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Washington Cupcakes Cottage Food Labels

Washington'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 Washington'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

Permit #CF-10293

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 THAT HAS NOT BEEN SUBJECT TO STANDARD INSPECTION CRITERIA.

What Every Washington Label Needs

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

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

Required Label Disclosure

MADE IN A HOME KITCHEN THAT HAS NOT BEEN SUBJECT TO STANDARD INSPECTION CRITERIA.

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 Washington

Washington permits cottage food sales at the following venues.

Direct from your home

Farmers markets

Annual Sales Cap

$35,000

Gross annual revenue from all cottage food sales.

Permit & Registration

A permit or registration is required

Requires a $355 permit (2-year term), mandatory home kitchen inspection, business plan, and individual label approval from WSDA.

Frequently asked questions

What goes on a cupcakes label in Washington?

A Washington 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 Washington's required disclosure: "MADE IN A HOME KITCHEN THAT HAS NOT BEEN SUBJECT TO STANDARD INSPECTION CRITERIA." 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 Washington cupcakes label?

Yes. This is an FDA labeling rule that applies in Washington 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 Washington's required disclosure statement for cottage food labels?

Washington requires this exact language on every cottage food label: "MADE IN A HOME KITCHEN THAT HAS NOT BEEN SUBJECT TO STANDARD INSPECTION CRITERIA." Quickly Cottage adds it automatically to every cupcakes label.

Can I sell cupcakes at a Washington farmers market?

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

What is the annual cottage food sales cap in Washington?

Washington's cottage food annual sales cap is: $35,000 gross revenue.

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