Homemade cupcakes are perfect for bake sales, because they're simple and fun to make, and you can get the kids involved. Whip up a few of these crowd-pleasing recipes -- we guarantee they'll go fast!

Please everyone with these apple cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. Topped with little marzipan apples and worms, the adorable treats will sell like hotcakes.

This recipe starts with one batter that can be altered three ways to create yellow, chocolate, or marbleized cupcakes. Spread with buttery icing (vanilla, raspberry, or chocolate) and top with cute decorations of your choice.

Appeal to chocolate lovers with these fudgy treats topped with swirls of white icing and brightly colored sprinkles.

To make these sweet cupcakes, mix finely chopped strawberries into the batter and the buttercream frosting, and top each one with a whole fresh berry.

Yellow cupcakes topped with simple vanilla frosting are classic back-to-school treats that will surely be best-sellers.

These chocolate cupcakes are topped with oven-roasted marshmallows. Simple and sweet, they're perfect for getting kids involved in baking -- with supervision, of course.

Gumdrops give these plain yellow cupcakes some flair. Simply press them into piped swirls of Swiss meringue buttercream.

These nostalgic desserts will bring back fond memories of childhood sweets, yet they taste infinitely better than the store-bought variety.

These cupcakes reinterpret the snickerdoodle cookie with cinnamon in the batter and a dusting of cinnamon sugar on top. Caps of seven-minute frosting are the perfect flourish.

Welcome the back-to-school season with these walnut cupcakes frosted with maple buttercream and topped with candied walnuts.

Inspired by chocolate chip cookies, these cupcakes will be a hit at any bake sale.

Each of these yellow cupcakes is filled with a spoonful of rasperry jam and covered in chocolate frosting. Only the raspberry on top hints at what's inside; take a bite to reveal the surprise.

These cupcakes have large chunks of semisweet chocolate mixed into the batter.

These irresistible mini carrot-cake cupcakes are simple to make. Spread them with maple cream cheese frosting and top with crafty decorations for a cute touch.

You wouldn't know from just looking at it, but this cupcake is free of milk, eggs, tree nuts, and peanuts. This allergen-free recipe will make kids happy and ease parents' worries.

Oatmeal cookie lovers will appreciate these cupcakes packed with oats, oat bran, raisins, and flaked coconut.

These cupcakes combine the flavor of classic banana bread with a creamy honey-cinnamon frosting for an irresistable treat.

Red food coloring and contrasting white cream-cheese frosting make these red velvet cupcakes a Southern favorite. Everyone at the bake sale will find them irresistible.

A citrus glaze makes a nice complement to spice-flavored cakes. Use a brightly colored glaze for festive cupcakes or leave them unglazed for simpler sweets.

These cupcakes are basic blondie bars baked in muffin pans. Instead of chocolate, chopped toffee candy adds a sweet touch.

These cupcakes from Billy's Bakery in New York pack plenty of vanilla flavor in both the cake and the buttercream frosting. For a variation, frost with chocolate buttercream.