Jacky+J.

MAKING MY MARK:
=VANILLA CUPCAKES!!!=

**A little bit about my topic and why i chose it…..**
Vanilla cupcakes have been around for quite a while. According to dictionary.com cupcakes are: = = = "a small cake, the size of an individual portion, baked in a cup-shaped mold." =

Using my words a cupcake is a small version of a cake. that is shaped like a cup, thats why they are called cupcakes. There are different flavors of cupcakes like vanilla, white, chocolate, lemon, strawberry, and many other flavors. Am more interested in making vanilla cupcakes.

Some people like to use cupcakes for parties instead of cakes and some just have them for treats. Some people decorte their cupcakes with lots of cool things and some just leave them plain. Am interested in decorting my vanilla cupcakes. I want to be an expert at doing vanilla cupcakes because I want to make them for my family and I.

THE QUESTIONS MY RESEARCH ANSWERED ARE:
1. How to make the frosting? 2. How to make the vanilla cupcakes? 3. How many degrees does it need to make the cupcakes? 4.What ingredients does the cupcakes need? 5.What is the process for making them? 6.What type of frosting do they put? 7.What do i need to make the cupcakes? 8.Who invented the cupcakes?

9.Is there a cupcake day?

= = =Annotated Bibliography= Vanilla Cupcakes.

"National Vanilla Cupcake Day."//mahalo.com.//mahalo.com.2007-2011,Web.4May2011.

The main purpose of this website is to explain National Vanilla Cupcake Day. This site was published by mahalo.com. This webpage explains the celebration and the history of vanilla cupcakes. From this webpage I learned that there is a National Vanilla Cupcake Day and that its celebrated on November the 10.

"Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe."//joy of baking.com//.iFoodMediaLLC.1997-2011Web.2May2011.

The main purpose of this website is to show the recipe of vanilla cupcakes. The website is created by people and published by iFoodMediaLLC. The webpage tells what ingredients are needed and the steps of making vanilla cupcakes. The recipe show exactly how much is needed of everything. This page really told me a lot about my topic. By reading this I Iearned how to make a buttercream frosting and how to make vanilla cupcakes.

"Who invented cupcakes?."//ask.com.//ask.com.2011,Web.24May2011.

The main purpose of this website is to tell people about who invented cupcakes. This website is created by people that have an answer. The webpage doesnt exactly tell you who invented cupcakes cause no one relly knows, but it does tell you when the first cupcake recipe was published. Am still not so sure to believe this information because anyone can put the answer to a question.

**VOCABULARY THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND MY TOPIC:**

 * **Cupcakes:a small cake, the size of an individual portion,baked in a cup-shape mold**
 * Frosting: **a sweet mixture, cooked or uncooked, for coating or fillingcakes, cookies, and __[|the] __ like; icing **


 * MAIN TALKING PIONTS** //(a draft only)//


 * **My name is Jacky Jimenez.**
 * **My topic vanilla cupcakes.**
 * **Definition of cupcakes.**
 * **National vanilla cupcakes day.**
 * **Who invented cupcakes.**
 * **Recipe of vanilla cupcakes.**
 * **What cupcakes are used for.**

APRIL 27, 2011

Today i searched for my topic, vanilla cupcakes.

This is what i found:

[|Recipe for vanilla cupcakes]

This answered 7 of my questions: How to make the frosting? How to make the vanilla cupcakes? How many degrees does it need to make the cupcakes? What ingredients does the cupcakes need? What is the process for making them? What type of frosting do they put? What do i need to make the cupcakes?

This linked helped me because it answered most of my questions.

MAY 2, 2011 In this source i found one of my questions. Who invented the cupcakes?

[|Invented]

This linked help me answer my question.

MAY 6,2011

This source answered my question, Is there a cupcake day?

[|national vanilla cupcake day]

This gave me enough information to answer my question.