cupcake

noun

cup·​cake ˈkəp-ˌkāk How to pronounce cupcake (audio)
: a small cake baked in a cuplike mold

Examples of cupcake in a Sentence

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Gourmet cupcake flavors include cookies & cream, strawberry shortcake, strawberry explosion, red velvet, and chocolate caramel brownie. Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 22 May 2025 The next video combines two things kids love: cupcakes and singing the ABCs. Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 11 Apr. 2025 Melissa Ben-Ishay, cofounder and CEO of cupcake chain Baked by Melissa, didn’t initially want to be the CEO of her own company. Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 The 10-piece set is nonstick and features a bread pan, baking sheet, baking tray, baking sheet, cake pan and muffin/cupcake pan. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cupcake

Word History

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cupcake was in 1828

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“Cupcake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cupcake. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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cupcake

noun
cup·​cake ˈkəp-ˌkāk How to pronounce cupcake (audio)
: a small cake baked in a cup-shaped mold

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