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• n  small cake baked in a muffin tin

• How far can one TV chef go on weapons-grade perkiness and 30-minute meals? Cupcake Nation Joel Stein says there's nothing inherently wrong with the cupcake.
• It seems only yesterday that Helen Gurley Brown told Cosmopolitan readers: "You've got to make yourself more cupcakeable all the time so that you're a better cupcake to be.
• There's nothing inherently wrong with the cupcake.

News & Articles

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• Crème Cupcake goes to 'Cupcake Wars'
  Des Moines' Crème Cupcake + Dessert is at war. Owner Christina Moffatt confirmed that her bakery is one of four competing on the Food Network show Cupcake Wars. Honest to God, it's the craziest thing I've ever done - even crazier than I expected, Moffatt said.
  June 11, 2013 - The Des Moines Register
• CUPCAKE STARS: Local Bakery Featured On National Show
  A local bakery will be featured on a national TV show this month. Crème Cupcake and Dessert owner Christina Moffatt...
  June 11, 2013 - WHO-TV 13 Des Moines
• OKC cupcake shop wins competition on Food Network
  OKLAHOMA CITY – The owner of Oklahoma City’s own cupcake bakery Green Goodies took the win on Sunday’s episode of...
  June 11, 2013 - Oklahoma's NewsChannel 4

Quotes

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• Duff Goldman in Earthtimes
  What better way to fight hunger than a cupcake the size of a Shetland Pony? We are really excited to be a part of this event for Great American Bake Sale,said Goldman.
• Dwight Howard in ESPN
  At first I thought he was going to take the cupcake, eat it and then dunk it,Howard said. "I thought he would have won with that."
• Rick Stansbury in DawgsBite.com
  I'm proud to get the win against a very good Charlotte team,Coach Rick Stansbury said. "Our biggest challenge was making sure our kids understood coming off two tough losses we don't have a chance to recover against a cupcake."