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cupcake

[kuhp-keyk] / ˈkʌpˌkeɪk /




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“Freeze in ice cube trays or silicone cupcake trays, bag, and label. You will never buy bouillon again.”

From Salon • May 30, 2026

The cupcake fervor hit its peak when Crumbs, which had started as a single bakery on Manhattan’s Upper West Side in 2003, went public in a reverse merger worth $66 million in 2011.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

Nor need they feel beholden to cupcake makers, cobblers, tax preparers or manufacturers of cheap lingerie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

She’s a walking cupcake — in this genre, a disposable-seeming treat — yet the way Madelyn Cline plays her is fabulous.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

He pushed his white cupcake cap to one side and scratched his head.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath




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