We get asked about this a lot and I'm just learning about the origins of the word "cupcake" from this article in Cleveland's News Channel 5 site:
In fact, the first "cup cakes" weren't even baked in cupcake pans -- they were simply regular-sized cakes. It was all about the measuring -- a cup of this, ½ cup of that. But around that same time, muffin tins began to appear and bakers soon realized that they could use those same pans for more than muffins -- and yes, the cupcake as we know it today was born!
In fact, the first "cup cakes" weren't even baked in cupcake pans -- they were simply regular-sized cakes. It was all about the measuring -- a cup of this, ½ cup of that. But around that same time, muffin tins began to appear and bakers soon realized that they could use those same pans for more than muffins -- and yes, the cupcake as we know it today was born!
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