Cupcake Craving

cupcakes, funfetti, chocolate chip, cinnamon

Hello! A few days ago I had some time on my hands (the summer holidays can be quite boring sometimes) so I decided to bake some cupcakes. They turned out quite good and as you can see from the photos they looked quite drool worthy!

On that day I felt a little adventurous so I actually made three kinds of cupcakes. I started out by making a plain batter by using a box cake mix that makes 12 cupcakes and followed the instructions. If you wish to make the batter from scratch you can follow this basic cupcakes recipe. Alternatively you may also use a chocolate cupcake recipe as a base for more taste.

I then split the batter into three bowls so I could add the different ingredients to each one. 

cupcakes, funfetti, chocolate chip, cinnamon

Firstly I decided to try out the Funfetti cupcakes which Zoella showed in one of her most recent videos. All you need to do is to add some sprinkles to the mix. I think that these ones looked the prettiest of all three because of how colourful they are, especially when you cut through them! 

cupcakes, funfetti, chocolate chip, cinnamon

Next up I made some chocolate chip cupcakes. They are also very easy to make as you only need to add some chocolate chips. I must admit that they did not turn out as good as I should have added more of the chocolate chips or added some coca powder to make the taste stand out more.

cupcakes, funfetti, chocolate chip, cinnamon

The last ones are by far my favorites. They are cinnamon cupcakes which I think are perfect for the season of Autumn. To make these I added 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp all spice and a pinch of sea salt. Obviously you can change these amounts to suit your taste. 

cupcakes, funfetti, chocolate chip, cinnamon

The last thing that you need to do is to decorate them which I think is the most enjoyable part! I decided to make some cream cheese frosting and to make it I used:
40g softened butter
125g cream cheese
250g icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

You can go all out and add food colouring to the mixture but I decided to leave it white. I then sprinkled some of the corresponding ingredients to each cupcake so it would be easier to tell which is which.

cupcakes, funfetti, chocolate chip, cinnamon

All in all I am really happy with how they tasted and looked. (my family can confirm that as they were all gone by the evening!)  Definitely the prettiest things that I have ever baked by myself!

What is your favourite kind of cupcake?

Thanks for stopping by :)

Sarah xx

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  1. They look delicious!
    Nice post :)xx

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    1. Thanks! Your cupcakes also looked really good :)

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  2. These look delicious! The cream cheese frosting sounds really tasty!

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  3. These cupcakes look incredibly delicious! xxxxx

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  4. This made me hungry lol!

    Monika | http://snapsnpixels.blogspot.com/

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  5. Cupcakes look really delicious!!! xx

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  6. They all look so delicious! I really want to make them! xx

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  7. These cupcakes look so cute! It's a nice idea to bake different kinds and not just one, it's cool to have a choice between different flavours - and of course it looks pretty on photos :P

    Julia xx
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    1. Definitely, I love having a choice! Thank you I'm glad you like them :)

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  8. Cute cupcakes! My favs are red velvet cupcakes!

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  9. Cinnamon cupcakes sound amazing! They all look so yummy, I've been eating a bit too much cake at the moment and this post isn't helping haha!

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  10. Mmm all the cupcakes look sooo tasty! I'd love to have some right now! Hahahaha!

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  11. Oh my gosh those look so yummy! Love your blog!

    XO

    Olivia
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  12. your cup cakes are delirious!

    Isidora
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  13. They all look amazing ! Nice post xxx :)

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  14. These look so cute and yummy! you got me excited for baking now haha! nicely done :)

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  15. I cannot make cupcakes to save my life and I'm craving for one right now, ahhhh! These look delicious! <3

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  16. They look so cute and yummy! ♥

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  17. Those last cupcakes sound awesome!! I'm so excited fro autumn flavours. Great photos too!
    xx, Pia

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  18. Love this post! These cupcakes look so good! I also love baking when I have a bit of spare time. It just makes me feel so cozy. But then I am left with so many baked goods on my hands to eat! This post has inspired me to possibly bake tonight when I return home from my flight!

    Rae | Love from Berlin

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    1. You should definitely try to make them and I hope that you had a safe flight :)

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  19. I really want to make funfetti cupcakes one day but I just never really eat cake. Like I went through a phase where I was such a dessert person and would always want cake or rather have dessert than dinner but now I'm more of a..I don't know a dinner person I guess? Haha I don't know what to call it but my cravings for cakes all the time have passed, but seeing this has really inspired me to make funfetti cupcakes!x

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    1. I don't think that I will turn down cakes haha! I think that you should still bake some as it's really fun :)

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  20. I wanna bite in your cupcakes NOW!!! So yummiiii <3
    xoxo Lynda
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  21. Thank you! I am really happy that you like my blog and your comment made my day :)

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  22. These are so cute, I love all the different toppings! xx
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  23. These look so cute and yummy! :) xx

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  24. i think i am the only person in the world who does not crave cupcakes...but they still look darn fine and cute to me :)
    kisses from dubai ♥
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  25. yum! They sure look great but I am terrible in the kitchen haha

    Pam xo/ Pam Scalfi♥

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  26. Ah they look so cute and delicious!
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  27. There's not a day that I don't fancy a cake! These look fab!
    Emma Xx
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  28. These cupcakes make me hungry! They look delicious!
    WritingMonique

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  29. They look very yummy! I want some haha x

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  30. They look delicious! I need to start making cupcakes again:-)

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  31. These look so delicious, Sarah♥♥
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  32. Oh wow they look so totally delectable! I had cupcakes today but these are lip smackingly good looking! Great post! Do check my blog- http://colossalcloset.blogspot.in/
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  33. These look so delicious! I'm craving some now & I've only just had my breakfast! xx

    Beautylymin

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  34. these look super yummy. i'm hungry all of a sudden, this is giving me intense cravings!

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