40+ Best Ever Filled Cupcakes Recipes

These filled cupcakes recipes are a delightful twist on the classic cupcake, offering a surprise burst of flavor in every bite.

These recipes often involve injecting or filling the cupcakes with various fillings such as chocolate ganache, fruit preserves, cream cheese, or even caramel.

The possibilities are endless when it comes to creating unique and delicious filled cupcakes.

Whether you're looking to satisfy your sweet tooth or impress guests at a special occasion, filled cupcakes are sure to be a hit.

From traditional flavors like vanilla and chocolate to more adventurous combinations like salted caramel or raspberry cream, there's a filled cupcake recipe out there for everyone's taste buds.

For more recipe roundups, check out my air fryer desserts, caramel desserts, Mediterranean desserts, puff pastry recipes, pecan desserts, sweet breakfast recipes, honey desserts, and Jewish recipes.

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1. Strawberry Filled Cupcakes
2. Nutella Cupcakes
3. Banana Pudding Cupcakes
4. Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes
5. Lemon poppy seed cupcakes
6. Banana Cupcakes with Dulce de Leche filling
7. German Chocolate Cupcakes
8. Chocolate Caramel cupcakes
9. Biscoff Cupcakes
10. Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache and Oreo Buttercream Frosting
11. Caramel Apple Cupcakes
12. Homemade Hostess Cupcakes
13. Boston Cream Cupcakes
14. Whiskey Maple Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes
15. Piña Colada Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Rum Sauce
16. Black Forest Cupcakes
17. S'mores Cupcakes
18. Peach Cobbler Cupcakes
19. Butterfly Cupcakes
20. Cranberry Cupcakes with White Chocolate Buttercream
21. Chocolate Hazelnut Cupcakes
22. Black Velvet Cupcakes
23. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes
24. Raspberry Champagne Cupcakes
25. Peach Cupcakes With Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
26. Lemon Cupcakes
27. Caramel Filled Cupcakes
28. Lucky Charms Cupcakes with Cereal Milk
29. Mango Cupcakes with Mango Filling
30. Raspberry Filled Cupcakes
31. Dole Whip Cupcakes with Pineapple Filling
32. Dulce de Leche Pumpkin Cupcakes
33. Chocolate Biscoff Cupcakes
34. Banana Crème Brûlée Cupcakes
35. Creamsicle Orange Cupcakes
36. Coconut Lime Cupcakes
37. Cherry Cupcakes
38. Piñata Cupcakes
39. Brooklyn Blackout Cupcakes
40. Oreo Cupcakes with Cookies and Cream Frosting
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1. Strawberry Filled Cupcakes

These strawberry filled cupcakes are made with vanilla fresh strawberry cupcakes, filled with chopped ripe strawberries, and topped with strawberry buttercream frosting.

Strawberry vanilla cupcakes cut in half.

2. Nutella Cupcakes

These Nutella cupcakes are made with delicious chocolate Nutella cupcakes, filled with Nutella, and topped with Nutella buttercream and chopped hazelnuts!

3. Banana Pudding Cupcakes

These banana pudding cupcakes are made with a moist, tender, and light banana cupcake base, filled with a banana pudding filling, and topped with stabilized whipped cream.

4. Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes

They are delicious, elegant and absolutely perfect for any occasion or celebration! These chocolate raspberry cupcakes are filled with raspberry jam and topped with silky-smooth chocolate buttercream.

5. Lemon poppy seed cupcakes

Quick and easy lemon and poppy seed cupcakes. Fresh, zesty and fragrant sponge with extra flavour and crunch of poppy seeds, plus a puddle of lemon curd in the middle. Delicious!

6. Banana Cupcakes with Dulce de Leche filling

Banana, Dulce de Leche and cream cheese frosting in the same bite? it’s pure bliss! These easy Banana Cupcakes with Dulce de leche Filling are soft and fluffy, filled with dulce de leche and topped with the perfect cream cheese frosting.

7. German Chocolate Cupcakes

German Chocolate Cupcakes are soft and chocolaty, stuffed with a coconut-pecan filling and topped with chocolate cream cheese frosting. Watch the video tutorial below and see how delicious these desserts are!

8. Chocolate Caramel cupcakes

Chocolate Caramel cupcakes consist of crazy moist chocolate cupcakes filled with sticky and buttery homemade caramel sauce and covered with a light caramel whipped mascarpone cream frosting.

9. Biscoff Cupcakes

These Lotus Biscoff cupcakes with Biscoff buttercream are special treats, if you're a fan of the speculoos biscuits, you should definitely try this dessert! Imagine the sweet, caramel and spicy flavors of moist cupcakes meet the fluffy, delicious buttercream.

10. Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache and Oreo Buttercream Frosting

A moist vanilla cupcake stuffed with chocolate ganache mixed with Oreos and topped with a heavenly smooth Oreo buttercream frosting.

11. Caramel Apple Cupcakes

Caramel Apple Cupcakes bring you a tender and moist cupcake with apple pie filling and, of course, buttery caramel. Whip up these apple caramel cupcakes today.

12. Homemade Hostess Cupcakes

These homemade Hostess cupcakes taste just like the classic childhood snack! Moist chocolate cupcakes are filled with a vanilla, marshmallow creme filling and topped with chocolate ganache with the famous icing swirl on top!

13. Boston Cream Cupcakes

Boston Cream Cupcakes are filled with the same traditional tastes of the famous Boston Cream Pie, but baked in individual portions. This easy-to-make recipe has several shortcuts, so you can enjoy the same delicious flavors without all the fuss.

14. Whiskey Maple Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes

The combination of the boozy maple frosting with the rich ganache filling of the chocolate cupcake is truly a decadent treat! If you need a chocolate cupcake that will put all other cupcakes to shame, this Whiskey Maple Buttercream and Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes recipe is the one!

15. Piña Colada Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Rum Sauce

These tasty Piña Colada Cupcakes have all the fun flavors of this summer cocktail in a cute little package! And these are especially delicious with the Salted Caramel Rum Sauce!

16. Black Forest Cupcakes

These black forest cupcakes have a moist chocolate base, homemade cherry filling with Kirsch, and a light whipped cream topping.

17. S'mores Cupcakes

These s'mores cupcakes have a graham cracker cupcake base filled with creamy chocolate ganache and are topped with toasted swiss meringue!

18. Peach Cobbler Cupcakes

Enjoy the flavors of summer with these delightful Peach Cobbler Cupcakes. Bursting with juicy peaches, warm spices, and a fluffy whipped cream frosting, these cupcakes are a delightful twist on the classic peach cobbler dessert.

19. Butterfly Cupcakes

A cute dessert, especially nice for children in springtime, these butterfly cupcakes are super easy to decorate and can be filled with anything you like.

20. Cranberry Cupcakes with White Chocolate Buttercream

These cranberry cupcakes are filled with tangy cranberry sauce and topped with fluffy white chocolate buttercream and then garnished with sugared cranberries and rosemary for festive, Christmas cupcakes!

21. Chocolate Hazelnut Cupcakes

This recipe for chocolate hazelnut cupcakes is chocolate cupcakes filled with milk chocolate hazelnut spread, then finished off with chocolate hazelnut frosting and fresh berries.

22. Black Velvet Cupcakes

The black cocoa powder makes the cupcakes taste exactly like an oreo cookie! I even added a vibrant cherry filling and a black chocolate drip. They’re the perfect cupcakes for Halloween, New Years, or a gothic Valentine’s Day.

These brown butter chocolate chip cookie dough cupcakes are stuffed with edible cookie dough and topped with mini chocolate chip cookies!

24. Raspberry Champagne Cupcakes

These Raspberry Champagne Cupcakes have double the raspberry with a burst of champagne flavor! Fluffy vanilla champagne cupcakes are filled with raspberry preserves and frosted in a raspberry frosting.

25. Peach Cupcakes With Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

Peach Cupcakes are a dreamy summer dessert! They are made with fluffy brown sugar cupcakes, filled with homemade peach pie filling, and topped with a silky cinnamon cream cheese frosting.

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26. Lemon Cupcakes

Lemon Cupcakes filled with lemon curd and topped with lemon buttercream frosting. These Lemon filled cupcakes remind me of lemon drop candies, so sweet and tangy!

27. Caramel Filled Cupcakes

These luscious caramel filled cupcakes are moist and oozing with gooey homemade caramel! They're topped with indulgent caramel whipped cream.

28. Lucky Charms Cupcakes with Cereal Milk

These Lucky Charms Cupcakes are made with cereal milk cupcakes, Lucky Charms marshmallow filling, Lucky Charms crumbled on top and a light swirl of cereal milk frosting!

29. Mango Cupcakes with Mango Filling

These mango cupcakes are fluffy, with a bright mango flavor that is perfectly complemented by a creamy frosting. Whether you are a fan of mangoes or simply looking for a new dessert recipe, these cupcakes will surely become your new favorite.

30. Raspberry Filled Cupcakes

Get ready to fall in love with these Raspberry-Filled Cupcakes. They feature a delicate vanilla cupcake filled with a homemade raspberry filling and topped with whipped cream cheese frosting, creating delicious juicy cupcakes that will steal your heart.

31. Dole Whip Cupcakes with Pineapple Filling

Pineapple cupcakes with pineapple frosting taste just like Disney’s dole whip. Made with a sweet pineapple filling in the center – these are the perfect summer cupcakes.

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32. Dulce de Leche Pumpkin Cupcakes

These Pumpkin Cupcakes are filled with Dulce de Leche, and topped with a Pumpkin Dulce de Leche Russian Buttercream that is creamy and delicious!

33. Chocolate Biscoff Cupcakes

These Chocolate Biscoff Cupcakes are super moist and delicious, filled with cookie butter, and topped with a Chocolate Biscoff Buttercream.

34. Banana Crème Brûlée Cupcakes

A soft Banana Cupcake is filled with the most delicious and creamy Banana Pudding, which is also used to top the cupcakes, and then gets sprinkled with sugar and blasted with a blowtorch to caramelized, crackling perfection, resulting in an awe-inspiring creation.

35. Creamsicle Orange Cupcakes

These rich, soft vanilla cupcakes are filled with creamy orange curd filling and topped with a silky, buttery orange buttercream – welcome to Creamsicle Orange Cupcakes!

36. Coconut Lime Cupcakes

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.

37. Cherry Cupcakes

Soft vanilla cupcakes with a hidden cherry center, and swirled with a fluffy cherry frosting. These cherry cupcakes are absolutely delicious!

38. Piñata Cupcakes

How to make brightly colored surprise-inside cupcakes! These are soft vanilla cupcakes filled with sprinkles and topped off with vanilla buttercream frosting!

39. Brooklyn Blackout Cupcakes

The Best Brooklyn Blackout Chocolate Cupcakes are moist, filled with chocolate pudding, and topped with fudgy chocolate frosting and chocolate cake crumbs! Just like Brooklyn Blackout Cake... but in cupcake form!

40. Oreo Cupcakes with Cookies and Cream Frosting

Featuring a moist chocolate cupcake base, topped with a creamy Oreo frosting, these cupcakes are sure to be a hit at birthday parties, special occasions, or whenever you're in the mood for a delightful sweet treat.

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Faq's

What can I fill my cupcakes with?

When it comes to filling cupcakes, the possibilities are endless. From traditional options like chocolate ganache and vanilla cream to more unique fillings like fruit preserves and cookie dough, you can get creative with what you choose to fill your cupcakes with.

How do you fill already made cupcakes?

Filling already made cupcakes is a simple process that involves using a piping bag or a small spoon to add your desired filling into the center of the cupcake.

Just make sure to gently insert the filling without overfilling the cupcake, and you'll have a delightful surprise inside each bite.

Can you put filling in cupcakes before baking?

Whether it's a fruity jam, creamy chocolate ganache, or luscious cream cheese, injecting or spooning the filling into the center of the cupcake batter before baking will result in a delightful surprise when you bite into it.

What tool do you use to make filled cupcakes?

To make filled cupcakes, a common tool used is a cupcake corer or a small paring knife.

These tools allow you to remove a portion of the cupcake's center, creating space for fillings such as frosting, jam, or cream.

Filling Cupcakes Expert Tips

Core the cupcakes: Use a cupcake corer or a small knife to remove a portion from the center of each cupcake. This creates a space for the filling.
Choose your filling wisely: Consider flavors that complement your cupcakes, such as fruit preserves, chocolate ganache, or cream cheese frosting. Make sure the consistency of the filling is suitable for piping.
Use a piping bag or ziplock bag: Fill a piping bag fitted with a small round tip or simply snip off one corner of a ziplock bag. This allows for precise and controlled filling.
Pipe from the bottom: Insert the piping tip into the cored hole at the bottom of each cupcake and gently squeeze to fill it with your desired amount of filling. This helps prevent any mess on top of your cupcakes.
Replace the top: Once filled, replace the piece you removed from each cupcake back on top to cover the filling. You can trim it if needed for it to fit snugly.

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