On this special day, December 15th, we pay tribute and honor the cupcake! Made in honor of birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, & more, we so deeply respect and value its place in our history that we have set aside this day of celebration of every year as National Cupcake Day.

Cupcakes have been an American culinary icon since the 19th century. These delightful treats shifted the art of baking from weighing to measuring ingredients.

Cupcakes used to be known as one-two-three-four cakes because of their recipe: one cup of butter, two cups of sugar, three cups of flour, four eggs, plus one cup of milk and one spoon full of baking soda. This formula is still the traditional cupcake recipe that many people use today. Fun fact: the world's largest cupcake was displayed in July of 2009 in London weighing over 330 pounds and 4 feet in diameter.  It also contained 200 eggs and took over 50 hours to make.

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