I am currently no longer speaking to my office-mate. He has crossed the line. He argues that cupcakes and muffins are one in the same, with the exception that cupcakes have some sort of frosting/icing (crumbles need not apply). I cannot work like this.

While I agree, that we can make snap judgements based solely on the presence or absence of frosting, there is an underlying chemical difference in the recipes themselves. However, there is such a wide variety of preparation methods that confound this clear distinction.

For a much more concise definition, there is a wonderful write up on stack-exchange:

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I took this to twitter to the only bakery I would trust to make this call.

With any luck, we will hear back and settle this once and for all.