Originally Posted by
Traveltalker
The Starbuck/Dunkin Donuts concept is part of the reason that we have so much obesity in our country. Sad to see in the kids.
This is so true.
Most of the cakes I've ever seen were just "cake", with frosting. My guess is that since muffins don't usually have frosting, they have less sugar. And muffins often carry extra ingredients that could be healthy - such as fruit, nuts, or bran.
So maybe the original muffin plan was a way for moms to get some fruit, nuts, or fiber into their kids. Without the frosting.