What better accompanies a Summer picnic or makes for a more perfect sweet treat on a long, warm evening than a beautifully made cupcake? Not much.

We are here to bring you five amazing cupcake hacks that will make your batches of goodness stand out from the crowd with minimal effort.

As well as showing you how to make easy salted caramel cupcakes (drool), the following video has four more hacks.

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How to make...
1. Heart shaped cupcakes with any casing shape
2. Two-tone marble effect cupcakes
3. Marshmallow sponge
4. Easy salted caramel cupcakes
5. Quirky spiky icing topping




So, without further ado, follow these tips and make your next batch of cupcakes the envy of all your friends...


We have loads of great food hacks for you to try! Here are just a few...
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The fastest way to peel an orange
Super simple potato peeling hack




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Emma-Louise Pritchard
Membership Director, Country Living UK & House Beautiful UK

Emma-Louise Pritchard is the Membership Director for Country Living UK & House Beautiful UK, previously Executive Digital Editor for Country Living UK. Emma-Louise is a digital expert specialising in content strategy, social media and newsletters. Her topics include sustainability, homes and interiors, gardening, health and wellbeing, pets, travel and countryside news. She has previously written for Good Housekeeping and Cosmopolitan and has won several awards, from AOP Digital Editor of the Year 2019 to PPA 30 Under 30. Emma-Louise studied at Cardiff University where she completed an MA in Magazine Journalism.Â