Cupcake Fact One – Cupcake History

The cupcake (or cup cake) is believed to have originated in the early 19th Century.

Referring to small cakes the size of a teacup, the name ‘Cupcake’ is said to originate from the ramekins or china cups the small cakes were baked in, prior to the invention of the muffin tin.

Commonly known as the Fairy Cake in the UK, this traditional British sweet is slightly smaller than is American relative and is thought to have gotten its name from the whimsical idea of the cakes being small enough for a Fairy’s Tea Party.

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