History of Cupcakes: The time before cupcake liners and molds were invented, people used to bake these desserts in small cup-shaped pottery bowls called "ramekins". Some people also used tea cups and other household ceramics mugs. How did the name Cupcake Originate? The term of a cupcake was officially used in a recipe book by Eliza Leslie's in 1828. In the start of the 19th century, a homemaker and a cook, Eliza Leslie wrote many cookbooks that got...