YOU SAID:
i ate twelve cupcakes
INTO JAPANESE
私は12個のカップケーキを食べました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I ate 12 cupcakes
INTO JAPANESE
カップケーキを12個食べました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Ate 12 cupcakes
INTO JAPANESE
12個のカップケーキを食べた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Ate 12 cupcakes
That didn't even make that much sense in English.