National Give Someone a Cupcake Day – May 8, 2024

History of National Give Someone a Cupcake Day

Cupcakes have been around for centuries, but their popularity and design are recent. The baking of cakes in cups — due to the lack of what today we call muffin tins — was what originated the name of the treat. These delicious sweets are meant for one person and can be frosted with vanilla or chocolate frosting and sprinkles. However, bakers have improved the decoration of their cupcakes by creating different flavors of frosting and utilizing other sorts of toppings, such as candies and even edible flowers!

Since 2005, cupcake-exclusive bakeries have opened in the United States. It’s estimated around 500 of them are spread across the country. These bakeries make cupcakes decorated in specific ways to be used as part of the decoration of parties, graduations, weddings, and other events. The decorations take more than just frosting and usually involve more than one baker to create toppings with rice treats and fondant, a sort of moldable sugar paste.

Cupcakes are filled with frosting itself, fruits, or other creams. Some of the most famous combinations of batter and filling are red velvet with cream cheese and carrot cake with chocolate frosting. Other bakers also use raisins, nuts, chocolate chips, and berries to add texture to the cake batter. There are also recipes for mug cakes, which are cupcakes you can bake in a microwave. Those usually aren’t decorated, though, and are eaten while they’re still hot. Some people like to add an ice cream scoop to the top to add extra flavor.