17 Crazy-Creative Cupcake Ideas

Vanilla or chocolate? How about pizza or hamburger?! These days the perfect pastry has more to do with how it's decorated than the batter. But why not have both? Please your palate and your eye by upgrading the classic confection with these 18 crazy-creative (and sometimes plain crazy) cupcake recipes, like these gummy seafood bites.

Get the recipe at Raincoast Cupcakes.

This article originally appeared on WomansDay.com.

Colored sprinkles and Necco wafer numbers make these pool-table staples surprisingly easy to decorate.

Get the recipe at With Sprinkles On Top.

These sweet sliders will be a big hit at your next BBQ. You can even serve them with sugar cookie fries.

Get both recipes at Glorious Treats.

Soft serve and cupcakes: the ultimate dessert mash-up.

Get the recipe at Custom Cake Classes.

Substitute green Runts for peas, orange Starburst for carrots and yellow Laffy Taffy for butter to make this dessert disguised as supper.

Get the recipe at Our Best Bites.

Bring the outdoors into your kitchen by finishing off these delights with candied flames, pretzel logs and real toasted marshmallows.

Get the recipe at Hoosier Homemade.

These maple pecan treats are topped with real golden-brown, fluffy flapjacks.

Get the recipe at The Moonblush Baker.

This creative centerpiece will dazzle your guests and still taste delicious when the party is over.

Get the recipe at 52 Kitchen Adventures.

We know: Those meatballs look mighty real. The secret? Strawberry preserves drizzled over Ferrero Rocher chocolates.

Get the recipe at Hip 2 Save.

Chocolate chips are anything but the pits in these fruit lookalikes.

Get the recipe at Bakerette.

Blue cheese buttercream frosting elevates this sweet-and-savory finger food.

Get the recipe at Cupcake Project.

These impressive Muppet cakes are actually simple to create: No precision's necessary when piping on the blue fur.

Get the recipe at How to Cook That.

Use chocolate chips and sprinkles to give each cupcake face a unique (and adorable!) expression.

Get the recipe at Bakerella.

These Dr. Seuss–inspired desserts make for a great rainy day activity—and birthday-party finale.

Get the recipe at The Candid Appetite.

Nothing is cuter than a hedgehog—except one in cupcake form.

Get the recipe at Not Quite Nigella.

Pipe honey whipped cream in a spiral to create a home for your marzipan bees. Or use yellow jellybeans for the insect's body instead. Get the recipe at Adventuress.

These ominous pastries have a surprise red jelly center for extra bite.

Get the recipe at Cupcakes and Cashmere.

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