Differences in raw materials
The ingredients in muffins and cupcakes are different. Muffin is made from flour, milk and eggs. While the basic ingredients of cupcakes include butter and basic cake ingredients and have a high amount of sugar. Actually, in this section, the sugar and butter used in the preparation of these two foods are the main difference factors. Because muffins have less sugar than cupcakes and vegetable oils are used to make them.
The difference in dough
Cupcakes and muffins are also different from each other in terms of dough. Cupcake batter is much smoother and softer than muffin. In fact, to produce cupcakes, they mix butter and sugar to get a soft and fluffy dough. But muffin batter is much thicker. Thicker dough in muffins makes this product different from cupcakes in terms of density. In fact, muffins have a higher density than cupcakes.
Difference in texture
These two foods are also different in texture. The texture of the cupcake is very soft and this food never becomes crunchy or dense. Opposite red, muffin is different from cupcake in this respect. In fact, the muffin has a dense and firm texture.
Difference in storage and serving
Muffins can be stored and served hot and cold. But on the other hand, this is not the case and cupcakes can only be kept in the refrigerator and served cold.
Differences in size and shape
Normally, muffins have larger dimensions than cupcakes and after baking, they slightly come out of the mold and become mushroomy. If the cupcakes usually do not rise above the edge of the mold or paper.