Spice Cupcake Recipes

Sweet, spice and everything nice. Our spice cupcake recipes are all of the above! We’ve got it all from our apple spice to our pumpkin spice cupcakes.

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Caramel Gingerbread Cupcakes

One night, my niece and I put our heads together to come up a with a fabulous cupcake. We combined our favorite gingerbread cookie recipe and our favorite cupcake recipe, then enhanced the cupcakes with caramel frosting and a drizzle of caramel ice cream topping. Our guests reached for seconds and thirds until nothing was left but a delicious memory and a stellar recipe to share. —Delaine Smith, Barrie, Ontario

Apple Spice Cupcakes

Not only do these adorable cupcakes complement our apple theme, but they're super sellers at bake sales, too. A spice...


Bananas Foster Surprise Cupcakes

This recipe was inspired by the classic dessert, which I had for the first time at a restaurant with my...


Chai Cupcakes

Learn how to make delicious spiced chai cupcakes, which are bursting with fall flavor.


Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

I love to serve lighter desserts that will satisfy those with a sweet tooth. I make these every Christmas Eve,...

Chocolate Cupcakes with Marshmallow Cream Filling

Moist, tender chocolate cake conceals a marshmallow filling in these delightful treats. They’re yummy even without frosting. —Deborah Lowery, Middleport,...


Carrot Cupcakes

To try to get my family to eat more vegetables, I often hide nutritional foods inside sweet treats. Now we...

Maple Carrot Cupcakes

I come from a line of family cooks and have liked to cook and bake since I was young. Mother...


Cream-Filled Pumpkin Cupcakes

Here's a charming use for pumpkin. Bursting with flavor and plenty of eye-catching appeal, these sweet and spicy filled cupcakes...


Cinnamon Mocha Cupcakes

Like to end a meal with a little something sweet? These chocolate cupcakes will do the trick for family and...


Spice Cupcakes

These moist, spicy cupcakes with creamy caramel frosting are a delicious treat. The recipe has been in my family for...

Moist Carrot Cupcakes

If your kids think they don’t like carrots, just wait until these cinnamon-scented, lightly frosted little cakes hit the table....


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Pumpkin Cupcakes

These pumpkin cupcakes are packed with fall flavor, from pumpkin puree to pie spice to cinnamon and ginger. A cinnamon...


Spice Cupcakes with Mocha Frosting

Old-fashioned flavor comes through with the molasses, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg in these light, fluffy cupcakes. The mocha frosting is...


Applesauce Spice Cupcakes

I began making these moist cupcakes in grade school and still bake them today. —Edna Hoffman, Hebron, Indiana


Carrot Cake Cupcakes

This recipe is so special to me because it was passed down from my grandmother, to my mother, and now...