Cupcakes have become increasingly popular in recent years. They are now available in various shapes, colors, and flavors all over the world. They are often the preferred dessert for birthday parties, anniversaries, and other parties.

Cupcakes originated in the late 19th century and are a traditional home-cooked snack in Western societies. American gourmet Eliza Leslie first introduced the concept of cupcakes in 1828. There are two theories about how cupcakes got their name. One is because it uses the cup as a mold, and the other is because it uses the cup as a measuring tool.

Use a cup to measure the amount of material used while making. The standard recipe, still used today, is three cups of flour, two cups of granulated sugar, one cup of milk, four eggs, one cup of butter, and one teaspoon of baking powder.

Cupcakes come in many flavors, such as vanilla, lemon, pumpkin, cranberry, blueberry, taro, chocolate, orange, banana, raspberry, and carrot. And so on. Here are a few popular cupcake flavors. Which one is your favorite?

1. Vanilla.

Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla, which is essential for the production of various advanced western desserts. Fresh vanilla pods are odorless and need to be processed, fermented, dried, and aged to give off a strong flavor.

The vanilla flavor is also popular because it removes the eggy smell and makes cupcakes sweeter and more mellow. Vanilla is also one of the most common flavors found in candies, pastries, beverages, and a variety of sweet foods. In fact, for many people, vanilla is a classic flavor in desserts and candy, so it's no surprise that vanilla cupcakes are so popular.

2. Chocolate.

It can be said that chocolate is everyone's favorite. Many studies have found that chocolate stimulates brain activity and makes you feel happier. When you are feeling down, eating a piece of chocolate, can calm the mood. People all over the world love to eat chocolate, so the taste of chocolate in desserts and candies is very popular.

3. Carrot.

Carrots have been the main ingredient in sweet cakes in Europe since the Middle Ages. Carrots contain more sugar than any other vegetable. Orange carrot cupcakes with sweet white cream cheese frosting taste sweet but not too sweet. And carrots are rich in nutrition and are used to make carrot cupcakes, a healthy way to eat.

4. Red velvet cupcakes.

Red velvet cake has a bright color, which is especially suitable for couples to eat together. Statistics show that red velvet cupcakes regularly outsell all other flavors and even outsell the most popular chocolate and vanilla cupcakes in some cake shops.

5. Peanut butter.

Sugar-free peanut butter has a mild taste and doesn't have much sweetness, so it can be used to make cakes, bread, cookies, and more.

If you're making a peanut butter cupcake with a nutty flavor, then you can choose to top it with peanut butter frosting. For a special flavor, choose banana frosting or honey frosting. The sweet frosting will make the whole cupcake taste even sweeter.

6. Lemon.

The sourness of the lemon can be balanced with the sweetness of the cake, depending on how much lemon is added to the recipe. If you add a little more, the lemon cupcakes won't be as sweet. Lemon cupcakes are yellow, lemon-flavored cakes with light yellow lemon frosting.

If you think the lemon cake and lemon frosting taste too sour together, then you can decorate the lemon cake with cream frosting or add a little extra sugar to the lemon frosting.