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    Home » Recipes » Recipe Collections

    Small Batch Cupcakes

    Published: Jun 27, 2020 · Modified: Oct 20, 2022 by Christina Lane · This post may contain affiliate links · 3 Comments

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    Small batch cupcakes recipes! 32 recipes for small batch vanilla cupcakes, small batch chocolate cupcakes, lemon cupcakes, carrot cake cupcakes, and more!

    Recipe collection of small batch cupcakes.

    As the year 2020 progresses, we are baking a lot more with our kids. It's a fun activity that keep the whole family occupied. I have a whole recipe collection of easy baking recipes for kids!

    In my opinion, baking requires low-level math skills and fine motor skills for kids. My daughter is 5, and can crack an egg like nobody's business. As for my youngest, he's content to take the cupcake liners in and out of the cupcake pan repeatedly.

    In short, everyone is happy the entire time it takes to bake a small batch cupcake recipe. We enjoy our frosted cupcakes during the 'witching hour' on the porch, and as such, we no longer call it the witching hour. We call it sweet treat time while we rock in the rocking chairs and watch the mail lady make her rounds. Everyone is happy while we eat, well, except for my youngest who is not allowed to have sugar at his age. He's content with a jar of sprinkles to shake, however.

    Why I bake just 4 cupcakes:

    I gathered up my favorite recipes for cupcakes that make only 4 to 6 cupcakes! When baking with kids, small batch desserts are the best for them. I've found that you don't lose their attention as easily, plus there's only one round of things to bake in the oven instead of Mom finishing scooping the 4th dozen of cookies.

    The lack of leftovers when baking small batch cupcakes is just icing on the cupcake. Now, we can bake a new batch every day!

    Before we start, these are the cupcake liners that we use and love in our kitchen. If simple recipes for baking small sweets are your thing, you'll love my best easy cookie recipes roundup, too. Now, let's get baking!

    Small Batch Cupcakes Recipes:

    Small Batch Cupcakes Recipes:

    All of these recipes make a small batch of 4 to 6 cupcakes!

    Red Velvet Cupcakes

    Yield 4 cupcakes

    Birthday Cake Cupcakes

    Yield 4 cupcakes

    Maple Bacon Cupcakes

    Yield 10

    Cookies and Cream Cupcakes

    Yield 4 cupcakes

    Carrot Cake Cupcakes

    Yield 6 cupcakes

    Wedding Cake Cupcakes

    Yield 4 cupcakes

    Tiramisu Cupcakes

    Yield 4 cupcakes

    Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes

    Yield 4 cupcakes

    Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes

    Yield 4

    Homemade Ding Dongs

    Yield 4 cupcakes

    Small Batch Funfetti Cupcakes

    Yield 6

    Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes

    Yield 4 cupcakes

    Pumpkin Chocolate Cupcakes

    Yield 6

    Chocolate Poundcake Cupcakes

    Yield 4 cakes

    Small Batch Chocolate Cupcakes

    Yield 4

    Small Batch Cupcakes from Cake Mix

    Yield 6

    Ricotta Pound Cake Cupcakes

    Yield 4

    Chocolate Mint Cupcakes

    Yield 4

    Ginger Peach Cupcakes

    Yield 4

    Hummingbird Cupcakes

    Yield 4 cupcakes

    German Chocolate Cupcakes

    Yield 4

    Champagne Cupcakes

    Yield 4 cupcakes

    Mocha Cupcakes

    Yield 4

    Pumpkin Chai Cupcakes

    Yield 4 cupcakes

    Nutella Cupcakes

    Yield 4

    Smores Cupcakes

    Yield 4

    Mummy Cupcakes

    Yield 12 cupcakes

    Coconut Cupcakes

    Yield 4

    Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

    Yield 4

    Chocolate Cupcakes with Blackberry Buttercream

    Yield 4

    Small batch Lemon Cupcakes

    Yield 4 cupcakes

    Christmas Wreath Cupcakes

    Yield 6

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    Comments

    1. Virginia says

      September 26, 2022 at 9:49 pm

      The few recipes I looked at didn't indicate what size cupcakes these make. It almost looks like you are using large/jumbo size cupcake pans. Is that why you say they make 4 to 6 cupcakes? Because it depends on the size you make. That would also affect the baking time.

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      • Christina Lane says

        September 27, 2022 at 3:54 pm

        They're all baked in regular muffin/ cupcake pans. Each individual recipe card has the number of cupcakes they make.

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    2. Lori says

      November 15, 2022 at 5:01 pm

      I found this post and decided I’m going to have to bake my through it (ala Julie & Julia) in honor of the late Julie Powell. I’ll let you know how it goes! ❤️💙💚

      Reply

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    Hi, I'm Christina! I'm the author of 4 cookbooks all about cooking and baking for two. I have scaled down hundreds of recipes into smaller servings so you can enjoy your favorite dishes without the leftovers! Valentine's Day is my favorite holiday.

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