Sex and the City first aired in 1998, and the wildly popular show inspired many trends, including cupcakes. Our obsession with these lavishly iced bakes had already started, but an episode where Miranda munches on a cupcake from Magnolia Cupcakes in New York City undoubtedly turned them into a worldwide obsession. The early 2000s saw artisan cupcake shops popping up in cities all over the globe, and they remained the fashionable treat of choice for many years after.

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