Our Best Easter Cupcake Recipes
When you’re looking for the perfect Easter dessert there are plenty of sweet treats to consider, from cookies to cakes. But, there’s only one baked good that can compete with the chocolate bunny tucked into your basket of Easter candy—a frosting-topped cupcake! Kids of all ages love them, and they’re surprisingly simple to make and decorate. All you need is the right recipes—like these ones.
We’ve got plenty of fun designs but these sweet little chicks are too cute to pass up. Perch them atop blue-tinted icing and green coconut grass for a complete scene on each individual confection.
Added bonus? You won’t have to wonder which came first—this treat features the marshmallow chick and the candy egg!
Little Lamb Cupcakes
Transform cupcakes into characters with our instructions to make tiny lambs from mini-marshmallows. Each little critter has jellybean ears and feet, a jujube nose and candy eyes.
Cupcake Lollipops
Decked out in pretty Easter-inspired pastel colors, these sweet, swirled treats are perfect for snacking. Plus, you can assemble and refrigerate the cupcakes a day or two ahead.
Classic Yellow Cupcakes with Milk Chocolate Frosting
Top off yellow cupcakes with classic chocolate frosting, then finish with an adorable duck-shaped cutout. Make the cookies yourself, or buy bakery cookies in the whimsical shape you like best.
Robin’s Egg Easter Basket Cupcakes
Cover your cupcake with candy-covered Easter eggs, perched atop coconut grass, for a playful take on a robin’s springtime nest.
Little Lamb Pull-Apart Cupcakes
This elaborate Easter dessert is surprisingly easy to pull off –– and fun. Kids will enjoy bringing the lamb to life by helping to decorate the face and legs with licorice candy.
Easter Flower Cupcakes
Echo the bright hues of spring’s first blossoms with arrangement of pink candy-coated Jordan almonds. Fruit leather forms the stem, and sanding sugar adds sparkle to the fluffy icing canvas.
Snow Bunny Cupcakes
Transform a coconut-covered snack cake into a carrot-loving cupcake topper, complete with marshmallow ears and a jellybean nose.
Mini Marshmallow Flower
Give store-bough cupcakes (or homemade!) a springtime finish with this easy decorating technique that’s perfect for Easter.
Hummingbird Cupcakes
Top these sweet, spiced cupcakes with a generous dollop of cream cheese frosting and a caramelized banana slice. You can use a brulee torch or broiler to achieve the ideal caramel color.
Missy’s Lemon and Blueberry Cupcakes
For a perfect presentation, Ree coats the blueberries in flour before dropping them into the batter-filled cups - this way, they won’t sink to the bottom.
Sparkling Baby Cakes
These bite-sized cupcakes are perfect for a festive dessert buffet. Prosecco adds an adult-friendly twist to the icing, while sparkling sanding sugar ensures these cupcakes are ready to celebrate.
Classic Cupcakes with Lemon Meringue Frosting
Top vanilla cupcakes with a sky-high dollop of fluffy, lemony frosting.
Bunny Face Cupcakes
Get the kids in the kitchen to help decorate these cupcakes to look like baby rabbits. Use licorice straws for whiskers and Jordan almond ears, or choose your favorite candy to make your own creation.
Chocolate-Glazed Tea Cakes
Turn a cupcake upside down and cover it with rich chocolate glaze to transform it into an individually sized dessert.
