On Sun, 29 Dec 2013 23:05:26 -1000, dsi1
> wrote:

>On 12/29/2013 4:03 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> What is the difference to you? I really don't know.
>>
>>
>A cupcake is like a small cake and is frosted. It has a finer texture
>than a muffin, which is never frosted. If it's got a texture like a
>muffin and is frosted, it's some kind of freakish hybrid. You can whip
>up a muffin a lot faster than a cupcake. A muffin's texture depends on
>mixing the ingredients together in a few seconds. I like muffins,
>cupcakes - not so much.

Regardless the recipe, if it's baked in a paper cup it's a cupcake.