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RogerBW
RogerBW
Sun, Jun 16, 2013 9:09am

Well, that’s one way to stop people pinching the guests’ nibbles…

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althea
althea
Sun, Jun 16, 2013 10:28am

Coincidentally, I was just yesterday wondering what cupcakes are called in Britain. The current craze for them here has made the name and form known far and wide, but would our configuration of cakelet + swirly frosting translate as fairy cake, or keep its name? Gosh.

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MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
reply to  althea
Sun, Jun 16, 2013 5:42pm

I’ve never heard them called anything but cupcakes.

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