CUPCAKE

Definition
A cupcake is a small cake designed to
serve one person, which may be baked in a
small thin paper or aluminum cup. As with
larger cakes, icing and other cake
decorations, such as candy, may be
applied.

History
The first mention of the cupcake can be traced as
far back as 1796, when a recipe notation of "a
cake to be baked in small cups" was written
inAmerican CookerybyAmelia Simmons.
In the early 19th century, there were two different
uses for the namecup cakeorcupcake. In
previous centuries, beforemuffin tinswere widely
available, the cakes were often baked in
individual pottery cups,ramekins, or molds and
took their name from the cups they were baked
in. This is the use of the name that has remained,
and the name of "cupcake" is now given to any

Variants

 A "cake in a mug" is a variant that gained popularity on

many internet cooking forums and mailing lists. The
technique uses a mug as its cooking vessel and can be
done in a microwave oven. The recipe often takes fewer
than five minutes to prepare.
A butterfly cake is a variant of cupcake, also called fairy
cake for its fairy-like "wings". They can be made from any
flavor of cake. The top of the fairy cake is cut off or carved
out with a spoon, and cut in half. Then, butter cream,
whipped cream or other sweet filling (e.g. jam) is spread
into the hole. Finally, the two cut halves are stuck into the
butter cream to look like butterfly wings. The wings of the
cake are often decorated using icing to form various
patterns.
Elaborately frosted cupcakes may be made for special
occasions such as baby showers, graduations, or holidays.

 A cake ball is an individual portion of cake, round

like a chocolate truffle, that is coated in chocolate.
These are typically formed from crumbled cake
mixed with frosting, rather than being baked as a
sphere.
A gourmet cupcake is a somewhat recent variant of
cupcake. Gourmet cupcakes are large and filled
cupcakes, based around a variety of flavor themes,
such as Tiramisu or Cappuccino. In recent years
there has been an up cropping of stores that sell
only gourmet cupcakes in metropolitan areas.
As an alternative to a plate of individual cakes,
some bakers place standard cupcakes into a
pattern and frost them to create a large design

Top 10 Most Expensive

Cupcakes

Magnolia Bakerys Caramel

Cupcakes
Magnolia Bakerys
Caramel Cupcakes
Magnolia Bakerys
cupcakes may not have
the incredible price tag
as some of the others.
But the bakery was
popularized by Carrie
Bradshaw and has
earned the right to
charge $24 for a half
dozen - a hefty price tag
for a domestic bakery.

Sprinkles Cupcakes Dozen

Sprinkles Bakery is
one of the premiere
cupcake spots, often
thought of as the
first cupcake bakery
in Los Angeles. That
allows them to
charge a hefty price
- $39 a dozen - for
a drop in corner
bakery.

Crave Cupcakes Maple Bacon

Cupcake
Even the people of
Australia are getting
on board with the
expensive cupcake
trend. Crave
Cupcakes maple
bacon cupcake
clocks in at $45 a
pop and is adorned
with a golden
Champagne
macaron.

Palazzo Decadence Dor Cupcake

This cupcake doesnt
have any tricks or
diamonds encrusting
it. The high price tag,
$750, comes from the
luxurious ingredients
used. Palmira singleestate chocolate and
Tahitian gold vanilla
caviar make this treat
worth the price.

Courvoisier cognac-drizzled
cupcake
a pastry cream filling that is flavored
with Krug Collection Brut Champagne,
which comes at $1,000 a bottle
buttercream frosting made with butter
from Normandy and 70% cacao
chocolate from Tuscan chocolatier
Amedei, specialty coffee, French sea
salt, organic cane sugar, and Tahitian
vanilla beans
a chocolate cup decorated with gold
flakes, stylized gold strips, and a ring of
sugar diamonds
to top of the frosting: edible gold fondant
flowers, leaves, and branch, and
champagne caviar bubbles, made using
molecular gastronomy
a pipette of 21-year-old Courvoisier
cognac, drizzled on top before being
eaten

Bloomsburys Golden
Phoenix
The Golden Phoenix
cupcake debuted in
Dubai and clocks in
at 645 British pounds
- over $1,000 U.S.
dollars. It is wrapped
in 23 carat gold and
is made with flour
that is imported from
Italy. The entire thing
is also completely
edible.

Food Network UKs Luxe Gold

Cupcake
When Food Network does
something, they do it
right. Their Luxe Gold
cupcake is filled with
peach and champagne
jam and has a dollop of
buttercream made with
Chateau Yquem. Its also
wrapped in 24 carat gold
leaf and is guarded by a
velvet rope and personal
body guard. Considering
it is values at $1,227.70,
we cannot say we blame
them!

Mervis Diamonds Fantasty

Cupcake
Mervis Diamonds
created this
cupcake to
celebrate the
stores 100th
anniversary. It was
studded with
diamonds all over
and oozed supreme
luxury. The price tag
values at an
estimated $30,000.

Cupcake Gourmets Sparkling Red

Velvet
Women who
ordered this
Valentines Day
treat were met
with an exciting
surprise. The red
velvet cupcake,
priced at $55,000,
included an eight
carat engagement
ring in the center.

Rox Diamond Cupcake

The Rox Diamond
cupcake was
created to honor
the annual Glam in
the City event in
Scotland. The
cupcake, a pretty
pink treat, is
dripping with tiny
diamonds and is
worth over
$150,000.

Most Bizarre
Cupcake Flavors

Chocolate
Avocado Cupcakes

Kale Cupcakes

Mountain Dew Cupcakes

Cherry Coke Float Cupcakes

Cupcakes Benedict

Chicken and Waffle Cupcakes

Buffalo Chicken Cupcakes

Chocolate Mashed Potato Cupcakes

Meatloaf Cupcakes with Mash

Potato Frosting

Beer and Sauerkraut Fudge Cupcakes

Mango Chili Cupcakes

Salmon Cupcakes

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