Definition

1. Noun:
   • A small, individual-sized cake: A cupcake is a small cake designed to serve one person. It is typically baked in a paper or aluminum cup, often within a muffin tin. Cupcakes are usually frosted and decorated.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • She baked chocolate cupcakes for the school party.
  • Would you like a cupcake with your coffee?
  • The bakery sells a dozen different flavors of cupcakes.

Advanced Usage

• "That takes the cupcake": An idiomatic, humorous variation of "that takes the cake," used to express that something is the most extreme or surprising example of its kind.
  • After all his crazy stunts, jumping into the fountain really takes the cupcake.

Variants and Related Words

• Cupcake liner (n): The paper or foil wrapper in which a cupcake is baked.
  • Place a cupcake liner in each section of the tin before adding the batter.

Synonyms

• Fairy cake (British English): A term for a small, light cake, similar to a cupcake.
• Patty cake: A less common, sometimes regional, term for a small cake.

Related Phrases

• "Cupcake" as a term of endearment: Informally, "cupcake" can be used as a sweet or affectionate nickname.
  • "How are you today, cupcake?" the grandmother asked her granddaughter.

Related Idioms

• To be a cupcake: (Informal, often humorous) To be something very easy or simple to accomplish.
  • That math test was a cupcake; I finished it in ten minutes.

Noun

1. small cake baked in a muffin tin