~ As much as you all want to believe, cupcakes are not named "cupcakes" because they look like cute little cakes inside little paper cups. On the contrary they're called "cupcakes" because they are snacks that can be stored inside a protective athletic cup during baseball games. Abner Doubleday is suggested as the first who tucked this little treat inside these cups, and was apparently known for munching the little cakes while running bases.
~ Cupcakes did not always have that tasty frosting that most of us enjoy, it actually had lard swirled on the top. And it was Winston Churchill who had suggested to put frosting on the top.
~ Apparently John Lennon's song Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, which is assumed to be about or involving psychedelic drugs, is actually about cupcakes (?), even though it contains no references of any kind about cupcakes, when interviewed John Lennon is quoted as saying: “You never know what you’re writing when you write a song, it’s only years later you realize the truth. You think you’re writing about other people, but you’re really writing about cupcakes. Goo goo ga joob. Imagine. Yoko Ono."
~ The number of cupcakes eaten last year has a mass weight greater than the entire Earth.(2010, so not accurate as of this year... just sayin'.)
~ One cupcake per adult is consumed everyday.
~cupcakes, among other tasty treats, are banned in the New York school system as a way to cut down obesity rates (the least of America's problems here :S ).
~ The Hostess Cupcake has been around since 1919, but has become even more popular since the addition of the cream in the middle in 1950.
~ The world's largest cupcake was created August 15, 2009 (the day after my birthday!!!! *rage face*), and weighs 1,224 pounds, with a 2 million calorie count.
~ The world's smallest cupcake was baked in Great Britain in celebration of National Cupcake Week. It's measurements are 1.5 centimeters high, and 3 centimeters wide.
~ The fastest record for eating cupcakes is 29 cupcakes in 30 seconds. O_O
~ National Cupcake Day is December 15th, just for those wondering :3
~ The first mention of a cupcake recipe goes as far back as 1796.
~ Cupcakes are referred to as fairy cakes in Britain, and patty cakes in Australia.
I hope this was exactly what you; my mystery readers, have been missing, and that it was as entertaining and educational as the rest of my blogs. - Seems a goal of mine to know everything about things that people don't need to know, that makes you seem even smarter than they think ;D Until next time my good people!
But, before I leave, some good quotes :)) I love quotes :)
"Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic." from anonymous,
and
" The greatest thing you'll ever get from me is just to love and to be loved in return." also anonymous.
