Editors’ Collection

Cupcake Recipes

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

Julia Gartland for The New York Times (Photography and Styling)

Recipes

Red Velvet Cupcakes
Millie Peartree
678 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
678
45 minutes
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Vanilla Cupcakes
Yossy Arefi
444 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
444
45 minutes
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Chocolate Cupcakes
Suzanne Lenzer, Maida Heatter
2665 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,665
About 1 hour
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Carrot Cake Cupcakes
Jesse Szewczyk
833 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
833
1½ hours
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Chocolate Pumpkin Swirl Muffins
Samantha Seneviratne
1106 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,106
1 hour
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Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
Samantha Seneviratne
58 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
58
45 minutes
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Vegan Devil’s Food Cupcakes
Julia Moskin, Isa Chandra Moskowitz
99 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
99
1 hour 45 minutes
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Strawberry Baby Cakes
Dorie Greenspan
1219 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,219
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Magnolia Bakery’s Cupcakes
Susan Campos
3552 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,552
About 45 minutes
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Cream Soda and Raspberry Cupcakes
Yotam Ottolenghi
334 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
334
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Chocolate Cupcakes With Cream Filling
Jennifer Steinhauer, Food & Wine magazine
697 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
697
1 hour
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Black-and-White Cupcakes
Dorie Greenspan
303 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
303
25 minutes
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White Chocolate-Spice Cupcakes
Tara Parker-Pope
145 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
145
50 minutes
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Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes
Pete Wells, Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero
1816 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,816
40 minutes
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Recipes

Red Velvet Cupcakes

Vanilla Cupcakes

Chocolate Cupcakes

Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Chocolate Pumpkin Swirl Muffins

Chocolate Chip Cupcakes

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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