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Questions tagged [cupcakes]

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Adjusting baking time and temp for small cupcakes?

Is there a good rule of thumb for adjusting temp and time when using batter from a cake recipe in cupcakes, especially very small bite size cupcakes? I will be using a gingerbread cake batter that was meant for a bundt pan but will be using small…
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Help on understanding frosting

A couple of disclaimers: I know there are a number of websites already devoted to this; I needed to ask for clarification because the info out there does not help me understand how they taste Apologies if this seems like a list question (which may…
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12 count versus 24 count cupcake pan

I have a commercial oven, 2 to be exact, each one can hold 10 dozen standard size cupcakes at one time. My question is this, would I be better off using the regular 12 count muffin pans or going with the 24 count muffin pans? Do they still bake…
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How to convert cook time and temp from 9" round cake pans to standard cupcakes?

I am making carrot cake "cupcakes" from a recipe meant for round 9" cake pans (3 layers, if that matters). The cake pans are supposed to cook 25-30 min at 350. How should I cook the cupcakes? Thanks!
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How do I make cake batter from scratch without butter?

I need to make a cake, but I don't have butter, I could go buy some, but I don't have time because i need to do this cake right now and finish it in an hour so i can give it to someone.
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Why did my eggless cup cake prepared with condensed milk get charred in a convection microwave?

We have prepared the eggless cupcake with condensed milk. We have used convection mode in microwave. Preheated to 200C and then baked the cake for 10 mins. It started off nicely, but at 10th min, we got the charred cake. What could be the problem…
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Cream cheese cupcake icing too sour

How can I cut out the sour taste a bit and make it sweeter? Overall the icing tastes good, I'd just like to tweak it a bit. The recipe I used contains: 2 8-oz packages cream cheese, at room temperature 8 Tbsp. (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room…
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Muffin casing anomaly: detachment

Preface: This relate to cupcakes, too. Also, by "casing," I'm referring to the paper wrapper that surrounds the base of the muffin and/or cupcake. For example, this is the one I use. Lastly, there is plenty of info out there of how to avoid casing…
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