Cupcakes Holiday/Event Recipes

"A favorite of youngsters who visit our house. Grownups love them too!"

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Ingredients: chocolate icing, cookie crumbs...

"We made these for my 6 year-old's "half-birthday" party at school. The concept is really easy but they are time consuming (the reason for the large amount of steps listed include the amounts of food coloring needed to dye the batter). The end result was worth it after the kids saw these and thought they were awesome. I didn't have the heart..."

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Ingredients: vanilla frosting, blue food coloring...

"Very yummy"

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Ingredients: cider vinegar, cream cheese...

"These are adorable and make a cute centerpiece for an Easter table. Instead of baking the cupcakes in paper liners, these are baked in the waffle bowls used for ice cream. The cupcakes can be stored for up to 1 day at room temperature. After a day, the cupcakes will begin to pull away from the sides of the waffle bowls. Times are approximate. Cooking..."

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Ingredients: coconut flavoring, confectioners' sugar...

"An absolutely sinful cupcake that is perfect for grownup parties. Worth the extra effort by every bit!"

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Ingredients: coconut flakes, confectioners' sugar...

"These cupcakes have become quite popular on several of the Livejournal baking communities. They are fun, funky, and very easy to make! A great project to do with kids!"

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Ingredients: cream cheese frosting, eggs...

"I am always asked to make my cheesecake for gatherings & holidays. But the problem is everyone likes something different. So around times like Thanksgiving when I would have to make 3 different kinds to please everyone, I make bite sized mini's instead!"

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Ingredients: cream cheese, eggs...

"Here's a yummy treat to help celebrate your St. Patrick's Day celebration. These from-scratch cupcakes are moist and festive! Recipe is from Woman's World."

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Ingredients: confectioners' sugar, dark brown sugar...

"From Simple and Delicious magazine Sept 2007 - submitted by M. Wiebe. A quick and easy cupcake to throw together that is different from the usual white cupcake. Kids seem to love these. (Prep time does not include time it will take for cupcakes to cool completely)."

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Ingredients: egg whites, vanilla frosting...

"This recipe is from Quick Cooking - September/October 2001. I use the paper liners for the jumbo muffin pans because it makes for easier transporting of the cupcakes. They seem to stay fresher, too. These are great for a bake sale or even for a Halloween party."

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Ingredients: wooden popsicle sticks, carrot cake mix...

"Patriotic cupcakes that can be used for any occasion. You can always substitute your own recipe for white cake and white frosting. In regards to the comment below, I went back to the original recipe to check and it does call for 2 tablespoons of batter per color -- I have never had any problems and I actually get 12 cupcakes out of this recipe. I..."

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Ingredients: eggs, vanilla frosting...