Cupcakes got their name from their recipe. At first, they were called “Number cakes” or “1234 cakes” because of their easy to remember portions:
The earliest extant description of a cupcake was in 1796, when a recipe for “a light cake to bake in small cups” was written in American Cookery by Amelia Simmons.
The cupcake evolved in the United States in the 19th century, and it was revolutionary because of the amount of time it saved in the kitchen. There was a shift from weighing out ingredients when baking to measuring out ingredients.
The Hostess CupCake with its signature frosting squiggle, was arguably the first mass-produced cupcake in 1919. But they weren’t the cream filled or frosted.
Cupcakes were finally decorated with frosting in the 1920’s. Cupcakes were frosted in either Chocolate or Vanilla Frosting.
In 1947 cupcakes were re-designed and got the look they have today, thanks to D.R. “Doc” Rice.
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13% of weddings serve cupcakes instead of cake
The record for eating the most cupcakes in the shortest time is 29 cupcakes in 30 seconds
National Chocolate Cupcake Day
National Vanilla Cupcake Day
National Lemon Cupcake Day
The largest cupcake weighted 1176,6 kg.