Swirled with frosting, covered in sprays, dipped in ganache, or drizzled with chocolate, cupcakes are an one-of-a-kind dessert that are whimsically versatile for any celebration. Thankfully, today is National Cupcake Day, acknowledged every year on December 15 to honor these compact yet delicious sweets.

 

NATIONAL CUPCAKE DAY TIMELINE

1796

Cupcakes Hit the Scene
Bearing resemblance to English Fairy Cakes, cupcakes were delighted in throughout the 17th and 18th centuries.

1828

Cupcakes End Up Being Official
The earliest composed referral of the cupcake appears in Eliza Leslie’s “Seventy-Five Invoices for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats.”

1919

Person Hosting Bakes the Most-est
Person hosting begins mass-producing its very first treat cake– that’s right– the cleverly called CupCake.

1950s

Winston Churchill Weighs in
Winston Churchill is the first person to suggest cupcakes need to be frosted.

2005

Open Sprinkles
Sprays Cupcakes – the very first cupcake-only bakery, launches in Beverly Hills.

 

NATIONAL CUPCAKE DAY ACTIVITIES

Create your own whimsical dish

Have a preferred ice cream taste or another treasured dessert? Come up with a cupcake version of it! These little deals with can be the ideal opportunity to check out an imaginative outlet or take you on a cooking baking adventure. Who understands, you may find your next go-to dish!

Host a bake-off fundraising event

Considering that cupcakes are such a crowdpleaser, utilize this opportunity to bake these valued goodies for a cause you care about. Your friends will enjoy to donate to something that’s good for the world AND their tastebuds.

Bake your pet a cupcake

Do not overlook your furry buddies in this event– there are plenty of pet-friendly cupcake recipes to enable the entire household take pleasure in the dessert. Your four-legged buddies will thank you for a paw-some sweet treat.

 

WHY WE LOVE NATIONAL CUPCAKE DAY

They’re part control at its finest

You don’t have to dispute over how big or how little a piece you want– these little treats have built-in sizing. Regardless of their compact size, they pack enough taste to please any sweet tooth in one easy serving.

They’re quite

Nowadays, cupcakes can come elaborately designed, just and elegantly frosted, or embellished with edible embellishments. It’s difficult to resist a dessert that’s both pretty AND tasty.

There are endless tastes

It’s no longer simply vanilla and chocolate– the thriving appeal of cupcakes has introduced some gourmet-inspired and often unusual flavor profiles. If you can think up a flavor, there’s probably someplace out there that has it in cupcake form.