American Cookery by Amelia Simmons is published with the first recorded recipe for a cake to be baked "in small cups."
Eliza Leslie coins the term "cupcake" in her cookbook Receipts.
Sex and the City features Magnolia Bakery in Manhattan, sparking a mid-00's "cupcake trend."
Sprinkles opens up the first ever cupcake ATM in Beverly Hills, giving Angelenos what they need most: chocolate cupcakes on demand.