30 Charming (and Easy!) Homemade Cupcake Recipes & Decorating Ideas

You probably already have all the ingredients you need for these classy cupcakes, which are a lovely addition to a Mother's Day tea party.

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These breathtaking flower-inspired cupcakes look good and taste even better.

Get the recipe at The Bearfoot Baker.

Bring the campfire inside with these toasted s'mores cupcakes.

Get the recipe at Baking Mischief.

Use decorative chocolate to put something sweet on top of your cupcakes.

Get the recipe at Natasha's Kitchen.

Pipe these adorable daisies on your cupcakes—perfect for spring!

Get the recipe at I Am Baker.

You can make these sweet and simple cupcakes up to two days ahead—just store in an airtight container in the fridge!

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You'll never eat a churro the same way again after tasting this sweet dessert mashup.

Get the recipe at The Domestic Rebel.

These adorable cupcakes would blend right in among your garden's colorful blooms. Bake them in mini terracotta pots then add Oreo crumble topping and paper flower toothpicks for decoration.

Get the recipe at This Silly Girl's Life.

The only thing better than pineapple upside down cake? Pineapple upside down cupcakes!

Get the recipe at Cooking Classy.

An easy-to-make cupcake that combines our love of dessert and farm animals? Sign us up!

Get the recipe at Wine and Glue.

It doesn't get any cuter than these sweet cupcakes that are baked directly inside lemon rinds.

Get the recipe at Brit + Co.

The "cherries" on these cupcakes are actually red M&Ms. Use a small piping tool to create stripes across the top and then add a thicker outline to resemble crust.

Get the recipe at Your Cup of Cake.

The key to making these too-cute treats is arranging pretzel sticks, candy pieces, and mini marshmallows to look like a tiny campfire.

Get the recipe at Betty Crocker.

To enjoy this delicious summer fruit in colorful dessert form, add red and green food coloring to your recipe and mix chocolate chip "seeds" into the batter.

Get the recipe at Cincy Shopper.

For classic and simple cupcakes, mix Basic Vanilla Cake batter and divide among two lined 24-cup mini-muffin pans. Bake at 400 degrees F about 10 minutes. Cool and ice with Fluffy Butter Frosting. Top with red and blue sprinkles and mini American flags if you're feeling patriotic, or mix up the toppings to suit any season.

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Dress up ordinary cupcakes with pretty frosting dots, sparkling sugar, and fondant flourishes. Add food coloring to white frosting to get your desired colors, then get creative with different-size pastry tips. For quick cupcake toppers, get precolored fondant, roll into thin sheets on parchment paper, and create shapes with cookie cutters or a knife.

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Store-bought frosting can save time, but homemade icing always takes the cake. Try Maple-Butter Frosting for our maple cupcakes.

Kitchen Tip: Freezing cupcakes is a great way to have them at a moment's notice. Bake a batch and cool completely. Place on a tray, wrap well with plastic wrap, and freeze for up to three months. Unwrap and thaw completely before icing.

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What could be better than Girl Scout cookies? A Girl Scout cookie with a side of cupcake.

Get the recipe at Wanna Be a Country Cleaver.

Top cupcakes with cheery sunflowers by piping yellow-tinted frosting into petal shapes. Use fudge ice cream topping for the center of each flower.

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Red Velvet cupcakes are topped with either dark- or white-chocolate frosting that has been cooked to produce a silky texture.

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