24 Fun and Fancy Spring Cake Flavors and Spring Cupcake Ideas

Vanilla Ruffle Cake

Give an ordinary vanilla cake a spring cake flavor makeover with ravishing rows of pink vanilla-buttercream ruffles. To achieve this lovely look, be sure to use a decorating bag with a petal tip.

Dark Chocolate Cake with Fresh Strawberry Buttercream

This rich chocolate cake is the perfect welcome to spring! Frost this gorgeous cake with fresh strawberry buttercream made with egg whites, butter, and bright spring strawberries.

Pink Lemonade Cake

This stunning cake recipe turns one of our favorite seasonal drinks into one of the most delicious spring cake flavors. Topped with lemonade buttercream frosting, this pretty cake is full of spring flavor. And those alternating pink layers are sure to impress everyone that has the pleasure of enjoying a slice.

Lemon Olive Oil Cake with Lemon Cream

Searching for an impressive spring holiday cake recipe? You've found it! Stacked with dense, lemony cake layers and rich, zingy whipped cream, this indulgent three-tier cake could be the ultimate springtime dessert.

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Orange Cream Pop Cupcakes

You'll love this cheerful pick for a spring cupcake idea. Made with real orange juice, then finished with fluffy cream frosting, these cupcakes are as cute as a freezer pop on a stick.

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Bird's Nest Cupcakes

Celebrate spring and the joyful chirping birds chirping without taking a step outside with these bird's nest cupcakes. They're bright, fun, and full of lemony goodness. The candy-coated "nests" made with chow mein noodles provide the perfect sweet and salty crunch to every bite.

Neapolitan Cupcakes

Create your own soda-shop twist on the classic Neapolitan treat. Our playful cupcakes feature all the layers: chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry cake, topped with a scoop of chilly ice cream frosting. Don't be afraid to go heavy on the sprinkles.

Double-Layer White Chocolate Cake

Play dress-up with a plain-Jane cake by adding cascading rosettes of luscious white chocolate frosting. To pile on the precious frills to your spring-themed cake, you only need a little food coloring and a decorating bag with a large star tip.

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Berry-Lemon Cupcakes

This spring cupcake idea is proof that berries and lemon are an unbeatable combination. A lemon cake mix is the shortcut ingredient, but the flavors are elevated with a fresh berry mixture. Choose one or a combo of blueberries, strawberries, or raspberries.

Sprinkle-Me-Happy Cake

Inspire some "ooh la las" with this stunning spring cake featuring soft vanilla buttercream frosting, a fruity ultramoist cake, and (of course) plenty of sprinkles! Keep our buttercream frosting recipe handy for all your cake needs.

Fun Flower Cupcakes

Enjoy the warmer weather by biting into a spring cupcake that tastes as good as it looks. These pretty flower cupcakes are ready to go in less than an hour. So if you've got a spring birthday to plan, these are hard to beat. For added fun, make marzipan bees for a cute cupcake garnish.

Buttercakes with Sour Cream Frosting

Sugar flowers make a sweet statement atop these light and buttery spring cupcakes. You can find sugar flowers among the baking ingredients at the grocery store or at a baking supply store.

Cherry Flower Cake

This cake knows what spring is all about: flowers. To create this in-bloom spring cake design, coat your cake in our creamy cherry-almond butter frosting, then use candy clay to shape the petals and their centers. While the decorative flowers are pretty easy to shape, make them in advance and store them in an airtight container to save time.

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Layered Sherbet Cake

One bite of this chilly cake will take you back to the fun flavors of childhood push-up pops. Our layered cake features rows of lime, raspberry, and orange frozen sherbet between the soft vanilla cake. (And we snuck in a few candy toppers, too!)

Champagne Cake with Fresh Strawberries

Upgrade store-bought cake mix by replacing water with champagne! It'll add enough flavor difference to have everyone ask how you did it. Frost with pink icing and top with fresh strawberries for a perfectly elegant yet super easy spring cake.

Lavender-Honey Cupcakes

Dried lavender scents the batter and garnishes these pretty-in-purple cupcakes. A sweet-as-honey frosting (literally—it's made with mascarpone cheese, butter, honey, and powdered sugar) adds the sweet indulgence factor.

Whole Wheat Chocolate-Blueberry Cake

We can't think of a better use for fresh spring berries than piling them high atop a dark, moist chocolate cake coated in an easy two-ingredient chocolate ganache. Bonus: blueberries and dark chocolate are also antioxidant-rich. Combined with whole-wheat flour, this a healthier spring cake you won't feel guilty about eating.

Choco-Zucchini Cupcakes

In-season zucchini makes all the difference when it comes to our delightful chocolate-loaded cupcakes. The zucchini lends a moist texture, while smooth peanut butter icing deliciously tops off this surprisingly healthy spring cupcake recipe.

Cherry-Almond Vanilla Cupcakes

These might be our favorite spring cupcake idea, and nearly 200 recipe reviews agree. These adorable spring cupcakes are love at first sight. Serve your family these fruity cakes with rich, almond-infused frosting, and they'll be begging pretty please (with a cherry on top!) for seconds.

Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Bake a batch of mini carrot cakes using shredded carrots, applesauce, and a pinch of cinnamon. With the help of flaxseed and whole wheat flour, you can indulge in these super moist spring cupcakes for less than 200 calories each.

Banana Split Cake Roll

Switch up your spring cake design by making a rolled version. The fresh banana-infused cake gets a delicious strawberry cream cheese filling. Add frozen whipped topping and chocolate syrup and you've got a delightful cake that might be even better than its ice cream form.

Classic Coconut Cake

This dreamy coconut cake, the perfect spring cake flavor, is filled with layers of sweet coconut filling and topped with a classic white frosting (with more coconut, of course). You can use pre-shredded coconut, but we have the instructions if you want to be adventurous and open your own fresh coconut.

Fresh Rosemary and Lemon Cupcakes

Tote along a pretty plate of these spring cupcakes to your next potluck for a refreshing treat to welcome spring. Friends and family alike will adore the sweet peppiness of fresh lemon peel and soft vanilla. The fresh herbal notes from the rosemary are a surprising yet welcome flavor.

End-of-the-Rainbow Cupcakes

May flowers aren't the only things April showers bring! You'll need white frosting, food coloring, and coarse decorating sugar to create this easy, eye-catching rainbow stretching across a base of prebaked cupcakes. Don't forget the teeny-tiny marshmallow clouds!