Cupcakes and Diet

by Blanca Scully
(Paris, France)

My name is Blanca. I'm 14 and I love Baking. Yesterday, I was looking for an Icing Recipe and I am so glad that I found your Website. I spent most of my afternoon copying your recipes onto my "Recipe Book"! I haven't actually tried any of them yet because I'm on a diet... But I can't wait! I have a question, though. How many calories are in a Cupcake including its Icing? Is it really bad if I eat one? Anyway, they all look so great! I get hungry whenever I visit your Website! I guess I just wanted to thank you for this Website and tell you that you've done an amazing job creating it. It's wonderful. My GodFather has been feeling down, lately and I have been looking for something to cheer him up, and thanks to you, I found it! You are, I am sure, a Life Saver for many girls and women! So thank you, again. Your Website is, I think by far, my Favorite!
Blanca.


Hi Blanca
Thanks very much for your nice comments about my website. The number of calories in a cupcake is difficult to gauge as it depends on the size of the cupcake and the flavors used. A chocolate mud cupcake with lots of melted chocolate will obviously have more calories than a carrot cupcake or a plain vanilla cupcake. In a large cupcake there is usually about 200-250 calories. Like most things, cupcakes are not bad if eaten in moderation.

Enjoy eating cupcakes but just don't make them your main food group!

Louise, webmaster