Summer cupcakes

These cupcakes are perfect for enjoying in the sunshine with a cuppa. Each cupcake is topped with a thick strawberry jelly compote and filled with a squirt of cream in the middle – irresistible.

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A creamy Swiss meringue buttercream, a light moist sponge and a tangy lime twist – just like the dessert but better!

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A moist, sweet cupcake packed with fizzy coke and topped with a dollop of vanilla ice cream – the kids are going to love them! Eat them quickly before the ice cream melts!

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Fresh and fruity! These cupcakes combine two summery seasonal fruits to make one delicious cupcake.

Get the recipe: Peach and raspberry cupcakes

Bite into these tasty cupcakes to reveal a brightly-coloured rainbow sponge, they’ll brighten up any grey summer day!

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Eton mess is the perfect dessert to enjoy in the summer months so why not bake the classic flavours into a sponge? A creamy, gooey meringue topping with a drizzle of strawberry sauce transforms a simple vanilla sponge into a mouth-watering treat.

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Give your friends and family a surprise this summer with these hidden shape cupcakes – bright pink butterflies brighten up a plain old vanilla sponge. Once you’ve mastered these, you can experiment with colours, flavours and shapes.

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Enjoy these cupcakes with afternoon tea – they look fancy but it really doesn’t take much to make these raspberry treats.

Get the recipe: Raspberry cream cupcakes

In season during the summer, beetroot is an interesting veg to use in your baking. If you’ve never had chocolate and beetroot cupcakes before then you’re missing out! It produces a lovely rich sponge.

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If you can’t get to a tropical island, then make your own by topping cupcakes with crumbled Digestives sand and chocolate wafer palm trees. Genius!

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Give classic red velvet cupcakes a summertime twist by topping them with in-season raspberries. They look so pretty, no-one will be able to resist!

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The unusual combination of fragrant basil and slices of ripe strawberries will make these cupcakes a winner with any foodie friends.

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We love a day at the seaside, eating fish and chips and building sandcastles. Get the kids to help recreate that holiday feeling by making these bucket and spade cupcakes together during the holidays.

Get the recipe: Bucket and spade cupcakes