The best replacement for cupcakes is muffins.

The best alternatives to cupcakes are rated as following:
★★★★★  muffins
★★★★  cake
★★  wedding cake
★★  cakes
★★  cookies
★  veggies
★  luna game
★  donuts
★  skittles
★  fairy cakes
★  mini cupcakes
★  rainbow factory
★  mini cakes
  cake wedding
  brownies
  pies
  pie
  cupcakes
  birthday
  sprinkles
  takeouts
  sweet apple massacre
  regular cupcakes
  hundreds
  muffin
  billabong
  contracts
  sprinkles cupcakes
  pyknic
  crumbs

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Speaking about cupcakes, one probably shouldn't forget about cream cheese frosting.

Other search terms related to cupcakes and their ratings are:
★★★★★ cream cheese frosting
★★ baking powder
★ sprinkles
★ vanilla
filling recipes
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