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SUPER BASIC AND COMPLETELY FOOLPROOF CHOCOLATE AND VANILLA CUPCAKES AND FROSTINGS TO RELY ON

  • Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
  • Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
  • Go-To Chocolate Cupcakes
  • Go-To Vanilla Cupcakes
  • Vanilla Mix-Ins
  • Chocolate Mix-Ins
  • Marble Cupcakes

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GO-TO CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Ultimate: Moist and deeply chocolatey, these cupcakes are divine with virtually any frosting, but they are are also delicious with a dusting of confectioners’ sugar.

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GO-TO VANILLA CUPCAKES

Golden memories: Smelling sweetly of butter, sugar and vanilla, these classic little cakes bring you right back to when you were a kid and Mom baked you birthday cupcakes.

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VANILLA AMERICAN BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Frosting of champions: It doesn’t get any easier, more delicious or more classic than this sweet buttercream scented with vanilla.

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CHOCOLATE AMERICAN BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Chocolate love: The quickest version of buttercream, this glossy topping looks cute swirled into place with an offset spatula or piped on with a piping bag and star tip.

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GO-TO CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE MIXINS
GO-TO VANILLA CUPCAKE MIXINS
GO-TO MARBLE CUPCAKES

Can’t decide? Make chocolate and vanilla — these are fun to look at, fun to make and, best of all, fun to eat.

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BROWNIE CUPCAKES Á LA MODE

Deep and dark: Fudgy and brownie-like, these cupcakes would be excellent candidates for a gathering with a toppings bar.

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KEY LIME PIE CUPCAKES

Full of zest: Enticing from your first glance, these cupcakes are even better once you bite into their delightfully creamy center. They perfectly capture a Key lime pie’s signature combination of sweet-sour citrus and cool lusciousness.

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BOSTON CREAM PIE CUPCAKES

Eat one if by land: Sandra Lee included everything you love about Boston cream pie, but made it instantly more irresistible with its hand-held proportions.

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CHEESECAKE CUPCAKES

Small wonders: These cupcakes have all the richness of cheesecake, but in a sweet little package, complete with a creamy frosting and graham cracker crust.

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S'MORES CUPCAKES

S’more, please: Tuck into this campfire treat in cupcake form. Essentially a seven-minute frosting, its topping toasts up beautifully under the broiler for the most authentic fireside flavor.

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RED VELVET CONE CAKES

We all scream: The Neelys bake these cupcakes right inside the wafer cones, making them extra-fun to eat out of hand. To enhance the theme, use an ice cream scoop to top each cupcake with a scoop of frosting. Or mix some mini chocolate chips into the frosting to evoke chocolate chip ice cream.

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CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE CUPCAKES

Dunk and crunch: Pour the milk and revel in this celebration of our national cookie — with an actual cookie surprise buried within.

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PEACH COBBLER CUPCAKES

Just peachy: With a crunchy crumble topping and juicy peaches, these cupcakes give you a little taste of Georgia kindness — no matter where you are.

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TIRAMISU "CUP"CAKES

Grande fun: With fresh cake (in place of ladyfingers) soaked in coffee and coffee liqueur, and a mascarpone-frosting froth, these adorable cups turn traditional tiramisu on its head.

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ALTON'S FROSTINGS:

TWICE AS NICE

Try your hand at variety. Whether you prefer a glossy glaze-like chocolate ganache or a traditional royal icing, you’ll find the deliciousness in the details: Follow Alton’s simple step-by-step tips for results that can’t be topped.

FROSTING MIX-INS

Jam

Makes 2½ cups

Swirl 3 tablespoons of your favorite jam or preserves into 2 cups of Vanilla American Buttercream or Swiss Buttercream. (We love apricot and raspberry!)

peanut & PRETZELS

Makes 2 cups

Stir ¹/³ cup chopped honey-roasted peanuts into 2 cups of Seven-Minute Frosting. Pipe onto cupcakes and garnish with pretzel sticks and more peanuts.

cherry

Makes 2¾ cups

Simmer ½ cup cherry jam, ¼ cup finely chopped maraschinos, 2 tablespoons each maraschino liquid and water until thickened, 8 minutes. Add ¼ teaspoon almond extract. Cool. Make Vanilla American Buttercream without milk. Beat in cherry mixture.

toasted almond

Makes 2¾ cups

Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet with ½ cup sliced almonds, 2 tablespoons sugar and ¼ teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring, until golden. Cool. Save some for garnish. Coarsely chop the rest and beat into Vanilla American Buttercream.

stout syrup

Makes 2 cups

Simmer 15 ounces stout with ¹/³ cup sugar in saucepan until syrupy, 15 minutes. Whisk in 1 tablespoon butter away from heat. Cool. Beat 2 tablespoons syrup into 2 cups Chocolate Swiss Buttercream. Frost cupcakes and drizzle with more syrup.

blueberry

Makes 2½ - 3 cups

Heat 2 cups blueberries with ½ cup sugar in saucepan on medium heat, mashing to release juices. When sugar dissolves, reduce heat and simmer until syrupy, 25 minutes. Whisk in 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Cool. Beat into 2 cups Swiss Buttercream.

honey

Makes 2 cups

Beat 2 tablespoons of spun or whipped raw honey into 2 cups Swiss Buttercream (we love this on our frangipane cupcake). Garnish with a piece of candied honeycomb if desired (our chocolate-almond bees also make a great garnish).

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