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O M to the G. Who doesn’t like cupcake?

It seems like cupcakes are a staple in any event or even when there’s no event happening. Almost every week, my wife and I make cupcakes just because they are just great desserts and they don’t take forever to create.

From the classic red velvet to the unusual, but yummy maple and bacon cupcakes, my wife and I have tried and made so many different flavors of cupcakes. We love almost all of them.

Just the other day, we attend a birthday party. Of course, there were cupcakes. The only difference was that the flavor of the cupcake was something we’ve never done before. These cupcakes looked absolutely divine to look at.

Those cupcakes were Coconut Pistachio Carrot Cake.

I bet a lot of you guys have had these before, we didn’t.

These cupcakes were delicious. They looked delicious. I couldn’t believe we had not done these before.

The Best Cupcake Recipes Ever You Need To Try Now

That moment got me thinking. What other cupcakes out there that we haven’t tried. So, I searched and searched and realized there are hundreds of other cupcakes (some look good and some look horrible).

I reached out to my blogger friends to give me their best cupcakes. Then, I thought I might as well get a post together with all of the best cupcake flavors there are.

That’s how these best cupcake recipes came to life and here they are:

Blueberry Lemon Cupcakes by My Organized Chaos

Ingredients:

FOR THE CUPCAKES

• 3 cups flour {+ 2 tbsp flour}
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• zest of 1 lemon
• 2 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 cup whole milk at room temperature
• 1 cup fresh blueberries

 FOR THE ICING

• 16 oz cream cheese softened
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
• 4 cups icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• zest of 1 lemon

Click here to view the full recipe.

Chocolate Banana Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Frosting

by Small Town Woman

Ingredients:

Cupcake Batter

• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 4 large bananas mashed
• 4 ounces Ghirardelli chocolate melted

Coconut Frosting

• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 1/2 cup pure coconut oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 2 plus teaspoons heavy cream
• 2 cups coconut

Click here for the full recipe.

Lemon Cheesecake Cupcakes by The Flying Couponer

Ingredients:

For the filling you will need:

• 1⁄4 cup, 60 ml sour cream
• 12 oz, cream cheese (package of 375 g)
• 1⁄2 cup, 125 ml sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp, 5 ml grated lemon zest
• 3⁄4 cup, 175 ml lemon curd, from the grocery or homemade.

For the crust, you will need:

• 1 tbsp, 15 ml packed brown sugar
• 3⁄4 cup,  175 ml graham cracker
• 3 tbsp, 45 ml melted unsalted butter

Click here for the full recipe.

Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie Cupcakes by The Tip Toe Fairy

Ingredients:

• 1 box of chocolate fudge cupcakes
• 3 eggs
• 2/3 cup vanilla bean yogurt (or any vanilla or greek yogurt)
• 1/2 cup caramel cappuccino
• 1 cup bourbon

• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1/2 cup chopped candied bourbon pecans
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• 1/4 cup butter, browned

1/2 cup butter, softened

• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 3-5 cups powdered sugar
• 3-4 tablespoons cream

• 1/4 cup chopped candied bourbon pecans
• Candied Bourbon Pecan Halves

Click here for the full recipe.

Strawberry Milkshake Cupcakes by The Baking Fairy

Ingredients:

For the cupcakes

• ½ cup flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
• 4 tbsp white sugar
• 1 egg
• 3 tbsp milk
• 2 tbsp strawberry milk powder
• pinch of salt
• pink food coloring, optional

For the frosting

• ½ stick unsalted butter, softened
• 1½ cups powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp strawberry milk powder
• 1-2 tbsp heavy cream
• pinch of salt

Click here to see the full recipe.

Coconut Pistachio Carrot Cake Cupcakes by The Baking Fairy

Ingredients:

For the cupcakes

• ½ cup white sugar
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ¾ cup coconut oil, melted
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ tsp coconut extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cups white flour
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 cups grated carrots (about 4 carrots)
• ½ cup shredded sweetened coconut
• ½ cup pistachios, roughly chopped

For the frosting

• 8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
• ½ cup {1 sticks} unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 lbs powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ tsp coconut extract
• ¼ tsp salt
• ½ cup shredded sweetened coconut
• malt chocolate eggs

Click here to see the full recipe.

Mint Chocolate Chip Cupcakes by A Helicopter Mom

Ingredients:

Cupcake

• Boxed chocolate cake mix
• 3 Large Eggs
• 1/2 cup melted butter (not margarine)
• 1 cup of water
• Mini chocolate chips & Andes Mints for garnish, if desired

Frosting

• 10 pieces of cooked bacon crumbled
• 1.5 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1.5 tsp salt
• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tbsp baking soda
• 1.5 tsp baking powder
• 3 cups white sugar
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1.5 cups milk + 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 1.5 cups hot water

Click here to see the full recipe.

Final thoughts:

There you have them. I hope you enjoy these recipes as much as we do. Come back for more as I will include more delicious, divine-looking best cupcake recipes I could find.

Thanks.