25 Easy Cupcakes Perfect For Spring and Summer

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Stepping into the kitchen to bake can be a blast, especially when cupcakes are on the menu! A collection of easy cupcake recipes awaits you, each promising a fun baking experience.

Whether you’re a beginner or love to bake, these recipes are perfect for adding a little sweetness to your day. Let’s get ready to mix, pour, and decorate!

Luscious Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes

Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes recipe by Cheerful Cook. — Photo Credit: Cheerful Cook.

Indulge in the perfect blend of tangy lemon and juicy blueberries with our moist and fluffy lemon blueberry cupcakes. A perfect treat for any occasion.
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Red Velvet Cupcakes

Red Velvet Cupcake recipe by Cheerful Cook. — Photo Credit: Cheerful Cook.

Discover the perfect blend of rich cocoa and velvety goodness with our exquisite Red Velvet Cupcakes. Easy to Bake, Hard to Resist.
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Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Carrot Cake Cupcake recipe by Cheerful Cook. — Photo Credit: Cheerful Cook.

Our deliciously moist and tender Carrot Cake Cupcakes are easy to make and perfect for parties or a tasty treat at home.
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S’mores Cupcakes

If you’re having a camping or summer party this year, try these S’mores Cupcakes! These cupcakes pack all the flavor of s’mores in an easy-to-eat cupcake.
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Fun Piñata Cupcakes

Fun Piñata Cupcakes recipe by Little Sunny Kitchen. — Photo Credit: Little Sunny Kitchen.

Simple-to-make scratch vanilla Pinata Cupcakes are topped with a smooth buttercream frosting and have a colorful sprinkle surprise inside.
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Banana Cupcakes With Chocolate Frosting

Three cupcakes with chocolate frosting on top. — Photo Credit: So Yummy Recipes.

This banana cupcakes with chocolate frosting recipe will help you make moist and delicious cupcakes with delicate banana flavor topped off with chocolate frosting.

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Pink Champagne Cupcakes

A close up of a pink frosted cupcake. — Photo Credit: Maria’s Mixing Bowl.

These Pink Champagne Cupcakes are the perfect treat for any celebration. The light and fluffy cupcakes are infused with a delicious champagne flavor and topped with a creamy pink champagne frosting.

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Boston Cream Cupcakes

Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes recipe by Homemade in the Kitchen. — Photo Credit: Homemade in the Kitchen

If you like Boston Cream Pie, you’ll flip over these yummy Boston Cream Cupcakes! Tender, moist, and filled with golden custard.

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7-Up Cupcakes With Cake Mix

7 Up Cupcakes recipe by Forking Good Food. — Photo Credit: Forking Good Food.

These 7-Up cupcakes are a fun and easy treat to make! They start with a simple yellow cake mix and are flavored with 7 Up soda. The cupcakes are then topped with a light and fluffy 7-Up frosting.

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Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes

Chocolate cupcakes with raspberries and chocolate icing. — Photo Credit: Zen and Honey.

Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes are a delicious homemade cupcake recipe filled with raspberry coulis and chocolate mousse.

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Guinness Chocolate Cupcakes

Guinness Chocolate Cupcake recipe by To Simply Inspire — Photo Credit: To Simply Inspire.

Guinness Chocolate Cupcakes are soft, moist, and infused with reduced Guinness beer, deepening the chocolate flavor in the cupcake and the homemade buttercream frosting!

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Limoncello Cupcakes

Limoncello Cupcake recipe by Homemade Hooplah. — Photo Credit: Homemade Hooplah.

Boozy and bright, these dense and cake-like Limoncello cupcakes are topped with a whipped cream cheese frosting infused with even more Limoncello.

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Strawberry Cupcakes

These fresh strawberry cupcakes are incredibly tender and moist. Each bite is filled with pieces of chopped strawberries and fresh strawberry buttercream.

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Spiced Cupcakes With Cinnamon Butter Cream and Apple Pie Topping

Delicious autumn recipe for apple pie cupcakes from scratch using a spiced cupcake mix and homemade cinnamon buttercream. Perfect for fall treats.

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Pink Buttercream Cupcakes

Pink frosted cupcakes on a white plate. — Photo Credit: Be Centsational.

Delight in fluffy pink buttercream cupcakes, perfect for sweet celebrations with a creamy, colorful frosting and light vanilla base.

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Angel Food Cupcakes

Cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and raspberries on a plate. — Photo Credit: Homemade in the Kitchen.

Looking to use leftover egg whites? Small Batch Angel Food Cupcakes uses 2 egg whites and doesn’t require a special tube cake pan.

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Cherry Limeade Cupcakes

These cherry limeade cupcakes are the perfect cupcake recipe for summer! They are so moist, delicious, & easy to make – you’ll have everyone begging for more.

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Strawberry Filled Cupcakes

Pink frosted cupcakes with a strawberry on top. — Photo Credit: Savor The Spoonful.

These strawberry-filled cupcakes are gluten-free and dairy-free vanilla cupcakes with fresh strawberry filling and strawberry buttercream.

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Bourbon Spice Cupcakes

Bourbon Spice Cupcakes are moist, decadent, and deliciously indulgent. These bourbon cupcakes are a perfect combination of cocktail and dessert.

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Air Fryer Cupcakes

Three cupcakes are sitting on a cake stand. — Photo Credit: The Typical Mom.

Cake Mix air fryer cupcakes are a great way to bake dessert in a small batch. There is no need to heat your house and oven; baking in an air fryer rocks.

Get the Recipe: Air Fryer Cupcakes

Chocolate Mochi Cupcakes

Chocolate Mochi Cupcake recipe by The Rice Chick. — Photo Credit: The Rice Chick.

These chocolate mochi cupcakes take ordinary cupcakes to a whole new level. They’re easy to make, slightly chewy, and great for any occasion.

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Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

A plate of cupcakes with strawberries and whipped cream. — Photo Credit: Vintage Kitchen Notes.

The most amazing cupcakes that taste like a shortcake! With fresh strawberries and sweet whipped cream, they are easy and delicious.

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Coconut Cupcakes

Coconut cupcakes are soft, fluffy cupcakes (with options for either a box-mix or from-scratch cupcakes) topped off with coconut cream frosting!

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Dr. Pepper Cupcakes & Frosting

Love Dr. Pepper? You’ve got to try these Dr. Pepper Cupcakes! They are made with a yellow cake mix base and topped with a Dr. Pepper Buttercream Frosting!

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Sunflower Cupcakes

If you’re looking for the perfect cupcake for your next summer or fall gathering, you will love this sunflower cupcake recipe.

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Maike Corbett

Maike Corbett grew up in German kitchens learning to cook and bake alongside her Omas before spending over a decade running full-service restaurants in the US. She founded Cheerful Cook in 2017 to share practical, tested comfort food recipes that actually work on busy weeknights, drawing on both her American restaurant experience and her German home-cooking roots. Her work has been featured on MSN, Yahoo, the Associated Press, and other major media outlets.