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The differences between cupcake and cake include:
- Cupcake are usually smaller and Cakes are usually bigger.
- The amount of batter for one cupcake is far less than the amount of batter needed for one cake (one mix batter can fill about 3-dozen cupcakes).
- The amount of frosting / icing is less for a cupcake and more for a cake.
- If you ate one plain, un-frosted cupcake, the calories would less than if you ate one entire plain un-frosted cake.
- Three pans of cupcakes take up less room (height) than a 3-tier cake.
The similarities between cupcake and cake include that both:
- have "cake" in the name.
- use the same ingredients
- can use the same cake batter
- use some type of pan
- need a coating (paper or grease) in the pain to prevent sticking
- need baked for a specific period of time
- rise -- that is, the batter must rise during baking
- can be plain or have frosting
- can be plain or decorated
- smell good while baking
- taste good
- taste better with a glass of milk
- are used for holidays, birthdays, special occasions
- are sold in bakeries
- can be homemade
- Both contain calories, primarily from white flour and sugar.
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What is the diffrence between a cake and a cupcake?
The cupcake is smaller, and also prepared differently. (On an off-topic note, the cake is lie!)
Is cupcake mixture the same as normal cake mixture?
yes
When changing cake recipe to cupcake does baking time change?
No it's the same amount of cake mix except in to cupcake pans so yeah it's smaller but I don't think you need to change the time
What type of noun is cupcake?
The noun 'cupcake' is a singular, common, concrete, compound noun; a word for a small cake baked in a cup-shaped container; a word for a thing.
What are the 5 results you can get in cupcake quiz?
the things you get are: espresso cupcake , strawberry-vanilla cupcake ,carrot cupcake , chocolate cup cake and granola cupcake
Can you use cupcake frosting for cake?
Yes. Cake frosting and cupcake frosting are the exact same thing. They are generally made from a butter-cream using butter, powdered sugar, milk and vanilla. There are thousands of frosting recipes and virtually all of them can be used interchangeably for both cakes and cupcakes.
Does a cupcake have to have icing on it?
A cupcake usually hase icing on it because it's a minuture cake CUP-CAKE. if it doesn't, it would be a muffin.
A small sweet cake answer?
A small, sweet cake would be a cupcake.
When was cupcake invented?
The cupcake was invented in the 19th century as a way to make a smaller cake.
Is a cupcake a biscuit?
In America and Canada a flapjack is a pancake. In the United Kingdom and Ireland it is oats, golden syrup and sugar mixed together and baked in an oven. It generally doesn't fit into either biscuit of cake category.
Are cupcakes the same as cake?
So far I have found that the difference is that cupcakes are smaller (one portion as opposed to a cake which must be cut into portion sizes, hence piece of cake rather than piece of cupcake), you can't put cream in cupcakes, and a cupcake has a muffin top. Not to mention that cupcakes are iced only on the top whereas cakes are iced on the top and sides. AND the cooking time is different -LuckyNumber07 Says... So you are saying the base of a cupcake and cake are the same. But the frosting on a cupcake is only on the top and on a cake the icing or frosting is on the sides too!! :) Not to mention cupcakes are smaller. Darn!! :) -LuckyNumber07 (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(")
Need a cake or cupcake recipe and it needs to be simple and no chocolate?
well there is the traditional vanilla cake or cupcake n u can use vanilla icing
