bake them at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 19-21 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into one of the cupcakes comes out clean. After baking, set the cupcake pans on a wire rack and cool them completely to room temperature.
• In a large bowl, mix together the butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer (use a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment if you have one).
• Mix in the powdered sugar one cup at a time, mixing well and scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition.
• Add the vanilla extract and cream, and whip on high speed for about 5 minutes, or until the frosting is light and fluffy.
• Mix together the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and set aside.
• When the cupcakes have cooled completely, remove them from their tins and add the frosting to a piping bag fitted with a start tip (or your choice of piping tip).
• Frost the cooled cupcakes in a swirl motion and top them with a dusting of the cinnamon sugar.
• Serve immediately, or store in the fridge in an airtight container until ready to serve.

THE BEST CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES EVER!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 6 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
• Mix flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and baking powder together in a bowl.
• Stir margarine, water, egg, and vanilla extract together. Beat margarine mixture into flour mixture. Fill each muffin cup halfway with batter; press candy kiss into the center of each half-filled muffin cup.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of each muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.

BEST CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl whisk the cocoa powder, flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment add the eggs, granulated sugar, brown sugar, oil, and vanilla. Mix on medium speed for 1 minute or until thoroughly combined.
• With the mixer on low, alternate adding the dry ingredients with the buttermilk starting and ending with the dry ingredients. (Dry, buttermilk, dry, buttermilk, dry). Don't overmix.
• Line a regular sized muffin tin with cupcake liners. Fill the liners half full. If you fill them over halfway, they will spill over! Don't do it. Only fill half full.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan for 5 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Frost with chocolate buttercream frosting.

BEST-EVER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 160C fan bake.
• Place softened butter into cake mixer and beat until white for 5 minutes, then add sugar and continue to beat.
• Add vanilla and eggs one at a time. Sift in flour and add milk and beat quickly, but surely (10 beats is ideal). Do not over-mix.
• Place into cupcake cases and bake for about 25 mins - or when spongy to touch - and pale golden brown.
• Cover with passionfruit icing, then split and fill with freshly whipped cream, or leave as is.
• For the icing, beat all ingredients together, thinning to the right consistency with passionfruit syrup.

VEGAN VANILLA CUPCAKES WITH VANILLA BUTTERCREAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350º F. Line a muffin tin with 12 baking cups and spray with cooking oil. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. In a separate bowl combine the non-dairy milk, oil, apple sauce, water, and vanilla extract. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and gently whisk together until the batter is evenly hydrated and fairly smooth.
• Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin tin so that they are 2/3rds of the way full, filling all 12 muffin molds evenly. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
• In a stand-up mixer, using your paddle attachment, cream the vegan butter on high for 3 minutes, scraping down the sides as necessary. Turn mixer to low and slowly add powdered sugar with motor running, again scraping down the sides as necessary. Once the powdered sugar is incorporated, turn the mixer back up to high and beat for another 3-5 minutes until thick and creamy. Turn down mixer, add non-dairy milk and vanilla extract and beat until combined.
• Once the cupcakes are COMPLETELY cool, pipe buttercream onto the cupcakes. Serve immediately or store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

RED VELVET CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line 2 standard 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners and set aside.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder, and whisk to combine. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, gently beat together oil, buttermilk, eggs, vinegar, vanilla, and food coloring with an electric mixer or whisk until well combined.
• Add the sifted dry ingredients and buttermilk in alternating batches, beginning and ending with the flour. Mix until smooth and just combined. The batter will be a bit thin.
• Divide the batter evenly among liners, filling each ⅔ full. Bake for 5 minutes, then drop the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and continue baking for about 15-2 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove to wire rack to cool completely before frosting.

OREO CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Beat all ingredients, except the chocolate chips, for 2 minutes. Fold in chips.
• Fill cupcake liners half full. Bake for about 16 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Let cool completely. (I like to make mine a day or more ahead of time and put them in the freezer immediately after cooling. This method keeps them very moist.)
• Beat cream cheese and vanilla until smooth. Beat in powdered sugar. Fold in cool whip and crushed Oreos. Refrigerate for an hour before decorating cupcakes.
• Fill cupcakes and pipe a mound on top.
• Decorate with an extra half Oreo.
• Keep refrigerated for best results.

VEGAN CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 °F and line a muffin form with 12 paper muffin paper liners.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the softened butter with the sugar and the salt and beat with an electric hand mixer until combined and fluffy. This should take about 2-3 minutes.
• Then add the remaining ingredients. Beat until well combined. Make sure not to overmix the batter.
• To prevent the cupcakes from sticking to the muffin liners, spray them with nonstick baking spray after you've placed them in the muffin tray. Then divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake at 350 °F for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Transfer them to a cooling rack and let them cool down completely.
• In the meantime, make the vanilla frosting. Place the softened vegan butter in a medium bowl and beat it with an electric hand mixer until creamy and smooth. This should take about 45 second to 1 minute.
• Gradually add half of the powdered sugar and beat on low speed. Scrape down the sides of the bowl if needed. Add the canned coconut milk, the vanilla extract, and the remaining powdered sugar. Increase to medium-high speed and beat for about 30-45 seconds, until you've got a fluffy and smooth frosting. Make sure not to overbeat.
• If your frosting is too thick, add more coconut milk (about 1 tablespoon). If it's too thin for your liking, add extra powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency (start with ¼ cup).
• Use a piping bag to evenly divide the frosting on the cupcakes. Add some vegan sprinkles on top if you want.

BEST EVER CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 160C (320F)
• Prepare two muffin trays with cupcake cases
• In a large bowl add the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt and mix well until fully combined.
• Add to this the eggs, vanilla, oil and milk and blend well.
• Finally add the boiling water and carefully stir until completely blended together.
• Pour into your prepared cupcake cases and bake for 20-25 minutes. You will need to test at 20 minutes. Bake for 2-3 minutes each time until they bounce back to the touch.
• Allow to cool for 5 minutes in the tray before transferring to a wire rack to completely cool before icing.
• In a food mixer bowl add the butter and cream for 4-5 minutes until pale and creamy.
• Add half the icing sugar, cocoa and half the milk and mix gently, add the other half of the icing sugar, cocoa and milk and blend gently until fully combined.
• Add the vanilla essence and mix until fully combined, taste and add more cocoa or vanilla as you need.
• Prepare your piping bag with the appropriate sized tip and half fill the piping bag. (1M tip for roses). Tip is to fold down the top 3rd of the piping bag over your hand to add the buttercream. Then fold back and twist top of the bag.
• Pipe a swirl from the middle of the cupcake to the outside if creating roses
• Set aside and repeat.
• Taste test one or two for quality control purposes before serving.

BEST VANILLA CUPCAKES EVER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Line cupcake pans with paper liners; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine flours, sugar, baking powder, and salt; mix on low speed until combined. Add butter, mixing until just coated with flour.
• In a large glass measuring cup, whisk together eggs, milk, and vanilla. With mixer on medium speed, add wet ingredients in 3 parts, scraping down sides of bowl before each addition; beat until ingredients are incorporated but do not overbeat.
• Divide batter evenly among liners, filling about two-thirds full. Bake, rotating pan halfway through, until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 17 to 20 minutes.
• Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat process with remaining batter. Once cupcakes have cooled, use a small offset spatula to frost tops of each cupcake. Decorate with sprinkles, if desired. Serve at room temperature.