Food Desserts & Baking Delicious Cupcake Recipes By Midwest Living editors Midwest Living editors Midwest Living's experienced editors create best-in-class travel, lifestyle, food, home and garden content you won't find anywhere else. We're loudly, proudly Midwestern, and we're passionate about helping our audience explore and create through award-winning storytelling. Midwest Living's Editorial Guidelines Updated on December 28, 2022 Trending Videos Photo: Scott Little Whether you're looking for a creative made-from-scratch treat or an easy fix-up for a box mix, we've got a cupcake recipe to try. 01 of 21 Red Velvet Raspberry Cupcakes Scott Little These cupcakes get a double dose of raspberry flavor, with raspberry liqueur in the cake as well as the frosting. Top with fresh raspberries, too, if you like! Delicious Red Velvet Dessert Recipes View Recipe 02 of 21 Blueberry Cheesecake Cupcakes Graham cracker crumbs, cream cheese and blueberry pie filling turn yellow cake mix into a whimsical twist on a favorite dessert. The idea comes from Designer Desserts Bakery in Valparaiso, Indiana. View Recipe 03 of 21 Pina Colada Cupcakes Cocktail meets cupcake with the tropical marriage of pineapple preserves, crunchy macaroon bits and toasted coconut. We bet you won't even miss the rum. View Recipe 04 of 21 Dark Chocolate-Raspberry Cupcakes Turn raspberry-filled cupcakes upside down before drizzling with a rich chocolate truffle icing. Decadent Chocolate Desserts View Recipe 05 of 21 Malt Shop Special Cupcakes As cheerfully cute as an ice cream sundae, these showstopper cupcakes have a luscious and oh-so-easy frosting made of whipping cream, pudding mix and malted milk powder. The recipe comes from Designer Desserts Bakery in Valparaiso, Indiana. View Recipe 06 of 21 Orange Cream Pop Cupcakes For this party-special cupcake, combine white cake mix, orange-flavor gelatin, orange juice, and cheesecake-flavor instant pudding and pie filling mix. Cream cheese frosting gets a flavor punch from orange gelatin and shredded orange peel. View Recipe 07 of 21 Easy Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes You decide how easy you want these to be! We're partial to our homemade Pumpkin Cupcakes with Sweetened Whipped Cream Frosting, but you can substitute purchased plain cupcakes or purchased whipped white frosting to make this recipe even simpler. View Recipe 08 of 21 Meringue-Topped Raspberry Cupcakes Raspberry juice or raspberry liqueur flavors these cupcakes, while meringue adds a so-light topping. Press a raspberry into the meringue for a final touch. View Recipe 09 of 21 Blueberry Cupcakes Fresh blueberries get baked into these vanilla-flavored cupcakes and scattered on top. View Recipe 10 of 21 Sweet Potato Cupcakes Crown these cinnamon-spiced cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and a curl of finely shredded orange peel. View Recipe 11 of 21 Soda Fountain Cupcakes Blaine Moats Chilled cupcakes (aka poke cakes) get cheerful colors from gelatin poured over the cakes and swirled into the cream cheese frosting. The recipe makes two colors of cupcakes. If you like, simplify and use two boxes of a single flavor of gelatin. Irresistible Soda Shop Desserts View Recipe 12 of 21 Black Tie Cupcakes Black Tie Cupcakes. Robert Jacobs You can get creative with the finishing touches on these cupcakes, which are topped with seedless red raspberry or blackberry preserves, chocolate ganache, decorative icing and small decorative candies. View Recipe 13 of 21 Firecracker-Red Cupcakes with Coconut Filling A red, white and blue dessert stars at any patriotic potluck. Red velvet cake mix makes our moist and gooey Firecracker-Red Cupcakes extra easy to prepare. View Recipe 14 of 21 Peanut Butter Cupcakes A chocolate-covered peanut butter cup tucks inside each of these treats. The tops will sink a bit as the cupcakes cool—creating a perfect spot for a dollop of jam. View Recipe 15 of 21 Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes Vanilla cream oozes out of vanilla cupcakes. Top it all off with a rich chocolate ganache. View Recipe 16 of 21 Fresh Rosemary & Lemon Cupcakes Italian flavors inspired this cupcake with its refreshing blend of fresh rosemary and lemon and topping of lemon glaze. View Recipe 17 of 21 Cream Soda Toffee Cupcakes These moist cupcakes feature old-fashioned cream soda, a browned butter frosting and a crunchy toffee topping. 18 of 21 Buttermilk Cupcakes with Sour Cream Frosting Swirls of sour cream frosting and sugar flowers decorate tender buttermilk cupcakes. You can add a dab of jam below the frosting, if you like. Look for sugar flowers among baking ingredients at the grocery store or at baking supply stores. View Recipe 19 of 21 Gingerbread Cupcakes These crackly-topped low-calorie gingerbread cupcakes will remind you of gingersnap cookies. View Recipe 20 of 21 Easy Berry Cheesecakes Transform plain vanilla cupcakes with a swirl of cream cheese frosting and a topping of fresh berries. View Recipe 21 of 21 Layered pudding cupcakes A super-simple cupcake fix-up: Bake your favorite flavor of cupcake, slice cupcakes into thirds or halves, layer with pudding, frost. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit