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Editorial Guidelines Updated on May 2, 2023 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Our spring cupcakes collection celebrates the season in all kinds of delicious ways. From cute motifs like chicks and nests to beautiful botanicals (both real and faux!) and sweet shades (think pastels like pink and green), these cupcakes—decorated with all kinds of glazes and frostings—are just right for a picnic, spring potluck, or bridal shower. We've also included classic, crowd-pleasing flavors that always work for spring, like lemon and hummingbird cake. And don't miss out on the spring cupcakes that celebrate seasonal fruits, including rhubarb and strawberries. 30 Easy Cake Recipes That Every Home Baker Should Master 01 of 15 Rose-and-Ginger Cupcakes These blush pink cupcakes get their delicate color and aroma from the rose water in the glaze. Sugared petals add to the elegant look. Underneath is a spicy contrast: Jewels of candied ginger are hidden in a zesty ginger cake. View Recipe 02 of 15 Lemon Meringue Cupcakes Inspired by your favorite pie, these lemon-meringue cupcakes pack a lot of citrus flavor into a small package. There's lemon zest and juice in the batter, lemon curd spread on top, and the sweet contrast of piped meringue to finish. View Recipe 03 of 15 Coconut Chick Cupcakes To make these mini chicks, simply turn vanilla cupcakes upside down, frost with buttercream, and coat in coconut. Then, have little hands help place the birdie beaks. These treats are (almost) too cute to eat! View Recipe 04 of 15 Hummingbird Cupcakes Hummingbird cake is a sweet Southern staple that combines pineapple, bananas, pecans, and cinnamon. This cupcake version has all that, plus the quintessential cream-cheese frosting. The easy-to-make pineapple flower on top makes them the best-dressed spring cupcake around. View Recipe 05 of 15 Spring Cupcakes Wendell T Weber Transform simple vanilla cupcakes into adorable spring flowers with the help of meringue buttercream, colored sprinkles, and assorted jellied-citrus slices. View Recipe 06 of 15 Spring Cupcakes with Sugared Flowers Sang An These dainty sweets begin with rich brownie batter, baked in gilded cupcake liners. Then add lavender icing and sugared edible flowers (we used pansies and violas) to complete the look. View Recipe 07 of 15 Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes When strawberry shortcake meets cupcake, the result is a winning dessert. Sour cream-vanilla cupcakes are scooped out with a melon baller, then filled with fresh strawberries and jam and topped with whipped cream and a slice of strawberry. View Recipe 08 of 15 Orange-Almond Cupcakes The marmalade in these cakes not only gives the nutty batter a tangy kick, but also adds a bright finish atop dolloped whipped cream. View Recipe 09 of 15 Edible-Flowers Cupcakes Con Poulos A simple way to decorate any spring cupcake? Edible flowers make the perfect pretty toppers. View Recipe 10 of 15 Triple-Citrus Cupcakes Hints of lemon, orange, and lime zest make these cupcakes a refreshingly light springtime treat. A pinch of citrus zest on the glaze is all you need for decoration. View Recipe 11 of 15 Meringue Cupcakes with Stewed Rhubarb and Raspberries We call them cupcakes, but these treats are actually mini meringues baked in muffin tins. Layer them with whipped cream with spoonfuls of stewed rhubarb and fresh raspberries for a gorgeous colorful touch. View Recipe 12 of 15 Nesting Baby-Bluebird Cupcakes What dessert is cuter than these sweet baby bluebirds? They're piped from frosting and sit pretty in a toasted coconut nests atop mini vanilla cupcakes. View Recipe 13 of 15 Caterpillar Cupcake Kids will love making and decorating this cute cupcake critter from chocolate cupcakes topped with fondant. Not a fondant fan? These caterpillars taste just as delicious with buttercream icing. View Recipe 14 of 15 Green Tea Cupcakes Bryan Gardner Spring is the season of green. Play with the season's palate via these matcha cupcakes topped with green tea buttercream and matcha-white chocolate ganache. View Recipe 15 of 15 Strawberry Cupcakes These delightful strawberry cupcakes are frosted with a berry meringue buttercream and topped with tiny wild strawberries. View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit