The most festive part of these cupcakes – besides the ginger ale flavoring – are the colorful and festive liners that they are in and the matching pinwheel decorations placed on top. However, you don’t need fancy liners and toppers in order to make these tasty treats. The cupcake batter contains ground ginger, sour cream, ginger ale and a bunch of classic ingredients, like flour, butter and salt. The frosting contains more ground ginger and ginger ale, giving you a double-dose of sweetness!
Source Sprinkle Bakes
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Ginger Ale Cupcakes
Raspberry Almond Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache
In this recipe, almonds, chocolate and raspberries combine to form a light, fluffy, tasty and utterly unique treat. The batter contains chopped up chunks of fresh raspberries and almond extract, along with a whole host of more “standard” ingredients like flour, salt, butter, eggs and milk, among others. The chocolate is added later in the form of homemade chocolate ganche frosting. Top with a whole fresh raspberry, some sprinkles, or anything else that looks great. You won’t regret it!
Source Joy the Baker
Flower Cupcakes
The most important part of these cupcakes is the buttercream frosting. The cupcakes are made of a basic vanilla batter, consisting of milk, vanilla extract, salt, eggs, sugar, butter, flour and baking powder. After they have baked and cooled, the fun begins — piping on the buttercream frosting so that it resembles flower petals. Put a chocolate candy in the center of each and voila! You have a pretty springtime treat to serve to your guests.
Source Martha Stewart
Lavender Trust Cupcakes
Usually lavender and cupcakes aren’t thought of in the same sentence. However, when you consider the fact that rosemary is often used in baking, why wouldn’t lavender be as well? These Lavender Trust Cupcakes are made from lavender sugar, flour, butter, eggs, salt and milk. Bake, let cool and then cover in lavender colored royal icing and a few stalks of real lavender just to give them a little extra decoration. Serve this unique treat with a smile!
Source Leite’s Culinaria
Hummingbird Cupcakes
Hummingbird cupcakes are a delightful southern recipe that includes ripe mashed bananas, roasted walnuts or pecans, and crushed pineapple. This dessert is full of texture, flavor, and robust flavor. These are wonderful as a pot luck, meal, or buffet dessert or even as a snack or with tea in the afternoon. Topped with a sweet cream cheese frosting, these are a rich and delightful dessert. Try one at your next gathering and you will find they are a hit with all ages of dessert lovers.
Source Eclectic Recipes
Italian Cream Cupcakes with Lemon Curd and Lemon Buttercream. Also a Tiny Cookie.
Italian cream cupcake with lemon buttercream frosting and a lemon curd filling and a sugar cookie decoration on top is a sweet little piece of cupcake heaven. Even though the frosting has lots of butter and sugar, it has been described as “light”, and the Italian cream recipe for the cake is form Martha Stewart so it has been tried, tested, and approved by many. Throw in a love of lemon curd filling and this meets with almost everyone’s approval.
Source Eat the Love
Raspberry Rosewater Cupcakes
Looking for a fresh, fruity, original cupcake recipe? Then this could be the one for you. Raspberries give a sweet zing and bursts of colour, with rosewater providing a wonderfully subtle floral scent. The decoration on these cupcakes is undeniably beautiful. Using actual rose petals sprinkled with sugar is a lovely touch which lends itself brilliantly to a themed tea party, and positioned on a tiered cupcake stand, would make a stunning substitute for a traditional wedding cake.
Source Serious Eats
Carrot & Pineapple Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing
This Carrot Pineapple cupcake recipe is a god send for parents whose children are especially susceptible to sugar. Using agave instead of white processed sugar, these treats remain sweet but they are less likely to cause the “sugar high” that causes so many problems in children. The peeled and shredded carrots and pineapples add texture which some children have an aversion to, but pureeing these may alleviate this problem while preserving the flavor.
Source Weelicious
Peanut Butter Chip Brownie Cupcakes
Peanut Butter chip Brownie Cupcakes are a wonderful comingling of chocolate and peanut butter. If you like peanut butter cups, you will love these treats. With a whole cup of butter and 4 eggs though, get ready for a rich dessert. The ¾ cups of unsweetened cocoa powder coupled with the 2 cups of white sugar balance the scales though making it as sweet as it is rich. No frosting needed for this cupcake, all the flavor is already there.
Source Recipe Girl
Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Red velvet lovers out there will surely love these Christmas theme red velvet, which is made out of pomegranate juice and cocoa. There is also a hint of espresso with every bite to enhance the taste of pomegranate and cocoa. The frosting on top is made out of cream cheese, which you all know is mouthwatering. Each cupcake is topped with snowflakes design to match the perfect winter season today.
Source Buttercream & Chantilly Factory
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