The cupcake was said to have made its debut around 1826 when we can see its first recording in an American cookbook being given its name not for its size and shape but for the quantity of ingredients used within. The controversy arises with a conflicting recipe from 1796 has the cakes baked in cups. In either case many hold firm that it is an American invention. For more in the cupcake history please link to Foodtimeline.org.
Famous / Infamous Cupcakes in History
- 1919 invention of the Hostess Cupcake
- 1985 High School Teacher Feels “spacey” on cupcake laced with LSD
- 2004 Martha Stewart reported to Alderson Federal Prison Camp dubbed Camp Cupcake by inmates
- 2008 blogger Sandy aka Milwaukee Cupcake Queen and Chef Jeff of Fratellos Waterfront Restaurant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin challenged one another to a cupcake bake-off using an obscure ingredient. Wasabi.
- 2009 Guinness World Record – Worlds Largest Cupcake
Now for some Etsy Cupcake shopping.
Cupcake liners from CupcakeSocial on $3 -$7
Bird cupcake stand from Whitneysmith’s $38
Porcelain cupcake Kgrandey $35
Dollhouse miniature cupcake casings from Snowfern’s Miniatures $4-6
Keep calm and have a cupcake print from Jennysbakeshop $26
From My Home to Yours.
{all photos published with permission}
