In the realm of culinary delights, few treats hold a candle to the revered cupcake. These individual-sized cakes, adorned with intricate frostings and topped with an array of colorful sprinkles, have captivated taste buds and brought joy to countless occasions. Whether you seek a classic vanilla cupcake with its timeless charm or a decadent chocolate cupcake bursting with rich cocoa flavor, the perfect recipe awaits you. Embark on a culinary adventure as we explore the secrets behind the "Best Cupcakes Ever," unveiling tips, tricks, and essential ingredients that will elevate your baking prowess and leave your loved ones clamoring for more.
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BEST GENDER REVEAL CUPCAKES EVER!
This is a fun way to announce the gender of your unborn baby to family, friends, and coworkers! I created this recipe because I not only wanted to make sure they looked cute, but they had to taste great too! I've been told by several people that they have never eaten a cupcake that tasted this good! Happy Baking! Add colorful pink and blue sprinkles, creative toppers etc. to these cupcakes to make them extra cute! These cupcakes should be refrigerated and can last a few days...if any are left.
Provided by Robo-Bo
Categories Desserts Cakes Cake Mix Cake Recipes Cupcakes
Time 1h14m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 24 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
- Beat cake mix, water, eggs, and oil together in a bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 14 to 19 minutes. Cool cupcakes in the freezer.
- Melt white chocolate in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 15-second intervals, stirring after each melting, 1 to 3 minutes. Beat butter and melted white chocolate together using an electric mixer until smooth; add 3 tablespoons cream and vanilla extract and mix well. Gradually add confectioners' sugar to white chocolate mixture while continually beating until icing is thick and creamy.
- Place a bowl, beaters, and 1 quart cream in the freezer for 20 minutes.
- Pour the chilled cream into the chilled bowl and beat using the chilled beaters until thick. Add pudding mix and beat until pudding filling is really thick and somewhat stiff. Stir jam and food coloring into filling until an even color is reached.
- Cut an upside-down triangular shape out of the top of each cupcake, making room for the filling. Cut the point off the triangle. Spoon the filling into each cupcake and top with the triangle piece. Spread icing over the top of each cupcake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 773.8 calories, Carbohydrate 89.1 g, Cholesterol 146 mg, Fat 45.6 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 23.3 g, Sodium 435.8 mg, Sugar 76.8 g
THE BEST CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES EVER!
A chocolaty moist cupcake to brighten up your day. It's super easy and fun to make.
Provided by Samtro91
Categories Desserts Chocolate Dessert Recipes Milk Chocolate
Time 35m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 6 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
- Mix flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and baking powder together in a bowl.
- Stir margarine, water, egg, and vanilla extract together. Beat margarine mixture into flour mixture. Fill each muffin cup halfway with batter; press candy kiss into the center of each half-filled muffin cup.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of each muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 244.8 calories, Carbohydrate 41.7 g, Cholesterol 16.5 mg, Fat 7.7 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 3.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 113.7 mg, Sugar 25.5 g
BEST-EVER PUMPKIN CUPCAKES
These cupcakes are rumored to be the best ever! Top cupcakes with whipped cream and dust with cinnamon or pumpkin spice.
Provided by cherryschock
Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash
Time 1h35m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
- Stir flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Mix pumpkin puree, evaporated milk, sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl until smooth. Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture and stir until batter is well mixed. Fill muffin cups with batter, about 1/3 cup per cupcake.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool cupcakes in the pan for 20 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 120.8 calories, Carbohydrate 22.6 g, Cholesterol 35.6 mg, Fat 2.2 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 199.1 mg, Sugar 15.4 g
BEST GENDER REVEAL CUPCAKES EVER!
A fun way to announce the gender of your baby to family, friends and coworkers! I wanted to make sure they not only looked cute, but tasted great too! I've been told by several people that they have never eaten a cupcake that tasted this good. :-)
Provided by Robo-Bo
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Yield 24 cupcakes, 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cupcakes:.
- Bake the cupcakes as per the instructions on the cake mix box.
- I suggest doing this the night before as I did -- being pregnant saps my energy and dividing the work makes it easier for me! I also cooled the cupcakes and put them in the freezer to make them easier to work with and ice the next day.
- Icing:.
- Set the Butter out so it gets to be room temperature. Next take the 8 oz of white bakers chocolate and chop it up and put it into a microwaveable bowl. Microwave it in 15-20 sec increments, stirring in between, until melted. Whip the Butter and white chocolate together (first I squished the butter with a fork and then used a mixer). Add the Vanilla and Heavy whipping cream and mix well. Keep using your mixer and gradually add the 9 cups of powdered sugar. Set Aside.
- Surprise Filling:.
- Take the heavy whipping cream out of the freezer (you put it in there 20 minutes ago, right?) and dump it in your bowl. Using cool or cold beaters on your mixer, beat the whipping cream on medium-high until it starts to get thick. Add the Jello pudding mix and keep mixing until it gets really thick and somewhat stiff. Fold in your desired amount of preserves (I used about 2/3 of a small jar) and add food coloring. Beat the mixture until it's a even color.
- Filling the Cupcakes:.
- Take the cupcakes out of the freezer immediately after finishing the filling. Cut a upside down triangular cylinder out of the top of the cupcake. (That makes sense, right?) Cut the point off the triangular cylinder so it leaves lots of room for filling and it will be like a lid.
- Using a regular spoon, fill the cupcakes with the colored surprise filling and put their "tops" back on carefully.
- Icing the cupcakes:.
- take your icing and either just slather it on the top, covering any hint of blue or pink filling -- or be all fancy-like and use an icing bag and tips and swirl on a beautiful top. Add blue and pink sprinkles or whatever you like on top of that.
- Store Cupcakes in the refrigerator! They can last a few days, just make sure to store in the fridge!
- You may have left over filling -- which my pregnant self and my small children had no problem eating out of the bowl with a spoon!
BEST CUPCAKES EVER
This recipe is adopted from a recipe for Flag Cake by the Barefoot Contessa. I made it for 4th of July 2009 and it was probably the best cake I've ever made. I don't usually like cream cheese frosting, but this one is divine, especially with the fresh berries on top. A few months later I found cupcakes topped with raspberries and blueberries at Star Provisions' bakery in Atlanta, and I could swear they used this same recipe, though Annie Quatrano might beg to differ. That's what gave me the idea to make cupcakes with the Flag Cake recipe. The cake batter includes sour cream, which makes the cake SO moist and delicious. I've tried substituting 1/2 cup of Splenda for half a cup of the sugar in the batter and they came our great, so you could experiment with substituting Splenda for even more of the sugar. Enjoy!
Provided by Cook-a-holic
Categories Dessert
Time 50m
Yield 18 cupcakes
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F Spray 18 cupcake tins with Pam; fill with paper liners and spray with Pam again.
- To make the batter, cream the butter and sugar at high speed in a large bowl until light and fluffy. On medium speed, add the eggs one at a time, then add the sour cream and vanilla. Stir together the flour, cornstarch, salt and baking soda in a bowl. With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture to the butter mixture until just combined.
- Fill each prepared paper-lined muffin tins about 2/3 full with the batter, and fill any empty tins with a little water. Bake in the center of the oven for about 20-25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool before icing.
- To make the icing, beat together the butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla just until smooth.
- Spread the icing onto each cupcake, and top half with 3 raspberries in a little group, and top the other half with 4 blueberries in a little square. You can also experiment with other berries or fruit, such as blackberries, figs, diced peaches or diced strawberries.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 284, Fat 19.1, SaturatedFat 11.4, Cholesterol 81.5, Sodium 159.4, Carbohydrate 25.7, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 15.6, Protein 3.3
Tips:
- Use room temperature ingredients. This will help your cupcakes bake evenly and prevent them from becoming dry.
- Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. This will incorporate air into the batter and make your cupcakes light and airy.
- Gradually add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. This will help prevent the batter from curdling.
- Sift the flour before measuring it. This will help ensure that you have the correct amount of flour and that your cupcakes are light and fluffy.
- Fill the cupcake liners only 2/3 full. This will prevent the cupcakes from overflowing and making a mess.
- Bake the cupcakes at the correct temperature and for the correct amount of time. Over-baking will make your cupcakes dry and crumbly.
- Let the cupcakes cool completely before frosting them. This will help prevent the frosting from melting.
Conclusion:
Following these tips, you can make delicious cupcakes that are perfect for any occasion. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced baker, these recipes will help you create cupcakes that are sure to impress.
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