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Cupcakes: 3 creator recipes compared

Most use flour, sugar and egg. Some add cupcakes or baking powder.

Times are estimated preparation and cooking; chilling or resting is extra. Updated 24 October 2026.

Delicious Chocolate Cupcakes by Amandine Bernardi, a frame from the Instagram video

Make this one first.

We put the most-saved version first: Amandine Bernardi’s. Indulge in the rich flavors of these moist and decadent chocolate cupcakes, perfect for satisfying any sweet tooth. Made with a blend of all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, and semi-sweet chocolate chips, these treats are sure to delight both kids and adults alike.

Delicious Chocolate Cupcakes from Amandine Bernardi’s Instagram video

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Delicious Chocolate Cupcakes

Recipe from Amandine Bernardi, from their Instagram videoWritten down by ReelsMeals from the caption and voiceover.

  • 40 min
  • Serves 12
  • 7 ingredients
  • Oven

The only one of the 3 with active yeast, yogurt and semi-sweet chocolate chips.

Ingredients

  • 180 gall-purpose flour
  • 1active dry yeast
  • 80 ggranulated sugar
  • 1plain yogurt
  • 3large eggs
  • 5 clneutral oil
  • 100 gsemi-sweet chocolate chips

How it goes

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).

  2. Prepare the mini-cupcake molds by lightly greasing them with non-stick cooking spray.

  3. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, yeast, and sugar.

  4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the yogurt, eggs, and oil until well combined.

  5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined, being careful not to overmix.

  6. Gently fold in the chocolate chips to distribute them evenly throughout the batter.

Then 5 more steps in the full recipe.

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All 3, side by side.

From each creator’s recipe as we saved it. Time is the estimated preparation and cooking time; chilling is extra where they say so. Ingredient counts include everything on the list.

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3 cupcakes recipes compared by estimated time, servings, ingredients, method and what only that version uses. Amandine Bernardi’s, the one to make first, is highlighted.
VersionTime (est.)ServesIngredientsMethodOnly this one uses
Delicious Chocolate CupcakesAmandine Bernardi · make this one first40 min127Ovenactive yeast, yogurt and semi-sweet chocolate chips
Pink Buttercream Cupcakes with Chocolate Candy Melt DecorationsJill Lodato20 min129Microwavecupcakes, crisco vegetable shortening, almond extract and gel food coloring
Swedish Princess CupcakesScandinavian Today50 min1216Ovenbaking powder, vanilla extract, almond paste and red food coloring

What they share.

  • 2 of 3use flour. Jill Lodato’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use sugar. Jill Lodato’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use egg. Jill Lodato’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use butter. Amandine Bernardi’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use powdered sugar. Amandine Bernardi’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use milk. Amandine Bernardi’s version leaves it out.

Counted from each version’s ingredient list. Salt, pepper, oil and water are left out, and names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken.

Where they differ.

  • How they cook it

    Amandine Bernardi and Scandinavian Today use the oven; Jill Lodato doesn't. Only Jill Lodato uses the microwave.

  • Something only one of them uses

    Amandine Bernardi is the only one to use active yeast, yogurt and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Jill Lodato is the only one to use cupcakes, crisco vegetable shortening, almond extract and gel food coloring. Scandinavian Today is the only one to use baking powder, vanilla extract, almond paste and red food coloring.

  • What they serve it with

    Scandinavian Today serves it with marzipan cover and roses.

  • Time and list length

    Jill Lodato takes the least time (20 min); Scandinavian Today the most (50 min). Amandine Bernardi uses the shortest ingredient list (7); Scandinavian Today the longest (16).

All 3, with their videos.

Each one opens as a full recipe with the creator credited and the original video linked.

How this comparison works.

Every recipe here comes from a creator’s own video. ReelsMeals writes it down from the caption and the voiceover, and publishes it with the creator named and the original linked. When three or more versions of a dish from at least two creators are saved, the dish gets a page like this one. Reposts and the same video saved twice count once.

Times and servings come from the saved recipe cards and may be estimated. Ingredient names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken. We don’t rank them by taste: the version shown first is the one ReelsMeals cooks have saved most. Last updated 24 October 2026.

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