History of Cupcakes

The term "cupcake" is coined.

Jan 1, 1828

The word "cupcake" was first used in Eliza Leslie's cookbook "Receipts" in 1828,

Hostess sells their CupCakes

Jan 1, 1919

Hostess first started selling their signature CupCakes in 1919. They got their signature swirls on top in 1950. The variation Golden Cup Cakes were created in 1999,

Hey Cupcake! opens in Austin

Jan 1, 2007

Hey Cupcake! started selling their sweets in 2007,

Toot Sweet Cupcakes opens

Apr 27, 2008

Bakery opens

Polkadots Cupcake Factory opens

Jun 1, 2008

Polkadots Cupcake Factory opened in West campus in June 2008

Sugar Mama's Bakeshop opens

Aug 23, 2008

Sugar Mama's Bakeshop opened its doors on August 23, 2008.

Lick It Bite It or Both opens

Mar 9, 2010

Lick It Bite it Or Both opened its doors in March 2010 on Burnet Road.