Hopefully we’ve all received the opportunity at one point or another to experience a good cupcake. There’s nothing quite like it. Some say the cupcake originated before muffin tins were available. The cakes were baked in small individual cups or moulds – hense the word “cupcake”.
In the last 15 years, these mini baked treats have taken on gourmet status with many a foodista brandishing bespoke boxes of cupcakes from specialty cupcake shops a la Carrie Bradshaw…
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When it comes to cupcakes, the flavour and topping options are limitless. Here are some of Food24’s top cupcake recipes you need to put on your baking bucket list!
1. Gingerbread cupcakes with cinnamon buttercream
5. Vintage vanilla cupcakes with lemon curd buttercream
6. Chocolate beetroot cupcakes
7. Sticky toffee vanilla cupcakes
9. Lemon and pistachio cupcakes
10. Strawberry and white chocolate cupcakes
12. Peanut butter choc chip cupcakes
14. Orange and dark chocolate cupcakes
15. Mojito cupcakes
16. Rose water and raspberry ice cream cupcakes
What’s your favourite cupcake?