“Bagels are to donuts as muffins are to cupcakes”

“Bagels are to donuts/doughnuts as muffins are to cupcakes” is a saying that has been printed on an image. “Muffins > cupcakes. Bagels > doughnuts” was posted on Twitter on January 6, 2008.
 
“Bagels are to doughnuts what muffins are to cupcakes” was posted on Twitter on July 2, 2011. “Bagels are to donuts as muffins are to cupcakes” was posted on Twitter on September 5, 2011.
 
     
Twitter
(((RIP America)))‏
@Flyswatter
Muffins > cupcakes. Bagels > doughnuts.
6:07 PM - 6 Jan 2008
 
Twitter
🥞Robert Sosin 🥞‏
@ChompyDuchamp
Muffins : Cupcakes ::
Bagels : Donuts ::
Pancakes : Cakes ::
Quiche : Pies ::
DESSERT = BREAKFAST + SUGAR
11:20 PM - 16 Dec 2009
     
Twitter 
beauman‏
@BDH_88
bagels are like healthy donuts. muffins are like healthy cupcakes.
2:27 AM - 7 Jun 2010
   
Twitter
Courtney Rachel‏
@Crtnyrachel
What if cupcakes are just candy muffins and donuts are just sugared bagels.
11:07 AM - 14 Sep 2010
 
Twitter
Tom Brent‏
@TOMBTHEMUSICIAN
Cupcakes are to muffins, as donuts are to bagels.
3:27 PM - 11 Mar 2011
 
Twitter
Sarah Tucker‏
@TweetleJuicee
@LittleNettab muffins are to cupcakes as bagels are to donuts
7:43 PM - 2 Jun 2011
 
Twitter
Mary Smith‏
@wutzacatloaf
Bagels are to doughnuts what muffins are to cupcakes.
11:58 AM - 2 Jul 2011
 
Twitter
Barbaedos‏
@Tri_love03
Bagels are to donuts as muffins are to cupcakes
9:56 AM - 5 Sep 2011
 
Reddit—StonerPhilosophy
Bagels are to donuts as muffins are to cupcakes. (self.StonerPhilosophy)
submitted August 6, 2014 by Gizmo9682
Think about it. A bagel is just the more bland incarnation of a doughnut, and the same is true about cupcakes and muffins.
ALSO: cupcakes and donuts are also more decorated than muffins and bagels.
 
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
Muffins are to cupcakes what bagels are to donuts
submitted August 29, 2015 by Gimbeam
 
Twitter
Papa Arch(Ty) ✨‏
@archertyler278
“Bagels are to donuts what muffins are to cupcakes.”-Duncan Harris
5:46 PM - 17 Aug 2016
 
Twitter
Sadeen‏
@sadeenabusir
Relevant shower thoughts pt. 2: if donuts without icing are bagels, does that mean cupcakes without frosting are muffins?
2:47 AM - 27 Jun 2017
 
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
Bagels are to donuts, as muffins are to cupcakes.
submitted August 7, 2017 by N013