I thought it would be fun to show you how I get the most mileage out of my favorite cupcake recipes. It's easy to customize a basic recipe that you trust and love with a few simply add-ins, creating more treats with less work. This is a great tip for anyone looking to impress guests at their next party or for a bake sale. I'm going to show you how I used 2 basic cupcake recipes (vanilla and chocolate) and 1 frosting recipe to create six different flavor combinations!
In a bowl whisk together the dry ingredients. In another bowl mix together the wet ingredients. Combine these and stir just until no lumps are left. Pour the batter into a lined cupcake pan and bake at 350 F for 22-25 minutes.
Simple Butter Cream Frosting makes about 2 1/2 cups
Needed: 4 sticks of softened butter (2 cups), 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract (the clear kind is better for frostings) and 2-3 cups powdered sugar.
In a bowl cream together the butter and vanilla extract. Add the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, and mixing in between until you have the perfect frosting consistency.
Now that you have the basic recipes we can mix them up to make all our flavor combinations!
These look amazing!! Thanks for sharing!
I have a question… what kind of cups do you use??
Just made some of these! They’re in the oven, I’ve got my fingers crossed mine weren’t too runny.. it kind of seemed it! what size cup is meant to be used? 🙂
Thanks!
Kelly
That’s a lot of butter for the butter cream frosting! But I’m going to give it a try. It combines my two favorite things cupcakes and peanut butter!
I bet that cake was the first thing eaten out of their lunch boxes. Looks delicious and yummy 🙂
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This cupcakes look great. I think they taste even better. I got my kitchen mixer today. I will never miss trying this cupcakes.
Just posted on a modified version of your basic chocolate cupcake recipe that is divine! Thanks for the jumping off point! http://alionheartblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/chocolate-cupcake.html
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Meghan
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Lovely cupcakes.. I’m just starting out but I just made cupcakes with cherry cola! you guys should check out my blog post on it!:-)
http://volunteeringisfabulous.blogspot.com/2012/07/vegan-cupcakes.html
is it self raising or plain flour? They all look amazing by the way.
they look soooooo delicious!! I’ll definitely try some of them!!
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Wonderful recipes!
I’m a vegan and I usually use the same recipe but somtimes with soy-drink .
Hm! I’ll definitely try a filled cupcake. I’ve always wanted to make some but I never knew how to make them.
Thanks for this great ideas! 🙂
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thanks for the recipe, the cupcakes look amazing! Sadly mine didn’t rise like yours 🙁
just wondering did you use plain flour or self raising?
thanks
Hey Emma and Elsie! These cupcakes look mouth-wateringly delicious! I tried out your recipe yesterday to bake Jubilee Cupcakes….but alas! They did not turn out quite so fine as yours! You can have a peek here if you wish:
http://jesuisunemonstre.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/jubilee-cupcakes.html
When you say to use flour, does that mean self-raising flour? I just used normal flour, and they were VERY DENSE and did not rise! (but were still delicious!) Plus my icing skills still need a bit (A LOT!) of work!
Still, they were delicious!
Thanks for sharing the recipes. YUM!
Katie. xxx
I love these variations! Thank you so much 🙂 Now I know exactly what to do to kick my vanilla cupcakes up a notch
Do you preheat the oven before putting the cupcakes on it?
Hi, I’ve a question, does the water in the recipes need to be hot?
I used the above recipes last night for the Hostess Cupcakes. A couple things, first, the simple chocolate cupcake recipe made 18 cupcakes, not just a dozen. Also, it would have been helpful to know how much marshmallow cream to purchase for even just the dozen alone. One can of marshmallow cream only filled and covered 8 cupcakes, I had to improvise last minute for the other 10!
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Thanks for the cupcake recipes – they look divine!
I made the classic party cupcakes, and on the first attempt they came out perfectly! They’re very moist and delicious 🙂 don’t be afraid if your batter is very watery! Mine seemed to be like the consistency of hot chocolate and yet they turned out fabulous. Very easy recipe, too.