Mochaccino Cupcakes
For the coffee lover, these birthday treats are the cupcake version of the popular mocha-coffee drink -- complete with whipped frosting and an edible cookie straw.
Makes: 30 servings
Prep: 40 mins
Stand: 30 mins
Bake: 18 mins 350°F
Buttercakes with Sour Cream Frosting
Pretty sugar flowers in the birthday gal's favorite colors provide a sweetly simple topping to these super tender buttermilk cupcakes.
Makes: 24 servings
Yield: 24 cupcakes
Prep: 45 mins
Bake: 15 mins 350°F
Cool: 1 hr
Butterfly Garden Cupcakes
Spring and summer birthdays are a perfect time to serve sweet cupcakes decorated to look like flowers and soaring butterflies.
Makes: 12 servings
Yield: 12 (2-1/2 inch) cupcakes
Start to Finish: 1 hr 30 mins
Monogram Cupcakes
Celebrate the guest of honor with monogrammed cupcakes or deck out the cupcakes in the honoree's birth year.
Makes: 24 servings
Yield: 24 (2-1/2 inch) cupcakes
Start to Finish: 1 hr 30 mins
How to Decorate a Kids' Party Cupcakes
Start with a favorite cupcake base then check out these oh-so-easy topper ideas!
Fun Flower Cupcakes
Transform plain cupcakes into a bright bouquet with silicone flower-shape baking cups (such as Wilton's Fun Cups) and mini candy-coated milk chocolate candies. Marzipan bees provide a bit of buzz.
Yield: About 24 cupcakes
Prep: 45 mins
Bake: 350°F according to package
Black and White Bows
Delicate handmade vanilla and chocolate ganache bows make these cupcakes the perfect treat for an elegant birthday party.
Makes: 24 servings
Yield: 24 (2-1/2 inch) cupcakes
Start to Finish: 1 hr 30 mins
Buttercake Sundaes
For a summer birthday, bake vanilla cupcake batter in cones, then top with a scoop of strawberry ice cream and a cherry.
Yield: 24 cupcakes
Prep: 45 mins
Bake: 15 mins 350°F
Cool: 5 mins
Cat and Dog Cupcakes
Animal lovers will be thrilled to have birthday cupcakes creatively decorated with cut marshmallows, rolled Tootsie Rolls and Starbursts, and piped frosting to look like cats and dogs.
Makes: 12 servings
Yield: 12 (2-1/2 inch) cupcakes
Start to Finish: 2 hrs
Beach Party Cupcakes
Summer birthdays rule when you serve a cluster of cupcakes decorated to look like a beach scene -- complete with peanut butter cookie flip-flops and crushed vanilla wafer sand.
Makes: 24 servings
Yield: 24 (2-1/2 inch) cupcakes
Start to Finish: 1 hr 30 mins
Root Beer Float Cupcakes
Add ice cream to the frosting to make delicious root beer float cupcakes garnished with candy root beer barrels and colorful straws.
Makes: 24 servings
Yield: 24 (2-1/2 inch) cupcakes
Prep: 45 mins
Stand: 30 mins
Bake: 15 mins to 17 mins 350°F
Wild Animal Cupcakes
Mix and match frosting colors , cookies , candies, pretzels, and more to create a menagerie of zoo animal cupcakes.
Makes: 12 servings
Start to Finish: 1 hr
Banana Split Cupcakes
The ice cream shoppe favorite gets a cupcake twist with these over-the-top birthday treats.
Makes: 24 servings
Yield: 24 (2-1/2 inch) cupcakes
Prep: 30 mins
Stand: 30 mins
Bake: 18 mins to 20 mins 350°F
Color Wheel Cupcakes
Set the theme in motion with cupcakes decked out in the birthday guy or gal's favorite color palette -- from cheerful fuchsia, orange, and yellow to tranquil teal, aqua, and emerald.
Makes: 24 servings
Yield: Makes 24 cupcakes
Prep: 45 mins
Cool: 30 mins
Bake: 18 mins
Orange Cream Pop Cupcakes
No need to wait for the ice cream truck to drive by -- just serve party guests these fun birthday cupcakes decorated to look like yummy frozen treats.
Makes: 27 servings
Yield: 27 (2-1/2 inch) cupcakes
Prep: 40 mins
Bake: 18 mins to 20 mins 350°F
Cool: 45 mins
Pick-a-Sport Cupcakes
The secret to these creative cupcakes? Decorate frosted doughnut holes to make miniature soccer balls, basketballs, or baseballs -- depending on the birthday guy or gal's favorite sport.
Makes: 12 servings
Yield: 12 (2-1/2 inch) cupcakes
Start to Finish: 50 mins
We-All-Scream-for-Ice-Cream Cupcakes
With some creative cutting, a square cake becomes a triangular ice cream cone and whimsically topped cupcakes become scoops of ice cream with embellishments such as strawberry preserves, chocolate chips, chocolate syrup, and maraschino cherries.
Makes: 24 servings
Yield: 2 triangle cakes and 12 cupcakes
Prep: 1 hr
Cool: 1 hr
Bake: 25 mins
Mini Monster Cupcakes
These silly cupcakes -- made with frosting, gumdrops, and fruit leather -- are perfect for birthdays near Halloween , or for anyone who gets a kick out of cute monsters.
Makes: 12 servings
Yield: 12 (2-1/2 inch) cupcakes
Start to Finish: 45 mins
Easy Confetti Celebration Cupcakes
All you need for these celebratory sweets are baked cupcakes (purchased or homemade), canned frosting, food coloring, and a bottle of confetti sprinkles.
Makes: 12 servings
Start to Finish: 1 hr
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