16 Over-the-Top Stuffed Cupcakes Too Good to Resist
Cupcakes are already a perfect little treat, but when you hide a sweet surprise inside? That’s when dessert becomes unforgettable. From gooey chocolate centers to creamy fillings and fruity bursts, these stuffed cupcakes are anything but ordinary. Get ready to bake your way through 16 over-the-top recipes that are guaranteed to wow at parties, impress guests, or simply make your sweet tooth very, very happy.
Stuffed German Chocolate Cupcakes
Decadent frosted cupcakes stuffed with a coconut pecan filling and topped with a whipped chocolate frosting, chopped pecans, chocolate syrup and flaked coconut.
Maple Bacon Cupcakes
Maple bacon cupcakes that are amazingly easy to put together, completely from scratch! These cupcakes are filled with delicious flavors of vanilla, cinnamon, maple, and bacon. An amazing combination of salty/sweet for your mouth, these taste just like breakfast…..but, better!
Cannoli Cupcakes with Chocolate Pistachio Crunch
Holy cannoli, what a cupcake! These vanilla-almond Cannoli Cupcakes are stuffed and topped with a classic sweet ricotta filling, glazed with a layer of chocolate ganache, and garnished with some pretty fancy food art.
Coconut Lime Cupcakes with Key Lime Curd Filling
These Coconut Lime Cupcakes are the sweet-tart springtime treats of your dreams, and perfect for lovers of the tropics! Fluffy coconut-infused cupcakes are stuffed with tangy key lime curd, then topped with a crown of lime cream cheese buttercream and a sprinkle of flaked coconut.
Triple Chocolate Cupcakes
These decadent Triple Chocolate Cupcakes are filled with a creamy chocolate ganache and topped with a luscious white chocolate frosting! It’s a rich chocolate dessert recipe everyone will love.
Strawberry Cupcakes
When the warmer weather sets in, I’m ready for summery sweets with fruity flavors. While I’ll typically turn to something like a dessert pizza or pina colada ice cream, I have fallen in love with these lemon strawberry cupcakes.
Stuffed Cannoli Cupcakes
If you’re a fan of cannoli, you’re going to fall in love with this Cannoli Cupcake Recipe. These are a fun twist on the classic Italian dessert and are so easy to customize with fun toppings. They basically have all of the goodness of cannoli with none of the work of making and frying a cannoli shell!
Mini Carrot Cake Cupcakes {with Lemon Curd Filling}
These moist and spicy mini carrot cake cupcakes are the perfect bites with the addition of tart lemon curd and creamy cream cheese frosting!
Guinness Chocolate Cupcakes with Ganache Filling and Irish Cream Whipped Cream Frosting
Incredibly tender and moist Guinness Chocolate Cupcakes filled with the most decadent, silky and smooth chocolate ganache with whiskey and topped with light and fluffy Irish cream whipped cream frosting.
Strawberry Vanilla Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream
These little guys are a standard vanilla cupcake with little chunks of strawberries mixed in, topped with a strawberry buttercream frosting. When you bite into these little guys, it isn’t an overwhelming amount of strawberry flavor.
Lemon Curd Cupcakes
These are the BEST lemon curd cupcakes! Fluffy and sweet they burst with lemon flavor. They boast a tangy lemon curd filling in the middle, and swirls of luscious lemon curd frosting. For an extra touch, these tender desserts are crowned with a beautiful garnish of fresh lemon wedges.
Hummingbird Cupcakes
Hummingbird cake is a classic southern favorite! I’ve made them into perfectly moist cupcakes filled with bananas, pineapple, and toasted pecans and topped with a tangy cream cheese frosting. Try my fan favorite banana bread next!
Burnt Almond Cupcakes
Burnt Almond Cupcakes have a soft vanilla cupcake filled with vanilla bean pastry cream, then they are topped with swiss meringue buttercream and crunchy sugared almonds! Just like a Burnt Almond Cake but in handheld form!
Hi-Hat Oreo Cupcakes
These super moist Oreo cupcakes are stuffed with Oreo cookie crumbs and topped with cookies and cream frosting. For a bakery-style finish, the tops are dipped in a chocolate magic shell and rolled in even more cookies!
Peanut Butter Hot Fudge Sundae Cupcakes
Take a bite of cupcake heaven! Tender chocolate cupcakes, stuffed with hot fudge sauce and topped with peanut butter mousse, these decadent Peanut Butter Hot Fudge Sundae Cupcakes won’t melt like ice cream…but you might need a glass of milk to wash them down!
Black Bottom Cupcakes
Whatever you call these – black bottom cupcakes, black bottom muffins or cream cheese cupcakes – the end result is the same…they’re absolutely delicious!
