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The cupcake-frosted Neoclassical villas and grand hotels, decorated with swoopy Art Nouveau curlicues, are artifacts of the Belle Époque, left behind like parade floats by the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
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Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026
This is why many classic American-style chocolate cakes and cupcakes rely on natural cocoa.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 7 May 2026
The bakery will offer cakes, cookies, cupcakes, cinnamon rolls and Gunther’s ice cream.
—Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
In 2000, season three of Sex and the City, Carrie Bradshaw sat on a bench outside Magnolia Bakery in New York City, and bit into a big pink cupcake.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
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Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026
This is why many classic American-style chocolate cakes and cupcakes rely on natural cocoa.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 7 May 2026
The bakery will offer cakes, cookies, cupcakes, cinnamon rolls and Gunther’s ice cream.
—Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
In 2000, season three of Sex and the City, Carrie Bradshaw sat on a bench outside Magnolia Bakery in New York City, and bit into a big pink cupcake.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Cupcake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cupcake. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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cupcake
noun
cup·cake
ˈkəp-ˌkāk 
: a small cake baked in a cup-shaped mold
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