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Cupcake recipes

Cupcakes are delicious, fun to share, easy to make and so flexible they suit almost any occasion. So whether you prefer a simple vanilla buttercream, fruity fillings or or a more decadent red velvet cake piled high with decorations, you’ll find something to suit your mood and your event.

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Master the best cupcake recipe with these simple vanilla delights. Fluffy, golden sponge is topped with a swirl of rich vanilla buttercream for an easy bake that will be the star of any birthday party, afternoon tea or bake sale.
Easy vanilla cupcakes
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These sweet little banana cupcakes make a great snack for the kids after a busy day, or for popping into their lunchboxes as a healthy treat. They can even with the help with the baking of this easy cupcake recipe.
Banana cupcakes
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Kids will love these cute white chocolate and orange bee cupcakes and they can help you prepare them, too. Studded with white chocolate chips and given a fresh lift with orange zest, these are perfect for a bee-themed birthday party for kids.
Bee cupcakes
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Fluffy icing, tender sponge and a hidden centre of oozing caramel, this vegan salted caramel cupcakes recipe has it all
Vegan salted caramel cupcakes
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Combining all of the zesty deliciousness of a lemon meringue pie with the soft spongeyness of a cupcake makes a gloriously indulgent afternoon tea treat.
Mini lemon meringue cupcakes
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Sure to go down a treat at parties, these gorgeous rainbow cupcakes feature six layers of colourful sponge topped with a rich buttercream icing and showers of sprinkles
Rainbow cupcakes
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These beautifully bright cupcakes make the most of stunning seasonal rhubarb
Rhubarb and pistachio cupcakes
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These pretty cupcakes are perfect for a celebration or afternoon tea with their fluffy sponge and gorgeous swirl of buttercream icing (see tip, below). The combination of sweet, floral elderflower and tangy lemon is a classic summer combo.
Elderflower and lemon cupcakes
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Popular cupcakes recipes

Easy vanilla cupcakes
2000
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Master the best cupcake recipe with these simple vanilla delights. Fluffy, golden sponge is topped with a swirl of rich vanilla buttercream for an easy bake that will be the star of any birthday party, afternoon tea or bake sale.
  • Serves 12
  • 15 mins to prepare and 25 mins to cook, plus cooling
  • 475 calories
Carrot cupcakes
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Cupcakes usually means no arguments over who got the bigger slice. These gorgeous cinnamon and carrot numbers are topped with an irresistible cream cheese icing and desiccated coconut. Practically one of your five-a-day.
  • Serves 10
  • 70 mins
  • 354 calories
Chocolate cupcakes
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This decadent chocolate cupcake recipe is the perfect easy bake for a chocolate-lover. With a towering swirl of chocolate buttercream on top of fluffy chocolate sponge, they are the perfect treat for a party, bake sale, or just to have with a cup of tea.
  • Serves 12
  • 20 mins to prepare and 25 mins to cook, plus 1 hour cooling
  • 340 calories
William Drabble’s victoria sponge cupcakes
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William Drabble’s victoria sponge cupcakes is perfect for getting the kids involved with cake mix and calling on their creative side in decorating the cakes
  • Serves 12
  • 15mins to prepare, 10-15mins to cook, 10mins to cool and 10mins to decorate.
  • 245 calories
Vegan salted caramel cupcakes
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Fluffy icing, tender sponge and a hidden centre of oozing caramel, this vegan salted caramel cupcakes recipe has it all
  • Serves 12
  • 25 mins to prepare and 25 mins to cook, plus cooling
  • 465 calories
Elderflower and lemon cupcakes
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These pretty cupcakes are perfect for a celebration or afternoon tea with their fluffy sponge and gorgeous swirl of buttercream icing (see tip, below). The combination of sweet, floral elderflower and tangy lemon is a classic summer combo.
  • Serves 12
  • 20 mins to prepare and 20 mins to cook, plus cooling
  • 502 calories
Rainbow cupcakes
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Sure to go down a treat at parties, these gorgeous rainbow cupcakes feature six layers of colourful sponge topped with a rich buttercream icing and showers of sprinkles
  • Serves 6
  • 15 mins to prepare and 20 mins to cook, plus cooling
  • 629 calories
Chocolate orange cupcakes
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These zesty chocolate orange cupcakes, topped with a swirl of buttercream and glossy chocolate curl, are the perfect bake for an afternoon treat or special occasion. Making your own chocolate curls is sure to impress and an easy decoration to try at home.
  • Serves 12
  • 40 mins to prepare and 25 mins to cook, plus cooling and setting
  • 517 calories

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