8 Cupcakes Hiding a Trick and Treat

There's more than what meets the eye in these cute cupcake recipes.

By Estelle ChoughPublished: Oct 13, 2014

<p>Make a birthday extra special with this cupcake which is a gift in it self! An adorable chocolate cupcake on the outside with a hidden surprise on the inside, kids are bound to marvel and eat in delight!</p>
<p><strong>Recipe:</strong> <a href="http://cakejournal.com/tutorials/surprise-pinata-cupcakes"><strong>Surprise Pinata Cupcakes</strong></a></p>

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These eight adorable recipes show off cupcakes with a creative center! Beneath a layer of rich, sugary frosting and soft, fluffy cake hides a sweet surprise — these bite-sized desserts are hiding everything from chocolaty candies to colorful designs. Looking for more standout sweets with surprises inside? Check out these spectacular surprise cakes.

Surprise Pinata Cupcakes

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Make a birthday party extra special by serving up these surprise-filled pinata cupcakes! Just like the real thing, these adorable chocolate cupcakes are bursting with candy on the inside — this colorful sweet will is sure to be an instant hit!

Get the recipe from Cake Journal.

Related: Pinata Desserts

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

<p>The only thing that goes better with peanut butter than jelly is chocolate. PB&C join together to create a delicious, decadent chocolate cupcake topped off with peanut butter-y goodness and a chew-y, chocolate-y center with (you guessed it!) more peanut butter. Get ready to go nuts with this yummy treat!</p>
<p><strong>Recipe:</strong> <a href="http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/chocolate-peanut-butter-cupcakes/#_a5y_p=1251808"><strong>Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcake</strong></a></p>

Gimme Some Oven

The only thing that goes better with peanut butter than jelly (in our minds, at least) is chocolate. PB&C join together to create a delicious, decadent chocolate cupcake topped off with peanut butter-y goodness and a chewy, chocolaty center with (you guessed it!) even more peanut butter. Get ready to go nuts for this yummy treat!

Get the recipe from Gimme Some Oven

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Mickey Mouse Cupcake with Mickey Inside

<p> Disney-fy a birthday with this vanilla cupcake with a Mickey shaped brownie in the middle! This cupcake will be a hit for Disney and Non-Disney fanatics alike!</p>
<p><strong>Recipe:</strong> <a href="https://www.howtocookthat.net/public_html/mickey-mouse-cupcakes-with-mickey-inside/"><strong>Mickey Mouse Cupcake with Mickey inside</strong></a></p>

How to Cook That

Disney-fy a birthday or fun family get-together with these little vanilla cakes hiding a Mickey Mouse-shaped brownie in the middle.

Get the recipe from How to Cook That

Candy Corn Cupcakes

<p>There's a trick to this amazing treat; prepare to wow the kids this Halloween with this simple chocolate cupcake with a devilishly clever surprise hidden inside.</p>
<p><strong>Recipe:</strong> <a href="http://sugarturntable.com/?p=1401"><strong>Candy Corn Cupcakes</strong></a></p>

The Sugar Turntable

There's a trick to this amazing treat; prepare to wow the kids this Halloween with this simple chocolate cupcake with a devilishly clever surprise hidden inside.

Get the recipe from The Sugar Turntable

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Molded Chocolate Surprise Inside Cupcakes

<p>There's more than meets the eye in this colorful confectionery. Only putting up a hard front, this dessert is really a sweet heart on the inside.</p>
<p><strong>Recipe:</strong> <a href="http://www.sugarswings.com/2014/02/molded-chocolate-surprise-inside.html"><strong>Molded Chocolate Surprise Inside Cupcakes</strong></a></p>

Sugar Swings

These colorful confections are playing a serious trick — they're not really cake at all! Only putting up a hard front, this chocolate creation is made completely of molded candy (but despite its lack of soft, squishy cake, is still all sweetness on the inside).

Get the recipe from Sugar Swings

Hershey Kiss Mini Valentine Cupcakes

<p>Get ready to fall in love with these mini cupcakes which have a habit of surprising people with its sweet kisses.</p>
<p><strong>Recipe:</strong> <a href="http://fortheloveofdessert.blogspot.com/2013/02/hershey-kiss-mini-cupcakes.html"><strong>Hershey Kiss Mini Valentine Cupcakes</strong></a></p>

For the Love of Dessert

These pretty pink mini cupcakes are really just too cute for words. Prepare for oohs and ahhs all around.

Get the recipe from For the Love of Dessert.

Related: Small and Sweet Mini Desserts

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Vanilla Cupcakes with a Surprise Inside!

<p>This seemingly ordinary cupcake holds a delicious secret. No worries; it only takes one bite to get this cupcake to spill its sweet secrets.</p>
<p><strong>Recipe:</strong> <a href="http://iambaker.net/vanilla-cupcake-surprise-inside/"><strong>Vanilla Cupcake with a Surprise Inside</strong></a></p>

I am Baker

This seemingly ordinary cupcake holds a delicious treat, but it only takes one bite to get this teeny-tiny dessert to spill its sweet secrets.

Get the recipe from I am Baker.

3D Heart Inside Cupcake

<p>Unlike most love-heart cupcakes, where you have to cut at a specific point to see the design inside, these little beauties will show your heart no matter which side you bite. So whether you're making them for a good friend, or someone you hope will become a good friend, you're guaranteed to get a big smile.</p>
<p><strong>Recipe:</strong> <a href="https://www.howtocookthat.net/public_html/heart-cupcake/"><strong>3D Heart Inside Cupcake</strong></a></p>

How to Cook That

Unlike most love-heart cupcakes, where you have to cut at a specific point to see the design inside, these little beauties will show your heart no matter which side you bite. So whether you’re making them for a good friend, or someone you hope will become a good friend, you’re guaranteed to get a big smile.

Get the recipe from How to Cook That.

Related: Valentines Day Desserts

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