How to Use cupcake in a Sentence

cupcake

noun
  • And try to bake some more cupcakes.
    — Samantha Allen, Them., 3 Nov. 2025
  • Pipe loops across top of each cupcake.
    — Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2026
  • If this blond cupcake can wise up, there’s hope for us all.
    — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Muffins, scones and cupcakes, of course, are all doable as well.
    — Charlotte Druckman, sacbee, 3 Oct. 2017
  • But now, the iconic cupcake brand is no longer.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
  • But now, the iconic cupcake brand is no longer.
    — Suhauna Hussain The Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The event includes crafts, jumpers and a cupcake hop.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Can't ask for much more than that in this age of early cupcakes.
    — USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
  • So that's how the rainbow cupcakes came about.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • There were cupcakes and more shots of cognac, and words of love.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Muffin tins aren't just for muffins or cupcakes.
    — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Fresh cakes and cupcakes up six percent.
    — ABC News, 16 Nov. 2025
  • After all, there are no cupcake pans and cake molds on cell blocks.
    — Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Line a cupcake pan with muffin cups.
    — Ashia Aubourg, Outside, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Yes, their schedule is full of cupcakes.
    — Chad Graff, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
  • But cupcakes make the grocery list.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • These cupcakes were simply too dry.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Add chocolate chips, point sides in, to the sides of each cupcake for the bolts.
    — Beth Branch, Country Living, 27 July 2023
  • Press each half into the frosting on each side of the cupcake.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2022
  • There will also be free cupcakes and ice cream after the show.
    — Andrea Manes, Orange County Register, 28 May 2024
  • That would be about as smart as eating a cupcake instead of a donut.
    — Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021
  • The 2000s were crazy about cupcakes.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
  • This morning was just the frosting on the sucky stress cupcake.
    — Ellie Delano, Woman's Day, 12 Mar. 2013
  • Desserts range from cookies and bars in dozens of flavors to cupcakes.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Perk up any dreary day with these cheerful cupcakes!
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026
  • There are cupcakes on the counter baked for school, the baby is nursed and happy.
    — Gary Thompson, Philly.com, 3 May 2018
  • Just a small amount in the batter will make your cupcakes taste exquisitely pink.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Some cupcake icing can be way too sweet, but this was just right and the cake part was nice and moist.
    — Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Use a sharp knife and cut a small circle from the center of the cupcake, and fill it up.
    — Serena Coady, Glamour, 21 July 2021
  • Spread cut surface of bottom half of each cupcake with about 1 tsp.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026

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