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
676 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
676
45 minutes
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Vanilla Cupcakes
Yossy Arefi
419 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
419
45 minutes
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Chocolate Cupcakes
Suzanne Lenzer, Maida Heatter
2656 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,656
About 1 hour
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Carrot Cake Cupcakes
Jesse Szewczyk
809 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
809
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
50 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
50
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
1213 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,213
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Magnolia Bakery’s Cupcakes
Susan Campos
3529 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,529
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
693 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
693
1 hour
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Black-and-White Cupcakes
Dorie Greenspan
302 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
302
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
1795 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,795
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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