Its moist spongy cake and sweet dense frosting are enough to conjure up mouth watering childhood memories, but today the cupcake’s popularity extends to grown up events such as weddings and baby showers.
These miniature cakes were first baked in the 19th century and still contain the same basic ingredients, flour, sugar, butter and eggs. The modern craze started with a cameo appearance of a cupcake from New York’s famous Magnolia bakery in an …