This recipe for White Wedding Cake Cupcakes is one of the most popular recipes on RecipeGirl.com. These are seriously simple to make – you’ll be shocked! But they turn out the best cupcakes. They’re so good!
Watch the video showing you how to make White Wedding Cake Cupcakes, then scroll to the very bottom of this post to print out the complete recipe so you can make these at home.
What supplies do you need to make Wedding Cupcakes?
If you’re looking for the right supplies to make these cupcakes, here are my suggestions (these are affiliate links to Amazon):
- 12-cup muffin pan
- My suggestion for the cupcake liners is to visit a local baking supply shop where you live. They should carry a good, white liner that won’t have the cupcake turning out greasy.
- Edible sugar pearls
- large plastic disposable pastry bags for piping the frosting
- For icing the cupcakes, I recommend trying either the Wilton Open Star 1M tip or the Wilton Closed Star 2D. Both of these you can usually find at craft or baking supply stores. Or just order a whole decorator tip kit and try out different ones!
- These disposable cupcake boxes are great… because you can bake and decorate your cupcakes, then store them in the boxes and refrigerate them overnight!
This White Wedding Cake Cupcakes recipe has been featured in a post on The Recipe Girl blog, with more photographs and information on the decorator tips that were used and which icing recipe is best (Wedding Cupcake Buttercream) and How to Make Wedding Cupcakes.
Go there for all of the answers to your questions about details on what tips were used for the frosting etc.
I’m not usually one to use a boxed cake mix and doctor it up. I’m much more accustomed to using entirely homemade recipes.
But these turn out delicious, moist and fluffy cupcakes- perfect for holding buttercream frosting. It’s crazy, but it’s true!
Tips for baking the best White Wedding Cake Cupcakes:
As you can see from the photo, the cupcakes lay pretty flat on top and don’t rise into a mound like some cupcakes. This is a good thing, actually.
You want those cupcakes to have a flat layer so there is a nice, flat base for piping frosting on top.
Don’t fret if the tops of the cupcakes appear to be slightly moist. That’s okay! Just cover them with your buttercream frosting, and all will be fine.
For best results, look for white cupcake papers from a real baking supply store. They’ll have the best products, and that is where I buy the papers that I use.
This recipe has been pinned more than one million times by RecipeGirl readers, and the recipe has been made by thousands and thousands of people.
I receive so many happy emails from brides who chose to use this recipe for their wedding. It’s that good!
Can you bake a cake with the White Wedding Cake Cupcakes Recipe?
Yes! This recipe can also be used to make wedding cake. I made cupcakes for the wedding- plus a mini cake for the bride and groom to take home and keep.
I used the same Wedding Cupcake Buttercream for the cake too. It pipes beautifully! See the links below for the Wedding Cake and Wedding Cupcake Buttercream links!
I’ve made larger cakes by doubling the recipe, and I’ve made mini cakes– as pictured.
If you have additional questions, it might be helpful to read through the comments below the recipe– you might find the answers you are looking for 🙂
As with using any recipe for an important occasion, my best advice is to test this recipe out and see how you like it before you make it for the big day. Frost the cupcakes and everything!
Then you’ll know if this recipe is for you.
Here are a few links that may be helpful to you:
- How to Make Wedding Cupcakes (a post showing you how I made them for a wedding)
- Wedding Cupcake Buttercream (the best frosting recipe for these cupcakes)
- Chocolate Wedding Cupcakes
- White Wedding Cake
White Wedding Cake Cupcakes
Recipe Details
Ingredients
- One 15.25-ounce box white cake mix
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/3 cups water
- 2 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup sour cream
- 4 large egg whites
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Place cupcake liners in cupcake pans (you'll need approx. 36).
- In a large bowl, whisk together cake mix, flour, sugar and salt. Add remaining ingredients and beat with hand mixer for 2 minutes, or until well blended.
- Use an ice cream scoop to fill prepared cupcake tins- fill about 3/4 full. Bake about 18 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Video
Notes
TIPS:
- Recommend: Most companies have downsized the size of their cake mix from 18.25 to smaller. Some readers have made this recipe as indicated using the smaller size mix and still had great success. Others bought a 2nd mix and added in the missing ounces to the first box. It's up to you on what you want to try. I've had success with making this recipe as-is with the new, smaller cake mixes. Reading through some of the comments on the post may help...
- You can use either regular or light sour cream for this recipe, but heck... since it's a wedding cupcake and you want it to be as delicious and moist as possible, I recommend going for the full-fat kind.
- Add 1 teaspoon of almond extract (in addition to the vanilla) if you wish to have a different flavor.
- Using a spring ice cream scoop is perfect for getting the batter into the cupcake tins without spilling.
- You can also use this mix to make cake. Pour into greased and floured cake pans. Bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Hi.. I just wanted you to knowthat I made these cupcakes with the premixed Margarita mix.. They turned out great!! So moist with just a hint of Marg taste to them.. I am going to make them with a few different flavorings just to see what happens!! Thanks for such a great recipe!
I am going to test these out this week.. I am going to use the pre-mixed Maragrita Drink mix in place of the water.. I am sure that even if they aren’t perfect we will still eat them.. 🙂
This recipe was awesome, thank you for posting. The only thing I did different was I made a Bailey’s Irish Creme frosting. It’s so nice to find something that’s very simple and just what I was looking for. Thanks again.
Hello again, just wondering if i could use this same recipe with a chocolate box cake mix? Thank you
Thanks so much for this recipe…I love it when I find exactly what I am looking for and it works the 1st time! I used the recipe as written except that I used a DH French Vanilla mix because that is what I had. Later that day I tried it with a plain white mix and after frosting, the one with the French Vanilla easily won. I used an Italian Meringue Buttercream and after piping it on, I sprayed with PME Pearl Lustre spray and sprinked edible glitter on as well. They are for a wedding shower so all that pearly & sparkly white will be perfect. Thanks for making me look like I know what I am doing!
Hi Lori,
The recipe looks great and I plan on testing it out to use at my brother’s wedding in May. I am wondering if you (or anyone that you know of) has tried to fill these with cream? I am thinking about trying that too. Thanks!
@Kristen, I haven’t, but I can’t imagine they’d be any more difficult to fill than any other cupcake. Good luck!
Hi Lori, really looking forward to using your recipe, just one question, can you tell me is all-purpose flour plain or self raising? will let you know how I get on. regards, Karen
@Karen, Just regular old all-purpose flour.
When making the wedding cake, should i frost it on a surface that is going to go on the top of the cupcake tree? like a decorated board or piece of cardboard or something? I wasnt sure how well it would transfer, especially if i am going to be piping on icing around the bottem of it. Thanks!
@Jamie, Yes, I’d place it on a cardboard round before icing. They sell fancy-ish ones in silver or gold at baking supply shops.
I just wanted to thank you for posting this recipe!! … it was delicious!! I made them for my own wedding … baked them 2 days before and iced them the night before … all 90 of them!! LOL .. crazy but everyone LOVED them and it saved me sooo much money!!! Thanks again!!!!
@Kristen, That’s great news! Thanks so much for sharing your success with us. Others will be inspired! Congratulations on your wedding!
Hi Lori,
Well here are your stunning cakes recreated in the shadow of Windsor Castle England on Saturday 25th September 2010 for my beautiful daughter Laura and her marriage to Stephan.
http://lolarosephotos.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/laura-stephan-blog-18.jpg
and
http://lolarosephotos.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/laura-stephan-blog-19.jpg
My advice to anyone trying this recipe is to follow Lori’s recipe absolutely and don’t be tempted to change anything. They certainly did her wedding justice and I wanted to thank you.
Very best wishes Vanessa London England
@Vanessa Williams, I so appreciate you sharing these photos! They turned out so beautiful!!
Hi, i am from New Zealand and am making these cupcakes for my sisters wedding… they turned out great!! just wondered how many grams/ ounces was the box of cake mix you used as i am not using the same one as you.
@Justine, Looks like they are 517g
Hello Lori from the UK,
I am going to try this recipe for my daughters wedding in 3 weeks. I found a uk supplier of the cake mix online and have already received 6 boxes of the cake mix, enough to practice with beforehand but could you please help with the cupcake case size. There are so many here in the uk ranging from small fairy cake, through to large muffin cases. I have no idea what size your cases are.
Many thanks Vanessa
@Vanessa, A standard muffin tin in the US is about 2 1/2″ wide at the top and 1 1/4″ deep. Hope this helps! Good luck w/ the wedding.
Could you use other flavours of cake mix instead of white (i.e. chocolate or devil’s food)?
@Lauren, I haven’t tried it, but some people have commented that they tried other flavors and it worked just fine. Good luck!
where can i get those cute little sprinkles you have on the cupcakes? and what are they called?
@Serena, They’re candy pearls… ask at a baking supply store or Michaels. http://www.Bakeitpretty.com also sells them.
My best friend is making my cake for my wedding and I LOVE how these look! What size pearls did you use for the cupcakes?
@Heather, no idea! I just bought little pearls at my local bakery decor shop… not sure there were different sizes.
I made these cupcakes and they were awesome! My question is though, I want to make some Red Velvet cupcakes, can I use the same recipe just use the DH Red Velvet cake mix?
@Sherilynn, Sounds like a great idea, but I really can’t tell you if it works because I haven’t tried it. Please come back and let us know if you tried it and it worked!
Hi I’m not a professional baker but it’s my grandma’s 80th birthday and wanted to try this and make it for her, can you tell me if you followed the directions on the box cake mix and then added the rest of the other ingredients as well?
@Lyn, No, don’t use the box directions at all… just use the box with the other ingredients in this recipe & they turn out perfectly. Good luck!
Darn it. I wanted something like this for my anniversary. Well, there is always next year. These are so pretty.
Hi There,
I also use this recipe – amazing and everyone loves it everytime!
There is only one small changes if you want to make it with chocolate (other than the chocolate cake mix :). Instead of 4 large egg whites you use 3 large whole eggs… and I don’t include the almond in my chocolate recipe.
Can you replace the white cake mix with any boxed cake mix and assume the other ingredients would work well together? I’m thinking about doing chocolate as well.
Amber- I’ve never tried the recipe with another kind of cake mix, but I don’t think it would make a difference. Let us know if it works out!
Thanks again for sharing this recipe!!! I, now, use this recipe for all of my white cakes. Everyone loves it, even my husband, who eats very few sweets.
Need recipe for frosting used for cupcakes.
Bertha, Here’s the recipe I use for the buttercream: https://www.recipegirl.com/2007/03/16/wedding-cupcake-buttercream/
I made this recipe more than a dozen times now. It’s perfect everytime. Thank you for sharing this wonderful, foolproof recipe. My daughter & her friends always request for the cupcakes after every last performance.
I made these cupcakes today for my sister’s 24th birthday, they turned out AWESOME and my sister loved them! Thanks for the recipe!
What type of icing tip was used?
Here’s a blog post that I wrote about these cupcakes- explaining tip #’s etc. https://www.recipegirl.com/2009/03/17/how-to-make-wedding-cupcakes/