5 Favourite Cupcake Recipes

Can you imagine a world without cupcakes? They're the height of cake chic, even though they faced off whoopie pies, macaroons and cake pops in a tough battle, they still remain the cute foodstuff of choice for many a baker. Maybe the majority of their success is due to their versatility; you can flavour the sponge, dye the icing, and glitter, sprinkle and frost the tops in a million different combinations. So out of all of those combinations what are some of our favourites? Well here's a list of our top 5.

One could wonder how a cake can be this incredible and yet still entirely vegan, but Chocolate Covered Katie has pulled it off. The batter contains smooshed raspberries, vanilla and almond, for an intese and gooey cupcake. Topped with a simple cream cheese frosting and a ripe raspberry, what's not to love?

These Chocolate Covered Cherry Cupcakes by Confessions of a Foodie Bride could be a glamourous an girly addition to any tea party. A delectable combination of rich chocolate cake, fresh cherries and swiss meringue buttercream frosting. Make these for a truly decadent treat.

If you're looking for something a bit more obscure, look no further than these Pancake, Bacon and Egg Cupcakes from Apollinas.
The batter is made with buttermilk and warming spices for the taste of real pancakes, and the cakes are decorated with gummy fried eggs and maple caramelised bacon. Sweet bacon toppings? Why not.

Oreo cupcakes have been done a million times it's true, but there's something special about this recipe from Confection Ink
at the bottom of the cake conceals a whole oreo, and the secret to the frosting is shortening.

Finally, I thought this flavour combination was too exciting to pass up. These are Pistashio Cupcakes with Pink Champagne Frosting , they look summery and beautiful with the lime green sponge and baby pink frosting. You can also get similar cut-out cake wrappers on eBay.