What is the best cupcake recipe out there?

I am hosting a bridal shower for my best friend next month and am looking for a killer cupcake recipe (the gourmet type you get in the cupcake shops). Anybody have any suggestions for links, cookbooks or just plain recipes that they swear by?What is the best cupcake recipe out there?
Betty Crocker. Works every time.
http://www.grouprecipes.com/67250/bridal-shower-cupcakes.html

hope this helps:)What is the best cupcake recipe out there?
Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipes - Cappuccino Style



We've tried many Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipes, however, these Cappuccino Muffins are a great variation. This is a quick, easy recipe which works well if you have friends popping in for coffee, or for a decadent breakfast treat. These muffins are also a hit in lunchboxes. The addition of coffee gives them a sophisticated edge. This really is one of the easiest choc chip muffin recipes around.



Ingredients:



# 2陆 cups flour

# 2陆 teaspoons baking powder

# 4陆 oz / 125g / 陆 cup butter, melted and cooled

# 录 cup brown sugar

# 4 tablespoons golden syrup

# 2 eggs lightly beaten

# 1 cup buttermilk

# 3 teaspoons good quality instant coffee

# 1 cup dark choc chips



Optional frosting:



# 1陆 cups icing sugar

# 1 teaspoon soft butter

# 2 tablespoons milk

# 1 teaspoon good quality instant coffee



Method:

# Heat the oven to 350掳 F / 180掳 C.

# Place greased muffin papers in a 12-hole muffin tray.

# Combine all the muffin ingredients in a bowl. Mix gently but overbeat as this will produce a heavy muffin.

# Divide the mixture between the muffin papers. Bake for about 20 minutes. Check that a skewer inserted into the centre of a muffin comes out just clean. Don't overcook.

# Cool the muffins on a wire rack.

# For the optional frosting: dissolve 1 teaspoon of instant coffee in 2 teaspoons of boiling water. Then combine the frosting ingredients in a small pan and heat until just under the boil.

# Pour the frosting over the muffins and allow to cool.