cupcake
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- noun
- /ˈkʌpkeɪk/
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cupcake
- Two years ago, she noticed that cupcakes were regaining popularity.
- bake cupcakes
- chocolate cupcakes
- make cupcakes
I'm giving her cookies and cupcakes and we got the call.
- I'm giving her cookies and cupcakes and we got the call.
- Let's see, we have over here oven mitts, egg beater, cupcake icing knife.
- The problem is, cupcakes are fucking delicious, right?
- Me and these cupcakes were meant to be together.
- Or the next thing they sent was a gingerbread cupcake kit.
Examples
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"I will swap you my sandwich for your cupcake," Lilly said.
Fiction book (2001) -
The last day before the holiday vacation, some of the mothers arrived with cupcakes for the class.
Fiction book (2000) -
All right, here is the cupcake recipe I got off the Internet.
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But what I will say is that the peanut butter cupcake is excellent.
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Today we're going to be making cupcakes with Agnes.
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Here are the mini Easter egg cupcakes that we made today.
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I have tried other chocolate chip cookie dough cupcakes, and these are the best!
Blog text (2) -
We ate some cupcakes we'd bought at the supermarket and fell asleep.
Fiction book (1999) -
For her birthday, she ordered a dozen colorful cupcakes topped with sprinkles.
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The bakery offers a variety of cupcakes, including chocolate, vanilla, and red velvet.
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Etymology
The word cupcake comes from putting together cup and cake: it originally meant a cake baked in a 'cup' or made from a single cup of batter, so a cupcake is a small, one-person cake baked in a cup-shaped tin or paper case.