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09-24-2003, 02:11 AM
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 Difference between muffins & cupcakes Pardon my ignorance, but what is the difference between a muffin and a cupcake? And I don't mean English muffins.
__________________ K C "Life is uncertain... eat dessert first." Anon  |
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09-24-2003, 04:44 AM
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| Well, a muffin is a sort of subgenus of cake. When you say cake you're encompassing anything from those light and fluffy flat round things you cook on a flat surface to sheets of meringue held together with buttercream. Kuan |
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09-24-2003, 07:44 AM
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 Cup cake is iced and deocrated while a muffin is not. Muffins are a "meal" and cup cakes are dessert. Cup cakes get candles and sung to and muffins get a cup of coffee or tea. 
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09-24-2003, 11:25 PM
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| Thanks, Michelle, That was a very concise explanation BTW, love your web site's cakes, they look gorgeous! Also, thanks, Kuan! Can anyone share some mouth-watering, moist and tender muffins? By Michelle's definition, I'm a muffins fan... now I know.
__________________ K C "Life is uncertain... eat dessert first." Anon Last edited by barista; 09-24-2003 at 11:28 PM. |
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