Cup Cakes

Have you ever wondered how this palm sized, portable, easy to make, open to lots of decorating ideas, inexpensive, tasty frosted /icing delight came about.

Here are some facts behind this treat

The idea behind making tiny cakes was elaborated in American Cookery a 1796 cookbook by Amelia Simmons thus it is believed this is where it all began. The word “cupcake” itself did not come about until 1828 by Eliza Leslie this is found in her cookbook “Receipts’ which included the recipe for the first cupcake

Cupcakes were sometimes called "number" cakes, because they were easy to remember by the measurements of ingredients it took to create them: One cup of butter, two cups of sugar, three cups of flour, four eggs, one cup of milk, and one spoonful of soda

Early in the 20th century, the advent of multi-cupcake molded tins brought modest mass production methods to cupcake making, and a modern baking tradition was born.

Commercial shop-bought cupcakes were first introduced in 1919 by Hostess an American bakery company that introduced this single-portioned dessert as a snack cake. Hostess Cupcake.

Advanced technology has allowed this treat to be infused with jams, chocolates and creams without compromising its shape. Today cupcakes come in a variety of flavours and styles, there are numerous books, magazines, shows and websites devoted to cupcakes. Chefs and bakers publish books with decorating tips and fancy ideas for ingredients to use in cupcakes. 

It is said that Cupcakes are "a marvel of not-so-modern ingenuity and a  pop culture trend in the culinary world".

Source:

https://recipes.howstuffworks.com › Lifestyle › Food › Food Facts & Fun › Desserts

"Cake History Notes" - from the Food Timeline

"More Cupcake History" - from Cupcakes Take the Cake blog

iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/spring07/ayers/history.html

https://www.allculinaryschools.com/articles/the-rise-of-cupcakes/

https://www.divinespecialties.com/brief-history-cupcake/