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12 Spring Cupcakes That Are the Sweet Taste of the Season

By Alexandra Lim-Chua Wee April 20, 2011
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Spring Cupcakes with Sugared Flowers
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From edible flowers to fresh berries, these cheery cupcakes celebrate the season. Put a little spring in your step and bake a batch!
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Spring Cupcakes with Sugared Flowers

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These dainty sweets begin with rich brownie batter, baked in gilded cupcake liners. Then there's lavender icing, sugared pansies and violas to complete the look.

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Orange-Almond Cupcakes

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The marmalade in these cakes not only gives the nutty batter a tangy kick, but also adds a bright finish atop dolloped whipped cream.

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Strawberry Cupcakes

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These delightful strawberry cupcakes frosted with a berry meringue buttercream and topped with tiny wild strawberries.

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Edible-Flowers Cupcakes

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A simple way to decorate any spring cupcake? Edible flowers are perfect pretty toppers.
 

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Meringue Cupcakes with Stewed Rhubarb and Raspberries

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We call them cupcakes but they're actually mini meringues baked in muffin tins. Layer whipped cream with spoonfuls of stewed rhubarb and fresh raspberries for a gorgeous colorful touch.

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Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

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Shortcake meets cupcake, what a winner! Simple sourcream vanilla cupcakes are scooped out with a melon baller then filled with strawberries and jam and topped with whipped cream and a slice of strawberry.

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Caterpillar Cupcake

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Kids will love helping to make and decorate this cute cupcake critter. Not a fondant fan? These caterpillars taste just as delicious with buttercream icing.

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Nesting Baby-Bluebird Cupcakes

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What could be cuter than these sweet baby bluebirds piped with frosting to sit cozy in their toasted coconut nests atop mini vanilla cupcakes? 

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Green Tea Cupcakes

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Spring is the season of green, try these matcha cupcakes topped with green tea buttercream and matcha-white chocolate ganache.

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Triple-Citrus Cupcakes

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Hints of lemon, orange, and lime zest make these cupcakes a refreshingly light springtime treat. A  pinch of citrus zest on the glaze that tops these cupcakes is all you need for decoration.

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