Cake:
Cake is a dessert which is baked with ingredients such as flour, sugar, eggs, butter and oil. Cakes can be found in various flavors. It is sweet in taste.
Muffin:
Muffins are the baked breads usually small and sweet with round bases and rounded tops. It is mostly served with tea as breakfast.
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| Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com) |
An item of soft sweet food made from a mixture of flour, fat, eggs, sugar, and other ingredients, baked and sometimes iced or decorated | A small domed spongy cake made with eggs and baking powder |
| Synonyms | Harden, pastry, mass, crust, coagulate, clot | Dough, baguette, crescent roll, bread, bialy |
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| History | The term “cake” has a long history. The word itself is of Viking origin, from the Old Norse word “kaka”. | Muffin’ usually meant a breadlike product (sometimes simply made from whatever bread dough was available), as opposed to the more pancake-like crumpets.Muffins were most popular during the 19th century, when muffin men traversed the town streets at teatime, ringing their bells. |
| Word origin | The word cake was originated from Middle English (denoting a small flat bread roll): of Scandinavian origin; related to Swedish kaka and Danish kage. | The word muffin was originated from Early 18th century: of unknown origin. |
| Served | Cakes are the favorite dessert choice. | Muffins are served for breakfast. |
| Frosting | Cakes can have frosting on top. | No frosting on top but can be glazed. |
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| Made of | Cakes are made from various combinations of refined flour, some form of shortening, sweetening, eggs, milk, leavening agent, and flavoring. | Muffins can be made with a variety of flours and often contains fruits and nuts. |
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