National Cupcake Lovers Day and Six Birthday Cupcakes

Today has been National Cupcake Lovers Day.

Notice it isn’t National Cupcake Day. It is National Cupcake Lovers Day, making it just as much about the people who enjoy cupcakes as the cupcakes themselves.

For this one, I made a slight departure from my usual Food From Bag To Background approach.

Instead of removing the cupcakes from their packaging, I photographed them exactly as they came from the grocery store in their clear plastic container. Sometimes the packaging is part of the story.

The cupcake has been around for more than 200 years. Early recipes appeared in American cookbooks in the late 1700s and early 1800s, and by the mid-19th century the name “cupcake” had become common. Some historians believe the name came from cakes baked in individual cups, while others point to recipes that measured ingredients by the cup rather than by weight.

These Birthday Cupcakes caught my attention because of their bright blue and white frosting and colorful sprinkles. I thought they would photograph really nicely.

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