Cupcakes have been around since the early 1800s, when American bakers started making small cakes in pottery cups to help them bake faster and more evenly. If cupcakes always catch your eye, BullionMax has a sweet new collectible you’ll love. Right now, you can find the 1.5 oz Proof Colorized Sweet Cupcake Silver 3-Bar Sets available for purchase.

Bar Highlights:

• Comes with a Cupcake Shop-themed presentation box!
• Features three separate 1/2 oz silver bars!
• Bright colorized finish showing three different cupcake designs!
• Limited production of just 500 sets!
• Each bar contains 1/2 Troy oz of .999 pure silver (1.5 Troy oz total).
• Designs show cupcakes in yellow, blue, and red frosting colors.

Each 1.5 oz Proof Colorized Sweet Cupcake Silver 3-Bar Set includes three silver bars, each weighing 1/2 Troy oz and made from .999 pure silver. All three bars are displayed inside a colorful presentation box styled like a classic cupcake shop. These proof bars have frosted details with shiny, mirrored backgrounds to help the designs stand out.

The first known reference to cupcakes appeared in Amelia Simmons’ 1796 cookbook “American Cookery,” describing them as “a cake to be baked in small cups.” Early cupcakes were more about practicality than decoration, often made as simple butter cakes with spices or dried fruits. By the 1820s, the name “cupcake” was widely used, referring either to how they were portioned or to recipes that measured ingredients by cups instead of weight—making baking easier when kitchen scales were hard to come by.

The artwork featured on the silver bars in the 1.5 oz Proof Colorized Sweet Cupcake Silver 3-Bar Set brings three cupcakes to life. These designs look similar to vanilla, blueberry, and red velvet cupcakes, each with colorful frosting to match. The cupcake wrappers are shown in bright silver, adding a shiny contrast to the colorful tops.

If you have any questions when you purchase silver bars or anything else, we’re happy to help. BullionMax customer service is available at 800-729-3202, through our web chat, or by email.