Popular Cupcake Recipes

Take a look at these cupcake recipes and you'll see that you don't need to spend all your time baking to create delicious cupcakes. How about some beautifully flavored banana or lemon cupcakes? Maybe you need a bit of a surprise like the luscious flavor of strawberry. In the mood for something much more exotic? How about tropical coconut? Whatever your passion, the recipes on this page are certain to inspire and spark your imagination.

Popular Cupcake Recipes

Banana Cupcakes

Fresh bananas form the base for these moist and delicious banana cupcakes. A hint of cinnamon and nutmeg give it a nice flavor without being spicy.

>>See the recipe for this banana cupcake.


Coconut Cupcakes

Moist and delicious with a hint of almonds, these coconut cupcakes will become a family favorite for sure!

>>Check out the recipe for these coconut cupcakes.

Sprinkles Strawberry Cupcakes

The video shows you how to make Sprinkles fresh strawberry cupcakes from mixing the ingredients to icing your final cupcake...Sprinkles style.

>>See the recipe for Sprinkles strawberry cupcakes.


Banana Cupcakes

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
  • 2 egg whites
  • 4 bananas, mashed
Directions:

Step 1: Preheat oven to 375°F.

Step 2: Line two cupcake pans with cupcake liners and set aside.

Step 3: In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Set aside.

Step 4: In separate mixing bowl, mix together sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla. Stir in bananas.

Step 5: Slowly stir in flour mixture.

Step 6: Fill cupcake liners one-half to three-quarters full with batter.

Step 7: Bake for 20 minutes.

Makes approximately 2 dozen "standard" cupcakes.

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Coconut Cupcakes

The ingredients for this cupcake recipe is the same as Ina Garten's (“The Barefoot Contessa”) coconut cupcakes. Her directions call for a cream cheese frosting sprinkled with shredded coconut, but you can top them with whatever you like.

Ingredients:

  • 1-1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 1-1/2 tsps vanilla
  • 1-1/2 tsps almond extract
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk* (see below)
  • 2-1/2 cups (7oz) shredded coconut
Directions:

Step 1: Line cake tins with liners and set aside.

Step 2: Cream together butter and sugar in a large bowl of a mixer. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition.

Step 3: Stir the extracts into the butter mixture.

Step 4: In a different bowl, sift the dry ingredients together. Add a little flour mixture to your creamed butter mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Begin and end with the dry ingredients. Stir in the shredded coconut.

Step 5: Fill tins with batter almost to the top. Bake in a 325°F oven for 25 – 35 minutes.

Make approximately 20 – 24 standard size cupcakes.

* Buttermilk Substitute: If you don’t have buttermilk, add 1 tablespoon of cider vinegar to 1 cup of milk.

Strawberry Cupcake Recipe

This strawberry cupcake recipe by "Sprinkles" Bakery in Beverly Hills, California is delicious and simple to make.

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1/4 cup whole milk
  • 1/4 cup strawberries, pureed
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
Directions:

Step 1: Preheat oven to 350°F.

Step 2: Line two cupcake pans with cupcake liners and set aside.

Step 3: In a large bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

Step 4: In a medium sized measuring cup, stir together milk, strawberry puree and vanilla. Set aside.

Step 5: In a large bowl, cream butter and beat in granulated sugar.

Step 6: Add egg and egg whites. Beat well after each addition.

Step 7: Divide dry ingredients into half. Add first portion of dry ingredients to the butter mixture followed by the strawberry/milk mixture. Finish with the last portion of the dry ingredients. Scrape down sides of bowl occasionally to thoroughly mix ingredients.

Step 8: Fill cupcake liners three-quarters full with batter.

Step 9: Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Step 10: Leave in pan for 10 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool completely.

Makes approximately 2 dozen "standard" cupcakes.

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