Cupcake

Buttermilk makes the chocolate cupcakes moist and fluffy, and using oil instead of butter means they keep well.

A swoosh of buttercream is all you need to finish off this easy vanilla cupcake recipe.

The secret to these devil's food cupcakes is mixing natural cocoa powder with boiling water, which allows the flavor to bloom and adds moisture to the cake.

These almond cupcakes are gussied up with a cloud of apricot buttercream. Like sweet with salty, sweet with a little tang (here via sour cream) just works.

These strawberry-and-wine cupcakes are scented with fresh berries and a kiss of bubbly in both the cake and the frosting.

Topped with rich cream cheese frosting and a drizzle of vanilla caramel sauce, these fluffy apple treats are a fall must-have.

These flavorful cupcakes are studded with grated apple and bits of cinnamon crumble, then topped with a luscious cinnamon buttercream. It's fall all the way.

Earthy-sweet figs and bright lemon zest and juice give these cupcakes worlds of flavor. If you'd like, take them one step further with a silky cream cheese frosting.

Serve these Thanksgiving cupcakes at a holiday potluck, or on a party dessert buffet.

These cranberry orange cupcakes with an orange citrus glaze are the perfect way to surprise your sweetheart on a lazy Sunday morning, and the rest of the family will definitely enjoy them, too.

The sweet, fresh flavor of these orange cupcakes, studded with tart cranberries (fresh and frozen work equally well), makes for a vibrant holiday dessert as worthy of Thanksgiving as any pie.

This is the quintessential fall cupcake. Prepare the apple cider just as if you were going to drink it, boiled with plenty of whole cinnamon, cloves, and allspice.

Larry the Turkey does double duty at Thanksgiving, letting Larry know where to sit at the beginning of the meal and providing a dessert for him at the end. A delicious combination of pumpkin cupcakes, caramel frosting, and ginger cookies, this turkey will be gobbled up in no time. Of course, the best part is naming each turkey and hearing the kids scream, “Hey, look, everybody, Uncle Larry’s a turkey!”

One trip to the cupcake pumpkin patch, and this project will become a favorite fall tradition. It's a terrific dessert centerpiece for any gathering from Halloween to Thanksgiving. The pumpkin patch boasts both standard and mini cupcakes, and each one is a little different—just like a real pumpkin patch—so you can pick and choose your favorite.

Turn these fall-spiced cupcakes into a Pumpkin Patch–themed holiday centerpiece for Halloween or Thanksgiving.