Editors’ Collection

Cupcake Recipes

Our best cupcake recipes include classic chocolate, red velvet cupcakes, vegan versions and more.

Millie Peartree’s red velvet cupcakes. — Julia Gartland for The New York Times (Photography and Styling)

Recipes

Red Velvet Cupcakes
Millie Peartree
617 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
617
45 minutes
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Vanilla Cupcakes
Yossy Arefi
238 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
238
45 minutes
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easy
Chocolate Cupcakes
Suzanne Lenzer, Maida Heatter
2504 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,504
About 1 hour
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Carrot Cake Cupcakes
Jesse Szewczyk
556 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
556
1 1/2 hours
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Chocolate Pumpkin Swirl Muffins
Samantha Seneviratne
1019 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,019
1 hour
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easy
Vegan Devil’s Food Cupcakes
Julia Moskin, Isa Chandra Moskowitz
97 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
97
1 hour 45 minutes
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Strawberry Baby Cakes
Dorie Greenspan
1192 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,192
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Magnolia Bakery’s Cupcakes
Susan Campos
3230 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,230
About 45 minutes
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Cream Soda and Raspberry Cupcakes
Yotam Ottolenghi
326 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
326
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Chocolate Cupcakes With Cream Filling
Jennifer Steinhauer, Food & Wine magazine
685 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
685
1 hour
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Black-and-White Cupcakes
Dorie Greenspan
296 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
296
25 minutes
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White Chocolate-Spice Cupcakes
Tara Parker-Pope
142 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
142
50 minutes
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Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes
Pete Wells, Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero
1608 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,608
40 minutes
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easy
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Cupcake Recipes

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Recipes

Red Velvet Cupcakes

Vanilla Cupcakes

Chocolate Cupcakes

Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Chocolate Pumpkin Swirl Muffins

Vegan Devil’s Food Cupcakes

Strawberry Baby Cakes

Magnolia Bakery’s Cupcakes

Cream Soda and Raspberry Cupcakes

Chocolate Cupcakes With Cream Filling

Black-and-White Cupcakes

White Chocolate-Spice Cupcakes

Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes

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