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These summer cupcakes are so fun and festive to celebrate warmer days with family and friends.
All of the great things about summer like root beer floats, orange creamsicles, rainbow sherbet, raspberry lemonade, peach cobbler, s’mores, pina colada, and key lime can be found in these delicious cupcakes below.
There are also plenty of summer cupcake recipes to inspire you to make creative cupcake toppers.
These cupcakes are perfect for celebrating Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor Day – every holiday in the US that’s celebrated in the summer as well as those with birthdays!
Strawberry Coconut Cupcakes
Strawberry coconut cupcakes are made with fresh strawberries and coconut blended into a vanilla cake and topped with pink vanilla buttercream frosting and strawberries.
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Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes
These fluffy orange creamsicle cupcakes are moist and flavored with orange juice and orange extract then topped with an orange creamsicle buttercream frosting.
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Easy Mermaid Cupcakes
Easy mermaid cupcakes made with frosted vanilla cupcakes dipped in sprinkles and hot pink mermaid tails made from fondant decorated with gold.
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Apple Pie Cupcakes
Apple pie cupcakes are a delicious fruit-filled cupcake that has all the great flavor of apple pie! The cupcakes are seasoned with cinnamon, filled with apple pie filling, and then topped with a cinnamon vanilla frosting. Yum!
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4th of July Firework Cupcakes
This is a 4th of July red, white, and blue cupcakes recipe made with 3 colorful layers. The vanilla cake base topped with simple but smooth frosting and fireworks decorations makes for an excellent patriotic dessert.
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Watermelon Cupcakes
Watermelon cupcakes are so cute for summer! They are made with a green-colored vanilla cupcake and pink frosting with mini chocolate chips on top to represent watermelon seeds.
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Summer Grill Cupcakes
Whether you're celebrating a barbecue, backyard party, or Father's Day, these cute grill cupcakes will not disappoint! This recipe shows you to make mini grill grates and edible mini kabobs on chocolate cupcakes.
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Sunflower Cupcakes
What could be more pretty than sunflower cupcakes? These joyful cupcakes are made with moist chocolate cake and decorated with yellow buttercream frosting.
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Rainbow Swirl Tie-Dye Cupcakes
Rainbow swirl tie-dye cupcakes are just what summer calls for! The funfetti cupcakes are swirled with vibrant colors and then topped with colorful swirls of buttercream frosting.
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Dole Whip Cupcakes with Pineapple Filling
Pineapple cupcakes with pineapple frosting that tastes just like Disney’s dole whip. Made with a sweet pineapple filling in the center – these are the perfect summer cupcakes.
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Campfire Cupcakes
This is a tutorial to show you how to make amazing campfire cupcakes! They're perfect for those campfire summer nights with a red, orange, and yellow frosting to make a fiery topping with roasted mini marshmallows.
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Berry Wine Cupcakes
Berry wine cupcakes are moist, delicious cupcakes made with Moscato white wine and topped with a mixed berry buttercream frosting.
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Raspberry Cupcakes
Raspberry cupcakes made with vanilla cupcakes that have Raspberry Jell-O swirled into the batter topped with raspberry buttercream frosting.
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Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes
No summer is complete without a strawberry shortcake cupcake filled with strawberry filling, whipped cream frosting, and strawberry topping!
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Keto Pina Colada Cheesecake Cupcakes
Keto pina colada cheesecake cupcakes are flavored with chunks of pineapple and coconut, low-carb, and done in just 25 minutes! They have all the summer flavors going for them!
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Peach Cupcakes with Brown Butter Maple Frosting
These are fresh peach cupcakes that are light, moist, and topped with a brown butter maple frosting. They're deliciously sweet!
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The Best Cherry Chip Cupcakes
Cherry Chip Cupcakes with maraschino cherries and cherry juice mixed into the cupcakes and maraschino cherry juice whipped into pink buttercream frosting.
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Gluten-Free Pink Lemonade Cupcakes
These pink lemonade cupcakes are charming and scrumptious! They're made with a gluten-free lemonade flavored cake and topped with a creamy pink lemonade buttercream. There's also a tutorial on how to make a white chocolate dragonfly to top off the cupcake!
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Patriotic Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes
Patriotic ice cream cone cupcakes are perfect for celebrating Memorial Day, 4th of July, or Labor Day. They're incredibly easy to put together with this tutorial and you'll have red, white, and blue cupcakes in no time!
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Easy Flamingo Cupcakes
These cute flamingo cupcakes are bright, colorful, and easy to make! Make your favorite cupcake, top with pink frosting, and use this printable to add the flamingo topper!
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Fruit Tart Vanilla Cupcakes
Fruit tart vanilla cupcakes are made with a vanilla cupcake filled with cream and topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit pieces. They're light and flavorful for summer!
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Pineapple Cupcakes
Pineapple cupcakes are fun summer cupcakes that are perfect for a luau! They're made with a yellow cake mixed with pineapple, topped with yellow frosting, and a printable homemade pineapple topper.
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Melting Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes
Melting ice cream cone cupcakes are so fun and look like an ice cream cone melting. They're great for summer or kids' birthday parties!
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Zesty Lemon Cupcakes
How to make lemon cupcakes from scratch with a moist and zesty lemon cake from fresh lemon peel and a lemon buttercream frosting. It's a light and sweet cupcake.
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Chocolate Blackberry Cupcakes
These chocolate blackberry cupcakes are gluten-free and full of flavor! They're made with a rich gluten-free chocolate cake and topped with a blackberry honey buttercream.
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Pineapple Upside Down Cupcakes
Pineapple upside-down cupcakes are quick and easy to put together using yellow cake mix. They're incredibly moist and have delicious pineapple and caramel flavors with the classic pineapple and cherry baked into the cake.
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Key Lime Cupcakes
Key lime cupcakes are light and fluffy cupcakes to enjoy during the summer months that taste just like the pie! They're made with a vanilla lime cake topped with lime buttercream frosting.
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Marshmallow Flower Cupcakes
Marshmallow flower cupcakes have a funfetti cake with sprinkled marshmallow topping in the shape of pretty flowers, perfect for summer!
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Easy Beach Birthday Cupcakes
Want to know how to make a fun beach-themed cupcake? This recipe will show you how to decorate your favorite vanilla cupcakes so it feels like you're at the beach!
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Mojito Cupcakes
Mojito cupcakes have all the great flavors of the drink with a minty lime curd filling inside a vanilla white rum cake, and topped with mascarpone white rum frosting. Sprinkle the tops with brown sugar and a hint of lime and mint to complete these cupcakes!
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Starbucks Strawberries and Cream Frappuccino Cupcakes
Starbucks Strawberries and Cream Frappuccino cupcakes are made with strawberry purée and half & half cream mixed into the cupcake batter then topped with strawberry buttercream frosting. It's inspired by the delicious drink!
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Root Beer Float Cupcakes
Root beer float cupcakes taste just like the real thing and are made with actual root beer! Everyone will love these fluffy, moist cupcakes and the sweet root beer buttercream topping.
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Lemon Meringue Cupcakes with Meyer Lemon Curd
This lemon meringue cupcake recipe is made with tender butter cake filled with lemon curd and topped with meringue that's lightly toasted just like the pie!
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S’mores Cupcakes
What could be more perfect than a s'mores cupcake in the summer? Kids and adults alike love these cupcakes because they're made with chocolate cake, crushed graham crackers, and marshmallow frosting, then topped with a Hershey's square.
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Raspberry Lemonade Cupcakes
Raspberry lemonade cupcakes feature lemon cake filled with raspberry jam and a lemon and raspberry buttercream frosting swirled on top. They're perfect for those hot summer days!
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Rainbow Sherbet Cupcakes
Rainbow sherbet cupcakes have all of the sweet fruity flavors and pretty colors of rainbow sherbet. They're made with raspberry, orange, and lime flavors in both the cake and buttercream frosting.
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3D Monarch Butterfly Cupcakes
3D monarch butterfly cupcakes are absolutely beautiful works of art for all butterfly lovers out there! This tutorial will show you step-by-step how to create butterfly toppers that top these deliciously moist cupcakes.
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Oreo Dirt Cupcakes
These festive cupcakes replicate a plant in the dirt that is perfect for celebrating Earth day, summer, and giving a special treat to someone with a green thumb!
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Strawberry Filled Cupcakes
This is a small batch recipe for strawberry-filled cupcakes. It's a vanilla cupcake filled with strawberry jam and topped with a strawberry buttercream frosting.
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Blueberry Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Light and buttery blueberry cupcakes filled with fresh blueberries and topped with cream cheese frosting and blueberries.
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Southern Peach Cobbler Cupcakes
These southern peach cobbler cupcakes are a delicious twist on the classic peach cobbler pie. They're made with a moist vanilla cake infused with pureed peaches. Then they're topped with buttercream frosting, sweet peaches, and peach cobbler sauce.
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Ruby Slipper Cupcakes
Ruby slipper cupcakes are just like the classic ruby slipper bundt cake made with a moist yellow cake that has layers of cherry or raspberry Jell-O gelatin flavoring in the middle and topped with whipped cream.
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