{"id":621,"date":"2016-03-20T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2016-03-20T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/truthful-food.com\/?p=621"},"modified":"2020-08-11T14:45:38","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T18:45:38","slug":"difference-cupcake-muffin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/difference-cupcake-muffin\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the difference between a Cupcake and a Muffin?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What is the difference between cupcakes and muffins? There are no strict rules on when you are allowed to call your baked goods either a cupcake or a muffin. It is not like it is with champagne, a baker does not have to make a cupcake according to a very particular process in a defined region before he or she can sell it as such. Because there are no clear rules, there seems to be a lot of overlap, and I felt the time for this article had come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\"Stoopwafeltjes
Stoopwafeltjes Frosting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

All shapes and sizes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When you think about cupcakes and muffins, one could think about savoury baked goods, filled with vegetables. You can top these baked good off with a topping made with cream cheese and avocado. It would be delicious, not sweet and you might be able to get away with calling it healthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Someone who hears the words cupcakes and muffins might think about mini cakes, frosted or filled with creamy sweetness, colourfully decorated and topped off with sprinkles. A nice frosting can be made with butter and sugar, and I bet that more than just one person conjures up a mental image that involves chocolate at the mention of cupcakes and muffins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some cupcakes and muffins are made without using butter and others are made without eggs. Dietary restrictions can be taken into account, and it won’t change the name you give to your restriction. So the question is, what is the difference between a cupcake and a muffin to you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cupcakes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To me, a cupcake is always made\u00a0in a cupcake cup. They are sweet and remind me\u00a0of a small\u00a0cake. \u00a0Most often they are frosted, decorated with icing or covered with other delicious sweet things like chocolate ganache or a glance. Cupcake batter is smooth, moist and rich, and now and then you will find a sweet filling on the inside of your cupcake. They are best enjoyed as a special treat because they are definitely not\u00a0healthy due to the high sugar and fat content that makes cupcakes so delicious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Nutella
Nutella Frosting <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Muffins<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Muffins, on the other hand, could be viewed as the healthier version of the cupcake. They can be savoury and often contain nutritious ingredients that contain for instance healthy fats, are low in sugar or have a high fibre content. Muffin batter is a bit dryer than cupcake batter because it is usually made with\u00a0less fat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Blueberry
Blueberry Cinnamon Muffins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Because muffins are hardly ever frosted and are fairly dry, they have an even shorter shelf life and should ideally be eaten on the same day they were made. A frosted cupcake, on the other hand, will stay delicious for several days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The difference between a Cupcake and a Muffin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

So to summarise, I would say that the difference between cupcakes and muffins is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Cupcakes are sweet, muffins less so.<\/li>
  • While cupcakes are moist, muffins are usually on the dry side.<\/li>
  • Cupcakes are never a ‘healthy’ snack, but muffins have the potential to be.<\/li>
  • You always bake cupcakes in a cupcake liner. Muffins are only baked in liners when the baker feels like it.<\/li>
  • Cupcakes are often covered with something sweet like frosting; muffins usually aren\u2019t.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Don’t be mad if one of your friends is showing you this article to keep you from having a cupcake for breakfast. It probably just means they are looking out for you. (Or like to say ‘I told you so.’) But come on, calling a red velvet cupcake with buttercream frosting a breakfast muffin is brilliant marketing but does not make it a good way to start your day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Did you enjoy this article? Please share it or leave a comment and follow Truthful Food on social media so that you won’t miss out on anything new!<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    What is the difference between cupcakes and muffins? There are no strict rules on when you are allowed to call your baked goods either a cupcake or a muffin. It is not like it is with champagne, a baker does not have to make a cupcake according to a very particular process in a defined […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":485,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","wpupg_custom_link":[],"wpupg_custom_link_behaviour":["default"],"wpupg_custom_image":[],"wpupg_custom_image_id":[],"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1518],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhat is the difference between a Cupcake and a Muffin? - Truthful Food<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The difference between a Cupcake and a Muffin? There are no strict rules but there are some characteristics most of us can agree on.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/difference-cupcake-muffin\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What is the difference between a Cupcake and a Muffin? - Truthful Food\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The difference between a Cupcake and a Muffin? There are no strict rules but there are some characteristics most of us can agree on.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/difference-cupcake-muffin\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Truthful Food\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-03-20T12:00:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-08-11T18:45:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blueberry-Frosting-TN.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Anna\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@truthful_food\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Anna\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/difference-cupcake-muffin\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/difference-cupcake-muffin\/\",\"name\":\"What is the difference between a Cupcake and a Muffin? - Truthful Food\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/difference-cupcake-muffin\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/difference-cupcake-muffin\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blueberry-Frosting-TN.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-03-20T12:00:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-08-11T18:45:38+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2fba1dfffd40f74a20cc02f45fa2bc66\"},\"description\":\"The difference between a Cupcake and a Muffin? There are no strict rules but there are some characteristics most of us can agree on.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/difference-cupcake-muffin\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/difference-cupcake-muffin\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/difference-cupcake-muffin\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blueberry-Frosting-TN.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blueberry-Frosting-TN.jpg\",\"width\":500,\"height\":500,\"caption\":\"Blueberry Frosting\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/difference-cupcake-muffin\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"What is the difference between a Cupcake and a Muffin?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/\",\"name\":\"Truthful Food\",\"description\":\"Delicious and Easy with a Dash of Science\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2fba1dfffd40f74a20cc02f45fa2bc66\",\"name\":\"Anna\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d1c6616acd99c1636cd8a50d6d97e04c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d1c6616acd99c1636cd8a50d6d97e04c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Anna\"},\"description\":\"Anna is a food scientist and nutritionist with a passion for easily accessible education for everyone. She is also the founder and creator of Truthful Food and Truthful Science. Through both of these projects, she hopes to make education about her favourite topics fun for anyone who wants to learn more about food science and nutrition.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/truthfulfood\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/24783600\/admin\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/truthful_food\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC1M87N0ZWoZKS3yTWBw0t1g\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/author\/anna\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"What is the difference between a Cupcake and a Muffin? - Truthful Food","description":"The difference between a Cupcake and a Muffin? There are no strict rules but there are some characteristics most of us can agree on.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/difference-cupcake-muffin\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"What is the difference between a Cupcake and a Muffin? - Truthful Food","og_description":"The difference between a Cupcake and a Muffin? There are no strict rules but there are some characteristics most of us can agree on.","og_url":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/difference-cupcake-muffin\/","og_site_name":"Truthful Food","article_published_time":"2016-03-20T12:00:42+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-08-11T18:45:38+00:00","og_image":[{"width":500,"height":500,"url":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blueberry-Frosting-TN.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Anna","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@truthful_food","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Anna","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/difference-cupcake-muffin\/","url":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/difference-cupcake-muffin\/","name":"What is the difference between a Cupcake and a Muffin? - Truthful Food","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/difference-cupcake-muffin\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/difference-cupcake-muffin\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blueberry-Frosting-TN.jpg","datePublished":"2016-03-20T12:00:42+00:00","dateModified":"2020-08-11T18:45:38+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2fba1dfffd40f74a20cc02f45fa2bc66"},"description":"The difference between a Cupcake and a Muffin? There are no strict rules but there are some characteristics most of us can agree on.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/difference-cupcake-muffin\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/difference-cupcake-muffin\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/difference-cupcake-muffin\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blueberry-Frosting-TN.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blueberry-Frosting-TN.jpg","width":500,"height":500,"caption":"Blueberry Frosting"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/difference-cupcake-muffin\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What is the difference between a Cupcake and a Muffin?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/","name":"Truthful Food","description":"Delicious and Easy with a Dash of Science","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2fba1dfffd40f74a20cc02f45fa2bc66","name":"Anna","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d1c6616acd99c1636cd8a50d6d97e04c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d1c6616acd99c1636cd8a50d6d97e04c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Anna"},"description":"Anna is a food scientist and nutritionist with a passion for easily accessible education for everyone. She is also the founder and creator of Truthful Food and Truthful Science. Through both of these projects, she hopes to make education about her favourite topics fun for anyone who wants to learn more about food science and nutrition.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/truthfulfood\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/24783600\/admin\/","https:\/\/x.com\/truthful_food","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC1M87N0ZWoZKS3yTWBw0t1g"],"url":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/author\/anna\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truthful-food.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}