Cupcakes and muffins are a perfect baked treat that everyone loves. In this article you can find various recipes of cupcakes and muffins that you can easily bake in your home. These recipes can be made by an experienced bakes or a beginner baker. 

There is a slight difference in cupcakes and muffins. Muffins can be sweet or savoury and can be eaten for breakfast or a snack in between meals. It usually has a coarser crumb than a cupcake and is not very sweet. The muffin batter is usually mixed in a slightly different manner than how we mix a up cake batter. Usually the wet ingredients are mixed in one bowl and then the dry ingredients are mixed in another bowl. Finally the wet ingredients are mixed with the dry ingredients till combined. 

Some of the common flours used to make muffins are all purpose flour, whole wheat flour and multigrain flours. Dried fruits and nuts are also commonly used. Muffins are wholesome and perfect for breakfast or a snack in between meals. Banana Chia Seeds Muesli Muffin Recipe, Eggless Whole Wheat Apple Muffins Recipe, Carrot And Apple Muffins Recipe are some Muffin recipes which are filling and uses various healthy ingredients to give you the right start to a day.  

Cupcakes on the other hand is a mini cake baked in a small paper cup. Sometimes a cup cake is topped with an icing or glaze. Muffins are never iced. Cupcakes are usually served as a dessert. Cupcakes are lighter in texture than a muffin. Chocolate Cupcakes with Irish Cream Frosting, Whole Wheat Fruit and Nut Cupcake Recipe, Eggless Dark Chocolate Cupcake Recipe are popular cupcake recipes which are enjoyed by one and all.

Cupcakes and muffins come as a saviour as an after school snack for kids or an office snack and they can be baked and stored for a few days. 

So go ahead and get your apron on and bake these delicious recipes and enjoy. 

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Muffin Recipes