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KUPK-ayk/ˈkʌpkeɪk/

A cupcake is a small cake for one person, baked in a paper case, often with icing on top. Countable: a cupcake, cupcakes. Write one word: cupcake. A muffin is similar but often plainer and without tall icing; a big cake is cut into slices. Mix-up: cup (you drink from) alone.

Meaning

A small cake for one person, often with icing on top.

Examples

• “She baked a chocolate cupcake.”
• “There is too much icing on this cupcake.”
• “We made cupcakes for the class party.”

Good to know

a cupcake (one word). Contrast: muffin (plainer), cake (larger, sliced). Mix-up: cup.

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