11 Spring Cupcakes That Celebrate the Season These cheerful treats use in-season fruits and spotlight pastels and flowers. Close Our spring cupcake collection honors the season in all kinds of delicious ways. Some of the cupcakes are frosted in sweet shades (think pastels like pink and green). Others have spring sprinkles and pretty botanicals. All are just right for a birthday, picnic, spring potluck, or bridal shower. We've included classic, crowd-pleasing flavors that always work for spring, like lemon meringue and hummingbird cake. And don't miss out on the cupcakes that use seasonal fruits, including rhubarb and strawberries. 31 Easy Cake Recipes Every Home Baker Will Love 01 of 11 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 11 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 11 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 04 of 11 Coconut Cupcakes With Seven-Minute Frosting The billowy frosting on these coconut cupcakes is like a puffy spring cloud. It sits atop a meltingly delicious cupcake packed with coconut flavor, thanks to both shredded coconut and coconut milk in the batter. View Recipe 05 of 11 Magnolia Bakery Vanilla Cupcakes A classic for good reason: these are the vanilla cupcakes against which we measure all others. The light, moist cakes are topped with vanilla buttercream. Dainty sprinkles are a suitable finishing touch; opt for springlike ones in pretty pastels. View Recipe 06 of 11 Spring Cupcakes with Sugared Flowers Credit: 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 11 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 08 of 11 Edible-Flowers Cupcakes Credit: Con Poulos A simple way to decorate any spring cupcake? Edible flowers make the perfect pretty toppers. View Recipe 09 of 11 Cupcake Cake Pops These mini cupcakes on a stick are made with a light, fluffy chocolate cake. They’re covered with a pink-tinted cream-cheese frosting and sprinkles, which give them a fresh spring feel. View Recipe 10 of 11 Carrot Cake Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting Credit: Yossy Arefi We love these carrot cake cupcakes unadorned, but we love them even more with a generous swoop of cream cheese frosting. The little cakes are moist, sweet, and infinitely more snackable than a carrot layer cake is. View Recipe 11 of 11 Strawberry Cupcakes These delightful strawberry cupcakes are frosted with a berry meringue buttercream and topped with tiny wild strawberries. View Recipe Updated by Victoria Spencer Victoria Spencer Victoria Spencer is an experienced food editor, writer, and recipe developer. She manages the decorvow recipe archive and is always curious about new ingredients and the best techniques. She has been working in food media for over 20 years. Explore more: Food & Cooking Recipes Dessert & Treats Recipes Cupcake Recipes