Tender chocolate cake is topped with rich chocolate icing to make a perfect vegan dessert! Fresh cherries add a bit of cherry flavor for a nice surprise!

Cupcakes are such a great dessert option for birthday parties, graduation parties, showers, or really any occasion. My family loves cupcakes, and we make them often! Whether you like vanilla cupcakes, spice cupcakes, or something else, I probably have a recipe for you!

I love chocolate cupcakes best, and I thought since it’s summer, why not make a little variation and add some cherries to the mix? With the soft chocolate cake and rich chocolate buttercream, a little cherry flavor is the perfect finishing touch!

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Special Equipment

I used a Wilton 1M tip and disposable piping bags to pipe on the frosting.

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A burst of strawberry flavor really livens up these cookies! Dried strawberries give these gluten free shortbread cookies a pretty pink hue and a sweet berry taste.

We love to make shortbread cookies at our house. Whether they’re frosted lemon shortbread, or a slice and bake variety, or the traditional Scotch version, we always welcome a rich, buttery cookie.

My son has been very into things that are berry flavored lately, so adding some dried strawberries to a shortbread cookie dough seemed like a good idea!

You can add a lot of strawberry flavor to desserts with freeze dried berries, and you don’t need to wait for it to be berry season, which is nice. I often use dried berries to naturally color icing, like in these strawberry frosted sugar cookies, or these blueberry frosted cupcakes.

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These cute little cut out cookies are made extra special with the addition of pink strawberry icing. Make these in any shape you like! The pastel hue makes them perfect for Easter, a baby shower, or any springtime celebration.

There’s something so fun about cut out cookies for dessert, especially if you have little kids! Children love to help cut out fun shapes, whether it’s for Christmas, or a birthday, or really any occasion.

It’s easy to use sugar cookies to reinforce a theme for a party – you can use bunnies for Easter, or a number for a special birthday, or a wedding dress for a bridal shower.

Even though my children are older, they still love a good frosted sugar cookie, and these sugar cookie bunnies with berry frosting were a big hit!

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This chicken salad is full of color and flavor with the addition of lots of fresh fruit! This is the perfect easy recipe for a summer lunch or snack.

There’s a hint of spring in the air, so that has me thinking about warm weather food! It’s been nice to enjoy lots of comfort food during the winter, but now that spring is just around the corner, it’s time for lighter things like pasta salad and sandwiches.

We love chicken salad at our house, and this is a twist on an old favorite! Fresh pineapple, grapes, and apples make this version sweet, savory, and delicious! It’s wonderful on toasted bread or with your favorite crackers. You can even make your own gluten free crackers to serve with this recipe!

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These vegan funfetti cupcakes are perfect for a party! Super soft vanilla cake is studded with colorful sprinkles and topped with a delicious dairy free strawberry frosting.

If you’re planning an allergy friendly birthday party, you need a delicious, allergy friendly dessert that’s both festive and delicious. These vegan funfetti cupcakes are just the thing!

Cupcakes are always fun, and the pretty pink frosting on top has just the right amount of strawberry flavor. This recipe is very straightforward, so it’s great for those who are new to vegan baking.

I think you’ll love these cupcakes, and no one will ever guess that these are free of dairy and eggs. We just made these at my house for a special celebration, and they were a big hit!

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