cupcake
der Cupcake, die Cupcakes
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cupcake
A small cake, usually baked in a paper liner and often decorated with frosting or icing.
Auf dem Tisch stand für jedes Kind ein bunt verzierter Cupcake.
There was a colorfully decorated cupcake on the table for each child.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Cupcakes |
| genitive | des Cupcakes |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Cupcake | die Cupcakes |
| accusative | den Cupcake | die Cupcakes |
| dative | dem Cupcake | den Cupcakes |
| genitive | des Cupcakes | der Cupcakes |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Cupcake' (cupcake) is often used with verbs such as 'backen' (to bake), 'verzieren' (to decorate), 'bestellen' (to order), and 'servieren' (to serve). It is also common to specify the flavor, for example 'Schokoladen-Cupcake' (chocolate cupcake), 'Vanille-Cupcake' (vanilla cupcake), or 'Zitronen-Cupcake' (lemon cupcake).
Für den Geburtstag backt Mara zwölf Schokoladen-Cupcakes.
Mara is baking twelve chocolate cupcakes for the birthday party.
Im Café bestellte er einen Zitronen-Cupcake.
He ordered a lemon cupcake at the café.
With 'Cupcake' (cupcake), people often describe exactly what the top is decorated with. Typical collocations refer to frosting, icing, sprinkles, or fruit.
Die Cupcakes sind mit einer bunten Creme und Schokoladenstreuseln verziert.
The cupcakes are decorated with colorful frosting and chocolate sprinkles.
The word appears particularly often in recipes, in bakeries, and at birthday parties. Words such as 'Teig' (batter), 'Förmchen' (baking liner or small mold), 'Backen' (baking), and 'Dekoration' (decoration) help you quickly recognize 'Cupcake' (cupcake) in context.
Im Rezept steht, dass die Cupcakes zuerst abkühlen müssen, bevor man sie dekoriert.
The recipe says that the cupcakes need to cool down before you decorate them.
