Best Cupcake recipes?

Question

I'd like to make some cupcakes. Ingredients aren't a problem, except for self-rising flour and anything thats really exotic. I'd like something less plain than vanilla or chocolate, but if you have a great tasting one I'd love to hear about it. I'd also like a frosting recipe that can of course be more plain, but I would prefer something less ordinary, and anything is good as long as it tastes good.

I know it sounds picky, I hopeit really isnt! Thank you so much in advance for your help!

Answer 1

Banana Muffins recipe

Banana Muffins ingredients list:

1/2 cup butter, room temperature.

1 cup granulated sugar.

2 large eggs.

2 large bananas, ripe, mashed.

1 teaspoon vanilla extract.

2 cups all-purpose flour.

1 teaspoon salt.

1 teaspoon baking powder.

1/2 teaspoon baking soda.

1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts.

Instructions for Banana Muffins:

Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.

Cream butter and sugar with an electric hand-held mixer until light and fluffy.

Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.

Add bananas and vanilla and beat until smooth.

Mix together the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.

Stir flour mixture into butter mixture, alternating with the sour milk or buttermilk.

Stir until dry ingredients are moistened then gently stir in chopped nuts.

Spoon banana muffin batter into prepared muffin cups or liners.

Bake at 400° for about 15 to 18 minutes, or until tops are lightly browned.

Cool muffins by turning them out onto rack to cool longer.

Carrot Muffins recipe

Carrot Muffins ingredients list:

2 medium eggs.

1 ½ cups of flour.

1 cup of grated carrots.

1 cup of sugar.

½ cups of oil.

¼ cup of orange liqueur.

¼ cup of raisins.

¼ cup of chopped pecans.

1 teaspoon of baking powder.

½ teaspoon of baking soda.

½ teaspoon of cinnamon.

½ teaspoon of nutmeg.

¼ teaspoon of salt.

Instructions for Carrot Muffins:

Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).

Prepare muffin tins with paper liners.

Heat the orange liqueur to just boiling.

Add the raisins and remove from heat.

Set aside and allow to soak.

Place the pecans in a food processor bowl to chop them. Remove and set aside.

Cut the carrots into chunks and chop coarsely.

Add sugar, oil and eggs.

Process until thoroughly blended.

Sift the dry ingredients together and add to processor bowl with the chopped pecans.

Process until the ingredients are moist.

Drain raisins and fold in by hand.

Fill the muffin tins two-thirds full.

Bake for 40 minutes.

Cinnamon Muffins recipe

Cinnamon Muffins ingredients list:

2 medium eggs.

3 cups of flour.

1 cup of milk.

1 cup of sugar.

5 tablespoons of butter.

5 tablespoons of shortening.

3 teaspoons of baking powder.

1 teaspoon of salt.

1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg.

Topping:

1 cup of melted butter.

1 cup of sugar blended with 1 tablespoon of cinnamon.

Instructions for Cinnamon Muffins:

Grease 12 three-inch muffin pan cups.

Cream together the butter, the shortening and the sugar. Beat in the eggs, salt, nutmeg and baking powder. Stir in the flour and milk alternately until mixture is just combined.

Fill muffin cups to the top.

Bake at 350F oven for about twenty minutes.

Allow to cool for a few minutes.

With each muffin, dip in the melted butter.

Roll each muffin in the cinnamon sugar blend.

Corn Muffins recipe

Corn Muffins ingredients list:

1 ½ cups of flour.

1 cup of cornmeal.

1 cup of water.

¼ cup of shortening.

¼ cup of sugar.

2 tablespoons of cornstarch.

2 tablespoons of vinegar.

1 teaspoon of salt.

Instructions for Corn Muffins:

Cream the shortening and sugar; then add the cornstarch, vinegar and salt.

Beat in all of the remaining ingredients, mixing thoroughly.

Spoon into a greased muffin tin.

Bake at 400°F (200°C) for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean..

Orange Muffins recipe

Orange Muffins ingredients list:

10 oz of mandarin oranges, drained.

1 medium egg, slightly beaten.

1 ½ cup of flour.

½ cup of sugar.

½ cup of butter.

¼ cup of milk.

1 ¾ teaspoon of baking powder.

½ teaspoon of salt.

¼ teaspoon of allspice.

¼ teaspoon of nutmeg.

Instructions for Orange Muffins:

Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).

Sift the flour with all of the other dry ingredients.

Add the butter.

Mix together the beaten egg and the milk, then add to dry ingredients and mix until just moistened.

Fold in the mandarin orange pieces.

Fill greased muffin tins about three-quarters full.

Bake for 25 minutes.

Serve as desired.

Zucchini Muffins recipe

Zucchini Muffins ingredients list:

2 medium eggs.

1 ½ cups of all-purpose flour.

1 cup of shredded zucchini.

1 cup of sugar.

½ cup of vegetable oil.

½ cup of chopped walnuts.

1 teaspoon of baking soda.

½ teaspoon of salt.

¼ teaspoon of baking powder.

Instructions for Zucchini Muffins:

Mix together the vegetable oil, sugar and eggs.

Add the shredded zucchini, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Fold in the chopped walnuts.

Lightly grease muffin tips, then fill two-thirds full with the mixture.

Bake at 375°F (190°C) for 25 minutes.

Answer 2

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CUPCAKES



1 CAKE MIX, ANY CHOCOLATE ONE

1 CONTAINER OF HOMNESTYLE VANILLA FROSTING

1/2 CUP CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER

15 MIN. PEANUT BUTTER CUPS UNWRAPPED AND CUT IN HALF





Preheat oven to 350

Place cupcake papers in tin

Prepare and bake and cool cupcakes

Combine frosting and peanut butter

Stir till smooth

Frost  cupcake

Place cut p.b. cup cut side down on top of each cupcake

Lemonade Cupcakes

30 min | 10 min prep | 24 cupcakes

1 (6 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed

1 (18 1/4 ounce) box white cake mix

1 (8 ounce) carton sour cream

3 ounces cream cheese, softened

3 eggs

1 (12 ounce) can whipped cream cheese frosting

Preheat oven to 350.

Remove 2 tablespoons lemonade concentrate from can and discard or reserve for other use.

Combine remaining concentrate, cake mix, sour cream, cream cheese and eggs in large bowl.

Beat with mixer until well blended.

Spoon batter into paper-lined muffin tins, filling 3/4 full.

Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until cooked through.

Cool completely before frosting.

Killer Cupcakes

Cupcakes

4 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 pound butter

4 eggs

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

1 cup all-purpose flour

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line standard muffin tins with paper cupcake liners. In the top part of a double boiler over simmering water, melt the chocolate with the vanilla extract and butter.

In a large bowl, beat the eggs until thick and add the sugar. Beat in the flour. Fold in the butter-chocolate mixture. Spoon into the prepared tins, filling the cups 2/3 full.

Filling

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1 egg, beaten

Dash of salt

3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Mix the cream cheese, sugar, egg and salt until just blended. Stir in the chocolate chips. Drop a rounded teaspoon of filling onto the top of each cupcake. Bake for 30 minutes.

Makes 20 to 22 cupcakes.

Mint Chocolate Cupcakes

  

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Ingredients:  

2 cups cake flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 cup unsweetened coca

2/3 cup (1 stick and 2 2/3 tbsp.) unsalted butter, at room temperature

1 1/2 cups superfine sugar

3 large eggs

2 tsp. peppermint extract

1 cup milk

Ingredients for Frosting

3 oz. semi-sweet chocolate

4 tbsp. unsalted butter

1 tsp. peppermint extract

  

Instructions:  

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin cups with paper liners. Sift flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa, and set aside. Cream butter and sugar until light (about 5 minutes). Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in peppermint extract. Slowly blend in flour mixture alternating with milk until blended. Spoond batter into paper liners, filling each cup 3/4 full.

Bake 12 to 15 minutes, or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Do not overbake. Cool cupcakes in pan on a wire rack 5 minutes. Remove cupcakes to wire racj to cool completely.

Melt chocolate and butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Stir until smooth. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in peppermint extract. Cool frosting until spreadable. Frost cupcakes.



INGREDIENTS

2 cups heavy whipping cream

2 tablespoons white sugar

3 fluid ounces frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed

DIRECTIONS

In a large glass, metal , or ceramic bowl beat whipping cream, sugar, and pink lemonade until fluffy and peaks form. Use immediately

lemon cream cheese frosting







Servings: Makes 4 3/4 cups.

Ingredients

3 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature

1 11 1/4-ounce jar lemon curd

1 cup powdered sugar

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1 tablespoon grated lemon peel

Preparation

Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese and curd in large bowl until smooth. Add remaining ingredients and beat until well blended, about 2 minutes.

Welches Pretty Frosting

14 ounces white frosting mix

6 tablespoons hot Welch's purple grape juice

1 tablespoon hot water

Empty mix into small mixer bowl.

Add hot grape juice and water, a little at a time, beating at high speed until spreading consistency is achieved (5 to 7 minutes).

If necessary, add a little more liquid.

Yummy Fudge Frosting

1 can sweetened condensed milk

12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips

Cook in the top of a double boiler over boiling water until melted and smooth

Peanut Butter Frosting

Yield: Will frost one 9 x 13-inch sheet cake or a double layer cake.

2/3 cup butter, softened

1/3 cup peanut butter

4 cups confectioners' sugar

4 to 5 tablespoons milk

1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup chopped salted peanuts

In medium bowl, combine butter and peanut butter. Blend with mixer on low speed 1 to 2 minutes until fluffy. Add confec

Answer 3

they're icing for this cake is fabulous.

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/iced-...

and to go with teh icing how about some lemon flavored cupcakes?

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Lemon-Cream...

here's a good recipes for banana cream cupcakes: (which i really like!)

http://www.quickandsimple.com/recipefind...

and chocolate cupcakes with a cream cheese filling:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chocolate-S...

Answer 4

heres some that are really easy   =o