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Can the dunkers rediscover the creativity that compelled Blake Griffin to jump over a car, Gerald Green to blow out a cupcake candle on the rim, Dwight Howard to put on a cape and Vince Carter to stick his whole arm in the hoop?
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Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
This cupcake recipe is too cute for your Fat Tuesday party.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
By the time Lindsay was ready for the road trip, her car was loaded to the roof with king cakes, cookies, brownies, cupcakes, and a Praline king cake challah.
—Lindsay Baach Friedmann, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
In addition to flowers, stores are offering customizable gifts like cupcake bouquets and balloon arrangements.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
This cupcake recipe is too cute for your Fat Tuesday party.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
By the time Lindsay was ready for the road trip, her car was loaded to the roof with king cakes, cookies, brownies, cupcakes, and a Praline king cake challah.
—Lindsay Baach Friedmann, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
In addition to flowers, stores are offering customizable gifts like cupcake bouquets and balloon arrangements.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Cupcake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cupcake. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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cupcake
noun
cup·cake
ˈkəp-ˌkāk 
: a small cake baked in a cup-shaped mold
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