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We all have our favourites

Its been a very busy but productive week here at Threefortea. We've received a lot of queries from caterers, bakers, stylist, food-fundi's, home-goddesses and all-over cupcake folk - so delighted to see that the cupcake culture is as alive as "paptert" in South Africa!

Just to check out that amusing word: fundi
In Swahili it is used for a skilled mechanic & the word umfindisi is a teacher in Nguni... now ThATS AyOBa!!!!

We have a great response on our new coating as well - more about that soon .....

The cupcake evolved in the United States in the 19th century, and it was revolutionary because of the amount of time it saved in the kitchen. There was a shift from weighing out ingredients when baking to measuring out ingredients. According to the Food Timeline Web, food historians have yet to pinpoint exactly where the name of the cupcake originated.

There are two theories:
 the cakes were original cooked in cups
 the ingredients used to make the cupcakes were measured out by the cup.

In the beginning, cupcakes were sometimes called "number" cakes, because they were easy to remember by the measurements of ingredients it took to create them: One cup of butter, two cups of sugar, three cups of flour, four eggs, one cup of milk, and one spoonful of soda. Clearly, cupcakes today have expanded to a wide variety of ingredients, measurements, shapes, and decorations - but this was one of the first recipes for making what we know today as cupcakes.

Cupcakes were convenient because they cooked much quicker than larger cakes. When baking was down in hearth ovens, it would take a long time to bake a cake, and the final product would often be burned. Muffin tins, also called gem pans, were popular around the turn of the 20th century, so people started created cupcakes in tins.
Since their creation, cupcakes have become a pop culture trend in the culinary world. They have spawned dozens of bakeries devoted entirely to them. While chocolate and vanilla remain classic favourites, fancy flavours such as raspberry meringue and espresso fudge can be found on menus. There are cookbooks, blogs, cupcake wrappers and magazines specifically dedicated to cupcakes.

The team of three, Anni, Sanet and Riana, pour years of combined know-how in graphic design, fine arts, catering, culinary art, events planning and business management into the proverbial mixing bowl. The result: wrappers that are as worthy of the culinary catwalk as their international counterparts. As these lovely wrappers are designed both locally and in-house, they are much more affordable – and completely unique in design. Currently Gauteng-based, but expanding to other areas soon!

threefortea wrappers are


• coated on the inside with a non-toxic film to prevent those pesky fatty stains
• acid and chlorine-free
• printed with vegetable inks
• adjustable - easy to assemble
• proudly crafted in South Africa
• not harmful if consumed

available in a variety of designs and styles which are continuously updated (take a peek at our website)

customised table décor

threefortea not only specialises in making teatime treats look as tantalising as they taste – we’re also brimming with ideas on how to turn your table décor into a veritable feast for the eye. Bring us your theme – and we’ll design the eye-catching table décor to match!

turn your incredible edibles into irresistable eye candy -
and your tables into trend-setters!