The easiest thing to use to poke holes in your cupcakes is the end of a u003ca href=u0022https://amzn.to/2zlvI6Du0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopener nofollow sponsoredu0022u003ewooden spoonu003c/au003e. But anything can work! Cake is soft so you don't need anything too intense. A wooden skewer works to create smaller holes. You could even use a straw.