Cupcake

A small, single-serving cake baked in a paper-lined cup of a muffin pan and usually topped with frosting.

Cupcake: Vanilla cupcakes with tall swirls of pastel buttercream in paper liners on a cake stand
  • Cakes, cookies, pastries and baked goods
  • United States

Also called: alian cupcake, cup cake, patty cake

Almost any cake batter can be baked as cupcakes. Cups are filled about two-thirds full and baked at around 350°F (175°C) for 18 to 22 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.

Cupcakes should cool completely before frosting, or the frosting will melt and slide. They can be filled by coring the center and piping in jam, curd or pastry cream.

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Written by VanillaGoods in our own words from these sources. Last reviewed October 15, 2026.

  1. Cupcake (Q816851), Wikidata