Summer Cupcake Recipes

Light and fluffy, these cupcakes deliver the best of both worlds with chocolate-y cake topped with creamy, white chocolate frosting. Garnish with shaved milk chocolate or icing to triple the pleasure.

Crushed candy topping provides the "glitz" in these voluptuous chocolate puddings. Try crushed pistachios or other nuts for an equally delicious combination.

Decorate your cupcakes and make the sweetest little animals.

Soft, moist cupcakes — they're as easy as one, two, three.

These taste just like chocolate cupcakes! Like good chocolate cupcakes! They're super-chocolatey and almost obscenely moist--like the cake mix with the pudding in it, in a good way. Plus, it's a great way to use up a glut of squash!

When Phineas and Ferb transformed their backyard into a beachside paradise, Phineas won the surfing contest with a spectacular performance. Inspired by the board he rode to victory, these cupcakes make a great treat to "surf" up at a summer party.

Rest assured, Lightning McQueen is quick — just watch how fast these cupcakes disappear!

A mixture of good ole boy, daredevil and know-it-all, Lightning McQueen's sidekick makes a welcome guest at any preschool party. These cute cupcakes will pull twice their own weight at your next Cars-themed birthday bash.

Create Everblossom Cupcakes, a fairy craft inspired by the movie Tinker Bell, with these step by step instructions. Enjoy this fun craft activity with your kids and family.