Cupcake Recipes

A Almond Cakes Recipe B Basic Cupcakes Recipe C Chocolate Vienna Cake Recipe Cinnamon Cakes Recipe Cottage Cup Cakes Recipe Cottage Cup Cakes Recipe 1 Cream Cakes Recipe Cup Cake Recipe Cup Cakes - Mr. Hooks' Recipe Cup Cakes Recipe

E Everybody Loves Cupcakes G Golden Cake Recipe L Lemon Queens Recipe N Nut Cakes Recipe R Rich Fruit Cup Cakes Recipe S Sally Lunn Recipe 3 Scotch Cup Cakes Recipe Scotch Cup Cakes Recipe 1 Strawberry Puffs Recipe T Tea Cakes Recipe 1

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Cupcake recipes let you make easy, delicious and portable baked desserts. What is a cupcake? It is simply a cake – in a cup. This individual serving of cake, while commonly associated with toddler birthday parties and elementary school bake sales, is versatile and can be served for events as formal as weddings.

Why are cupcakes so great? Well, they are just as yummy as their bigger cake brethren, but unlike larger cakes, they are ready to eat; they do not need to be cut before serving. And, you can do fun things with the decorations – each cupcake is a clean canvas for the artist in you…

Cupcake Recipe History

Cupcakes have been around since at least the 18th century, although they were generally called small, individual or "queen" cakes. Our lemon queen cake recipe will let you make one of these classics. Often, they were baked in decorative moulds, but some simple recipes called for baking them in cups. Hence, the probable origin of the name. By the 19th century, the cupcake recipes could be found in cookbooks. Some food historians also point to the ingredient measuring system as a source of the name. These cakes used a cup of one ingredient, a cup of another… similar to the way pound cake was named for needing a pound of several of the elements used in it.

Cupcakes Today

Cupcakes are commonly associated with children's events because they are so handy and portable. The classic is a simple vanilla or chocolate flavored cake with frosting. However, variations include every flavor under the rainbow (well – almost – I've never seen a recipe for an anchovy cupcake) with myriad mix-ins, toppings, and fillings. Whether you want an individual nut cake or a scrumptious chocolate, we've got the cupcake recipe you need!