cupcake

noun

cup·​cake ˈkəp-ˌkāk 

: a small cake baked in a cuplike mold

Examples of cupcake in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pushkin’s Bakery This gluten-free bakery, which has locations in the Sacramento area, is offering free cupcakes to costumed customers on Halloween while supplies last. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Here, that’s Argan’s daughter Angelique (Ava Lalezarzadeh) — a cupcake in human form in Karen Perry’s flounce-tastic costumes — and her met-him-six-days-ago Prince Valiant, Cleante (Daniel Croix Henderson). — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

The cupcakes will be available at Clementine’s Wine Gourmet at 2714 Ponce de Leon Blvd. — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Think chocolate candy, cakes, truffles, cookies, fudge, brownies, drinks, toffees, macarons, cupcakes, pastries — along with a chocolate fountain. — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cupcake

• awake
• backache
• beefsteak
• betake
• cheesecake
• daybreak
• earthquake
• forsake
• gouache
• handshake
• headache
• heartache

Kids Definition

cupcake

noun

cup·​cake ˈkəp-ˌkāk 

: a small cake baked in a cup-shaped mold