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Vermont Cupcakes Cottage Food Labels

Vermont's required disclosure statement added automatically. Ingredient lists for cupcakes built from Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Ghirardelli and more.

Here's What Your Label Will Look Like

Add the cupcakes products you use, and Quickly Cottage builds the ingredient list, detects allergens, and adds Vermont's required disclosure automatically.

Product

Vanilla Frosted Cupcakes

Ingredients

Yellow Cake Mix Betty Crocker
Creamy White Frosting Betty Crocker
Large Eggs
Vegetable Oil

Vanilla Frosted Cupcakes

Net Wt: 8 oz (227g)

Sunflower Home Bakery

412 Maple Ave, Springfield, VT

Ingredients:

Enriched Flour Bleached (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sugar, Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Palm Oil, Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Corn Starch, Eggs, Soybean Oil, Water, Propylene Glycol Mono and Diesters, Salt, Monoglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Dicalcium Phosphate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Citric Acid, Yellow 5, Yellow 6.

Contains:

Wheat Eggs

Made in a home kitchen not inspected by the Vermont Department of Health.

What Every Vermont Label Needs

Every cottage food product sold in Vermont, including cupcakes, needs a label with the following.

  • All 9 FDA major allergens present
  • Complete ingredient list, in descending order by weight
  • Business name
  • Business address
  • Product name
  • Net weight
  • "Not inspected" disclosure statement

Required Label Disclosure

Made in a home kitchen not inspected by the Vermont Department of Health.

Added to every cupcakes label automatically, exactly as required.

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Common Allergens in Cupcakes

These are the FDA major allergens most often found in cupcakes — the exact list depends on the specific brands and ingredients you use.

  • Wheat
  • Eggs

Quickly Cottage detects all 9 FDA major allergens automatically from your ingredient list, not just these common ones.

Where You Can Sell in Vermont

Vermont permits cottage food sales at the following venues.

Direct from your home

Farmers markets

Online sales

Annual Sales Cap

$30,000

Gross receipts. Act 42 (July 1, 2025) set this $30,000 exemption, replacing the prior weekly threshold.

Permit & Registration

No permit or registration required

No permit, license, or registration is required to sell cottage food in Vermont.

Frequently asked questions

What goes on a cupcakes label in Vermont?

A Vermont cupcakes label needs the product name, a complete ingredient list in descending order by weight, all FDA major allergens present, net weight, your business name and address, and Vermont's required disclosure: "Made in a home kitchen not inspected by the Vermont Department of Health." Quickly Cottage builds all of this automatically.

What allergens are common in cupcakes?

Cupcakes typically contain: Wheat and Eggs. Quickly Cottage detects these automatically from the specific ingredients and brands you use.

Do I need to list sub-ingredients from a packaged mix on my Vermont cupcakes label?

Yes. This is an FDA labeling rule that applies in Vermont and every other state. If you use a branded cake mix, frosting, or coating, its sub-ingredients must appear on your label. Quickly Cottage expands these automatically.

What is Vermont's required disclosure statement for cottage food labels?

Vermont requires this exact language on every cottage food label: "Made in a home kitchen not inspected by the Vermont Department of Health." Quickly Cottage adds it automatically to every cupcakes label.

Can I sell cupcakes at a Vermont farmers market?

Yes — Vermont's cottage food law permits sales at farmers markets. Your label still needs to meet all Vermont requirements, including the disclosure statement.

What is the annual cottage food sales cap in Vermont?

Vermont's cottage food annual sales cap is: $30,000 gross revenue.

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