Oxford Cupcake Company

Homemade cupcakes for your special occasion. the Oxford Cupcake Company, would love to share their passion for homemade cupcakes with you. This could be anything from a plain vanilla cupcake to an Irish Cream and chocolate. They offer a range of cupcakes to suit all occasions and are happy to mix and match their flavours to suit you where required.

History of cupcakes

There are several stories of why a cupcake is called a cupcake. Some people thought it was to do with the little cakes being cooked in cups, which is evident in some old recipe books. Others believe that it may of come from the amount of the ingredients that was cooked with, were measured in cups.

In the UK and America the cupcake term is used for a small cake that has been cooked in a paper fluted case, cup or cup shaped mould.