Cupcake

Cupcake
	A plain cupcake with strawberry frosting and a chocolate cupcake with chocolate frosting
Alternative names	Cup cake; fairy cake; patty cake; bun;
Type	Cake
Place of origin	United States
Created by	Amelia Simmons or Eliza Leslie
Invented	1796 or 1828
Main ingredients	Butter; sugar; eggs; flour;
Ingredients generally used	Frosting; cake decorations fruit; candy; ;
	Media: Cupcake;

A cupcake (AmE, CanE), fairy cake (BrE), patty cake (AuE), or bun (IrE) is a small cake designed to serve one person, which may be baked in a small thin paper or aluminum cup. As with larger cakes, frosting, icing and various other cake decorations such as fruit and candy may be applied.