cupcake

/ˈkʌpkeɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkʌpkeɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkəp-ˌkāk/ (ame, mw)

cupcake — noun

  • cupcakesingular
  • cupcakesplural

1. a one-person cake made in a paper cup and usually finished with sweet icing or c

1.名詞A2
釋義

a one-person cake made in a paper cup and usually finished with sweet icing or cream

例句

Hana bought a lemon cupcake after lunch at the station cafe.

flavour adjective + cupcake

Felix piped pink icing onto each cupcake before the school fair.

decorate a cupcake with icing

同義詞
  • fairy cake

    mainly British English for a small decorated cake of this kind, often in children's baking

  • muffin

    similar in size, but usually less sweet and not normally topped with icing

用法筆記

Often refers to a decorated cake sold or served one at a time. Flavour or topping words commonly come before cupcake, as in chocolate cupcake or vanilla cupcake.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a blueberry cupcake for breakfast, but it had no icing.
✅I bought a blueberry muffin for breakfast.
💡A cupcake is usually sweeter and decorated on top, while a muffin is plainer and more often eaten as a breakfast cake.