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Strawberry, Nutella, and vanilla all in one! These Valentine’s Day inspired cupcakes begin with my basic vanilla cupcakes recipe. The two frosting flavors are made from 1 basic vanilla buttercream. These cupcakes are fun, festive, and definitely Cupid approved!! Ingredients Nutella & Strawberry Swirl Buttercream Instructions Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Line a 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake…

These Fresh Strawberry Cupcakes are moist, tender and totally addicting! There are pieces of chopped strawberry in the cupcake and they are topped with strawberry buttercream! So much flavor and perfect for spring and summer! Ingredients CUPCAKES FROSTING Instructions Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C) and prepare a cupcake pan with cupcake liners. Combine the flour, baking powder,…

Made from simple everyday ingredients, these chocolate cupcakes with vanilla frosting will be your new favorite. For best results, use natural cocoa powder and buttermilk. Ingredients Topping Instructions Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Line a 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake liners. Line a second pan with 2 liners – this recipe makes about 14…

Ingredients Directions Step 1 Preheat oven to 200C or 180C fan-forced. Grease a 12 x 1/3-cup capacity muffin pan. Alternatively, line holes with paper cases. Combine flour and caster sugar in a bowl. Make a well in the centre. Step 2 Add milk, butter, eggs and vanilla to flour mixture. Using a large metal spoon, stir gently to combine. Step 3 Spoon mixture into prepared…

Homemade Carrot Cake Cupcakes have amazing texture and fresh carrot flavor. You’ll love the soft and moist crumb studded with pecans, raisins and plenty of tender carrots. The Cream Cheese frosting pipes beautifully and is sturdy enough to add color. Ingredients Instructions To Make Carrot Cake Cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350 F and line muffin tins with…

Ingredients Instructions How to Make the Honey Vanilla Cupcakes: Preheat Oven to 350˚F. Line cupcake pans with paper liners and set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together your liquid ingredients (3/4 cup olive oil, 1 cup honey, 4 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla, 3/4 cup milk) for 1 minute on high or…

These pumpkin cupcakes are moist, melt-in-your-mouth soft, and so easy to make! The cream cheese frosting is even easier and not overly sweet. Ingredients For the Pumpkin Cupcakes: For the Cream Cheese Frosting: Instructions How To Make pumpkin Cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350˚F. Line a 24 count muffin pan with 24 cupcake liners. In a…

Greek Yogurt Cupcakes with Blackberry Frosting Ingredients 1 2/3 cups cake flour 1 cup granulated sugar1 tsp baking powder1/2 tsp baking soda1/2 tsp salt6 Tbsp unsalted butter, room temp (cut into 6-8 pieces)1 large egg, room temp1 large egg white, room temp1/2 Tbsp vanilla extract1 cup plain Greek Yogurt (I used the regular, full fat version)…

This is my mom’s frosting recipe. She uses it on my favorite moist rum cake – which she taught me to make, so I will get to posting it soon! This cream cheese frosting can be used for just about any kind of cake. Best of all, there is NO BUTTER so it’s easier on…

Our go-to cupcake frosting recipe. This vanilla frosting always gets rave reviews and doubles as a perfect cake frosting! Ingredients Instructions In a large mixing bowl with an electric hand mixer, whip the cold heavy cream on high speed (1-2 minutes) until thick, fluffy and spreadable. In a second mixing bowl (using the same electric…