I was just wondering what is the difference between muffins and cupcakes after blogging about the both of them.
In fact, if you were to ask me about the difference between a cupcake and a muffin, I would conclude that the proportion of the ingredients used in each cake is different; the texture is different, the sweetness content is different and the appearance is also different.
Generally, you will find muffins mostly in cafes. They are best eaten warm with butter and a cup of cuppa.
As for cupcakes, they are more fanciful and sweeter, mainly top with decorations and colourful frosting.
Let’s talk about the ingredients:
- They both uses same type of ingredients namely: butter, sugar, eggs, milk, flour and vanilla essence.
- Both require oven to bake
- The difference lies in the proportion of the ingredients in each cake.
- Muffins would require more air incorporated into the mixture for it to rise nicely. Baking powder is commonly used.
- More milk/liquid is also used in muffins to give a denser (heavier) texture.
- If you were to notice, muffins require twice the flour and lesser sugar content than cupcakes.
Cupcakes Ingredients:
100g Flour
75g Sugar
75g Butter
1 Egg
1-2 tbsp Fresh Milk
1 tsp Vanilla Essence
Muffins Ingredients (makes around 6 muffins):
200g Flour
50g Sugar
75g Butter
1 Egg
100-150ml Fresh Milk
1 tsp Vanilla Essence
1 tsp Baking Powder
