Cherry Cupcake

A cupcake is a small cake baked in a cup-sized baking pan with a frosting or cream topping. The name comes from the fact that the batter was originally baked in a cup. Cupcakes are considered the forerunner of the current cupcake trend. Cupcakes are sweeter compared to muffins, are made from sponge dough like muffins, but usually do not contain nuts or the like. They are also topped with frosting after baking. On the outside, you can tell the difference by the topping, because cupcakes usually don't have a cream topping.

Today, cupcakes are usually baked in paper-lined muffin tins instead of in a cup. The cupcake is then covered with icing or frosting and decorated with fruit, sugar pearls or similar. There is a wide selection of creams, ranging from cream cheese to a variety of buttercream. The cream topping can be placed on the cupcake with a spatula, spoon or piping bag. Bakeries specializing in cupcakes also offer those decorated to order to suit the occasion. The decoration is usually edible and made of marzipan, fondant or similar.