Maybe nostalgia is responsible for the explosive popularity for mini cakes. In that matter, you could be pretty suprised that the television serie "Sex in the City" played a role in the actual craze about " cupcake recipe ". In one of the serie's episode, we visit Magnolia Bakery, a New York pastry shop that offers these small cakes since ten years.
A short time later, the cupcakes businesses invaded the major American cities and a little time after the madness crosses to Canadian. The first pastry shop to offer the famous cupcake is in Montreal, Itsi-Bitsi on Notre Dame street. How to resist the outstanding sweetness of a Choco-Wasabi, Mojito or Cosmopolitain flavored cupcakes?
There are plenty other charming address in Canada that can make you discover cupcakes that makes you crave for more. The decadent side of cupcakes does not come from its cousin, the muffin, can guess what it is? It's the rather sweet and smooth glazing made with butter or out of creamed cheese that recovers it. This rainbow of pastel colors, fluorescent or electric, can be sprinkled with candies, fruits, shavings of chocolate, everything is allowed!
Who ever wondered on the origin of the name of this famous small cake? The cupcake holds its name from a mould in which we formerly cooked, the cup, all the ingredients for the execution of the recipe. We are talking about; 1 cup of butter, 2 cups of sugar, 3 cups of flour and 4 eggs. When rediscovering the magnificent world of cupcakes, forget about the devilish calories! In the end, the pleasure is all about, savoring theme!