From the 1700s to today, cupcakes have been a delicious part of our lives. Eat your favorite cupcake while you check out the facts below!
*The full title of Amelia Simmons’ book (the first U.S. cookbook written by an American, that included a recipe for cupcakes) was American Cooke or the Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry and Vegetables, and the Best Modes of Making Pastes, Puffs, Pies, Tarts, Puddings, Custards, and Preserves, and all kinds of CAKES from the Imperial PLUMB to plain CAKE. Adapted to this Country, and All Grades of Life. Can you imagine seeing that title on Amazon?
*Up to 800 million cupcakes are eaten every year.
*HowStuffWorks reported that the most popular flavor cupcake is a combination of chocolate and vanilla, labeling them as timeless. It can be chocolate cake with vanilla frosting, vanilla cake with chocolate frosting, dark chocolate or milk chocolate. They report that “you can’t go wrong with these two classic flavors.”
Other popular flavors include vanilla, pumpkin, banana, coffee, chocolate, lemon, peanut butter, carrot cake, and red velvet.
*Ida Freund was the first woman who worked as a university chemistry lecturer in the in the U.K. (1907). She was known for baking a periodic table from cupcakes to celebrate chemistry. People still do it today.
*BakeryKart claims that the latest trends in cupcakes is innovation, health-consciousness, and artistry. They note that flavors like mango and banana; decorations like edible flowers and hand-painted art; and Do-It-Yourself kits are very popular.
*Dubai Mall opened with a $1,010 cupcake coated with edible 23-carat gold sheets.
*The world’s largest cupcake was made by Gourmet Gift Baskets. It weighed 1,224 pounds, was 4 feet tall, and 10 feet wide. Experts estimated it was 2 million calories.
*The full title of Eliza Leslie’s 1828 cookbook (which included a printed recipe for cupcakes) was Seventy-Five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats by a Lady of Philadelphia.
*Every year on May 8 in the U.S. it’s National Give Someone a Cupcake Day.
Thank you for the admonition to eat a cupcake while reading this article… I figured that was good advice! Cupcakes are the best! Very interesting history, and who knew there were such large and expensive cupcakes available? Sign me up!