"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 29 Dec 2013 23:05:26 -1000, dsi1
> > wrote:
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>>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.

We used to make fairy cakes (shuttup Sheldon). The same recipe as a sponge
cake but baked in bun cases We used to cut a slice off the top, put a dab
of cream on, cut the slice into two 'wings' and put them on top and then we
called them butterfly cakes)

http://www.mykitchentable.co.uk/inde...tterfly-cakes/

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