Tomorrow is National Chocolate Cupcake Day - you are likely to want to celebrate this one! So to celebrate this incredibly fabulous day, I'm sharing with you a recipe for chocolate cupcakes! Just follow this link and you'll find what looks like an amazing recipe! And, along with the recipe, how about some fun chocolate cupcake fun facts - did you know . . .
- In 1796 American Cookery by Amelia Simmons is published with the first recorded recipe for a cake to be baked "in small cups."
- Countless research has been conducted on the health benefits of chocolate, and over the years, the treat has been thought to be associated with lower risk of heart disease, improved mental performance, and lower risk of stroke.
- The largest cupcake was made in the year 2009. It had two million calories, was 4 feet tall, weighed 1224 pounds, and had a ten-foot breath.
- The people of England prefer to call cupcakes by another name— fairy cakes! They believe it is the right size for a group of fairies.
- An average adult living in the United States is believed to consume at least one cupcake per day.
- Winston Churchill started the act of icing cupcakes as they were previously covered in lard.
- There is a record for eating the most cupcakes, and it’s 29 cupcakes in 30 seconds. That’s about one second for each cupcake.
So gather the children you love, make chocolate cupcakes, and I'd say, "Enjoy", but clearly it is obvious you will!
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