Best Cupcake Recipes (2024)

Combining our two favourite sweet treats, these decadent little cakes are the ultimate afternoon treat. Impress your friends with your baking skills or make with children who will adore this chocolate indulgence.

Try this chocolate cheesecake cupcake recipe

Sweet, sticky and deliciously moreish, these tasty cupcakes make the perfect dinner party dessert or accompaniment to your afternoon cuppa.

Try the Hummingbird Bakery’s salted caramel cupcakes recipe

Chocolate and orange is a classic cake combination and these gluten-free cupcakes are deliciously moist and moreish.

Try Lola’s gluten free orange and chocolate cupcakes

The pretty little cupcakes combine sweet, juicy blueberries with a deliciously creamy topping. A perfect addition to an afternoon tea, these cupcakes are sure to impress.

Try Martha Stewart’s blueberry cupcakes recipe

The Italian restaurant favourite recreated in cupcake form. The creamy mascarpone and strong coffee flavours come bursting through the middle of this heavenly delight.

Try the Hummingbird Bakery’s tiramisu cupcakes recipe

Quick and easy to bake, these walnut cupcakes are the perfect grown-up twist – perfect served after a dinner party.

Try this walnut cupcakes recipe

These scrumptious beetroot and vanilla cupcakes made with a beautiful delicate rose butter icing are the perfect treat for afternoon tea.

Try this beetroot and vanilla cupcakes recipe

Try these fabulously indulgent cupcakes by Lily Vanilli, baker to stars such as Elton John and Victoria Beckham.

Try Lily Vanilli's devil's delight cupcakes recipe

Everybody's favourite pudding brought bang up-to-date as a cupcake with salted caramel buttercream. There are two alternative toppings: the first involves making a caramel; the second, simply opening a jar of dulce de leche. The choice is yours.

Try this sticky toffee cupcakes with salted caramel buttercream recipe

These are fun to make and decorate with small helpers. Perfect for a real tea time treat they can also be made into individual birthday cakes with the simple addition of a candle in the centre of each one.

Try this raspberry chocolate cupcake nests recipe

These zestly little cupcakes are a winning combination of lemon sponge cake and lemon meringue pie.

Try Eric Landlard's lemon meringue cupcakes recipe

It’s important to use pieces of fresh strawberry in this recipe – they moisten the sponge and texture of the cupcakes. The crumbled digestive biscuits sprinkled on top add the flavour of a cheesecake base.

Try Hummingbird Bakery's strawberry cheesecake cupcakes recipe

Red velvet cupcakes are a firm favourite in London’s Hummingbird Bakeries with their delicious deep red sponge and white cream cheese frosting. For added colour contrast, you can crumble some extra red velvet sponge over the cupcakes.

Try Hummingbird Bakery's red velvet cupcakes recipe

These dainty little cakes contain no flour and are a perfect mid-afternoon treat.

Try this chocolate almond cupcakes recipe

These gorgeous little muffins are super-easy, making them a great baking activity to share with the children.

Try this shamrock cupcakes recipe

Chilli-flavoured chocolate is used for this lovely, shiny icing and each cake is decorated with a whole chilli. Don't worry about the heat of the chocolate icing itself, though, as it only has a mild kick.

Try this chilli chocolate cupcakes recipe

These stunning pavlova cupcakes make a delicious treat after a romantic meal, or will be greatly appreciates as a birthday food gift.

Try this pavlova cupcakes recipe

These adorable chick cupcakes are the perfect way to celebrate Easter and will be greatly appreciated by the children.

Try this coconut chick cupcakes recipe

These deliciously light and tangy lemon cupcakes, via baking queen Mary Berry, are a popular choice for afternoon tea.

Try Mary Berry's lemon cupcakes recipe

These cupcakes are pretty to look at and even better to eat. Serve for afternoon tea and impress your guests with their delicate rose water flavouring.

Try this rose water cupcakes recipe