10 SCRUMPTIOUS cupcakes you'll want to make today

Who doesn't like a cupcake? The combination of bouncy sponge, creamy icing and sweet presentation is hard to resist. With this in mind, we have compiled a gallery of our favourite cupcakes for you to feast your eyes on. And if that isn't enough, we've got the recipes too...

Chocolate Spice Cupcakes

Over the years, some of the most popular recipes in Martha Stewart Living have featured the combination of chocolate, ginger and other spices, including cookies, brownies, and spice cakes. These dapper upside-down cupcakes are a delicious variation on the theme.

Want to bake these? Follow the recipe for chocolate spice cupcakes
Blueberry cupcakes with butter icing

So you want to be healthy as well as naughty? Look no further than blueberry cupcakes. A super food no less. Packed with goodness, the humble blueberry is genius. Add it to a cupcake and it's all gone a bit rock n roll.

Want to bake these? Follow the recipe for blueberry cupcakes with butter frosting
Chocolate Cupcakes with Grapefruit Smooches

Chocolate teams beautifully with the wake-up taste of grapefruit, especially if the fruit’s bold flavour profile is softened by using it in an irresistible cream cheese icing. These cupcakes are a perfect finale for casual gatherings such as picnics, but are elegant enough for dinner party fare.

Want to bake these? Follow the recipe for chocolate cupcakes with grapefruit smooches
Lavender & Honey Cupcakes

The marriage of lavender and honey is truly wonderful in this cupcake recipe. If you can find lavender honey, it will enhance the flavour even more.

Want to bake these? Follow the recipe for lavender & honey cupcakes
Red Velvet Cupcakes with Chocolate Hearts

Most red velvet cakes have white icing, but since they’re flavoured with cocoa to begin with, chocolate icing makes a terrific topping, too. Kids can help put paper liners in the cupcake tins, sift the dry ingredients, add confectioners’ sugar to the icing and pipe chocolate hearts onto wax paper.

Want to bake these? Follow the recipe for red velvet cupcakes with chocolate hearts
Magnolia's Vanilla Cupcakes

Kids will love helping make these for parties. Try serving them with jam as a sweet-cake dessert, or crumbled over canned peach slices as a way to incorporate fruit into a kid's dessert.

Want to bake these? Follow the recipe for Magnolia's Vanilla Cupcakes
Gluten-Free Young Coconut Cupcakes

Fresh young-coconut juice, the naturally occurring clear liquid found inside a coconut before it has matured, is one of the most gorgeous flavours on the planet. Nutty base notes reign supreme above the unmistakable coconut flavour. These rich cupcakes are proof of our devotion.

Want to bake these? Follow the recipe for gluten-free young coconut cupcakes
Raspberry Cupcakes

These spongey and elegant cakes are built on the classic marriage of sharp raspberry and creamy white chocolate - perfect with after-dinner coffee.

Want to bake these? Follow the recipe for Raspberry Cupcakes
Chocolate Ice Cream Cupcakes

Chocolate and ice cream are a match made in heaven. These impressive cupcakes are a lot easier to make than they look! Just cut cupcakes in half, scoop in ice cream, and pop in the freezer.

Want to bake these? Follow the recipe for chocolate ice cream cupcakes
Molten chocolate cupcakes

A veritable volcano of oozing chocolate excitement - perfect for parties and a brilliant way to use Betty's Devil's Food Cake Mix.

Want to bake these? Get the recipe for molten chocolate cupcakes
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