From flavours like pecan pie and piña colada to surprise fillings like tiny doughnuts and candy, make dazzling homemade cupcakes for any occasion with our decadent and delicious recipes.
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Brown-Butter Pecan Pie Cupcakes
Inspired by the popular holiday pie, toasted pecans are finely ground into a flour for the base of these bad boys, which are then topped with a brown-butter frosting, a spoonful of dulce de leche and pecan for garnish.
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Sparkling Baby Cakes
Topped with pink sprinkles and a tiny silver candy, these Prosecco-spiked sparkling cupcakes are ideal for showers.
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Raspberry Cream Cupcakes
Basic vanilla cupcakes are filled with a light and fluffy raspberry cream for an elegant and unique dessert.
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Flourless Mini Vanilla Cupcakes
Decorate each cupcake with a beautiful buttercream rose, so you can serve a garden of cupcakes that will be sure to impress any guest.
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Little Lamb Cupcake
Perfect for your Easter dessert display, these adorable cupcakes are dressed with mini marshmallows, jelly beans and black licorice to look like a little lamb.
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Tiny Treasures
Hidden inside these cupcakes is the quintessential Canadian treat: the Timbit. The flavour is up to you, but pick a contrasting cake colour for the prettiest surprise.
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Fluffy Vanilla Cupcakes
Delightful, light and fluffy, these classic cupcakes are an excellent addition to any dessert table.
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Chocolate Cupcake with Swirl Frosting
Doesn’t this frosting remind you of a vanilla-chocolate twist soft serve ice cream? And underneath that delicious cream cheese frosting hides a heavenly cinnamon truffle!
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Gingerbread Cupcakes with Mango Buttercream
The fresh flavours of mango and spicy ginger come together tastefully in this recipe by Bobby Flay.
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Flower Cupcakes
Show off your cake decorating skills by creating an entire bouquet of beauties. They’ll be (almost) too pretty to eat!
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Chocolate Chip and Mascarpone Cupcakes
Rich and decadent chocolate ganache sits atop fluffy, delicious chocolate chip and mascarpone cakes.
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Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
Delicious pumpkin spice cupcakes topped with cream cheese buttercream and fun pumpkin-shaped candy corns.
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Coconut Cupcakes
Simple and elegant cupcakes with coconut in the batter and another generous heaping on top of the rich cream cheese frosting.
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Floral Cupcakes
A feast for the eyes, pastry expert Anna Olson shares how to create vanilla cupcakes with vibrant floral frosting — the perfect centrepiece.
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Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting
You won’t be able to resist these cute banana cupcakes with peanut butter frosting and cheerful canine faces — perfect for a party!
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Piña Colada Cupcakes
If you like the taste of pineapple and coconut, you’re going to love this recipe that turns the popular summertime drink into a cupcake.
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Easter Basket Cupcake
Gather the kiddies to make these cute (and easy) Easter egg cupcakes that include coconut “grass” and pastel malted eggs.
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Canadian Moose Cupcakes
Honour the mighty animal that appears on our quarter with these cute cupcakes! These adorable chocolate cakes are sure to be a hit at your Canada Day celebration. Patriotic bonus points for making a dessert that incorporates Canadian maple cookies!
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Kickoff Cupcakes
Football fans will certainly get a kick out of these cute chocolate cupcakes that are surprisingly easy to make.
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Mini Potato Chocolate Cupcakes
On the rare occasion when we’re too full to eat a whole cupcake, these mini cupcakes by Anna Olson do the trick in satisfying our post-meal sugar cravings.
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Black and White Cupcakes
Made secretly healthy with the addition of low-fat Greek yogurt in the batter, please everyone at the party with these half vanilla, half chocolate cupcakes, each topped with swirled icing, and M&M’s.
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Snow Bunny Cupcake
Fitting for Easter or a kid’s birthday party, adorable, puffy little bunny cupcakes are super fun to make and will impress guests of all ages!
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Lemon Coconut Cupcakes
Anna Olson takes simple lemon cupcakes to the next level with a coconut buttercream icing topped with shredded coconut.