There is a common conception amongst people that bake that a muffin tin, or best muffin pan, can only be used to create muffins or cupcakes. The idea is that somehow you find a recipe for a muffin, or you find a recipe specifically designed for cupcakes, and you use your muffin tray to execute that’s recipe to perfection.
Of course, there is some truth to this idea. The muffin tray can of course be used to make muffins and cupcakes, and the fact is that these two types of baked goods are incredibly popular, and are sure to put your muffin try to good use.
What people sometimes don’t understand, however, is that you are not simply limited to whatever muffin recipes or cupcake recipes that you can find online or through friends and family. By accepting that you have to specifically use a cupcake recipe, you are in essence limiting yourself and what you can make using your muffin tray, and limiting yourself needlessly in this way is not only a shame, but will hold you back as a baker.
With just her little research you can find all types of ways that you can use your muffin tray that you might not have even considered in the past. There are all types of recipes that would surprise you, and will unlock the full potential of your muffin tray, and open a whole new avenues in which you can cook meals, in addition to all the baking goods that you have in the past.
In this article in particular, however, we are looking at one specific way in which you can unlock the potential of your muffin tray. It is not commonly known, but you can use your muffin tray to cook cupcakes that do not use a specific cupcake recipe, but instead use the standard cake recipes that you have grown to know and love.
If you have a cake recipe that you want to adapt to make cupcakes, there are only a few simple things that you must first know and understand. Once you do, you can bake all your favorite cake recipes, and surprise your friends with sweet delicious cup size treats.
To help you understand this one trick that will let you use all your favorite old cake recipes a new exciting ways, we’ve created a quick guide that will get you baking in no time.
From Cake to Cupcake
Almost everybody that at least speaks a little bit has that favorite cake recipe that they love to break out for all types of special occasions. There are birthday cakes, take to make around the holidays, and even cakes that you use just to enjoy as a special treat on any given week. The trouble with cake is that it can often times be something of a hassle to serve to large groups.
The reason the cupcake is so popular is because it allows you to share your favorite cake recipes in quick, easy to enjoy a little cup size treats that you can decorate and really revel in making.
Many people don’t realize that it is quite simple to adapt their cake recipe in order to make cupcakes, and it only requires one simple quick trick.
All you need to do is look at your existing cake recipe, and then take a look at your muffin tray to determine exactly how you were going to alter this recipe that you already have on hand.
The only difference, and the only confounding factor when adopting this cake recipe to make cupcakes, is the fact that you have to adjust according to the type of muffin tray that you currently have on hand.
Listed below is a quick guide on how to adjust your cake recipe according to the kind of cupcake tray that you have on hand:
If you are making mini cupcakes using the standard cup size associated with mini cupcakes, then you will have to adjust your recipe accordingly. It is typically considered accurate that you will bake your cupcakes for 8 to 10 minutes in the cupcake trays if, and only if you were making mini cupcakes.
What happens if you are making standard cupcakes however? If you are making standard size cupcakes you should typically bake your cupcakes for around 18 to 20 minutes. This time will allow you to make perfectly baked standard cupcakes each and every time.
Wesley combo if you were planning on making jumbo size cupcakes it will require the most time of all simply because it takes longer to cook larger size cupcakes. If your cupcakes are jumbo size you want to bake them from anywhere from 20 to 24 minutes.
Of course, these times will vary somewhat according to the oven that you were using, and even depending on what type of recipe that you were using.
The good news is that you can check the accuracy of these times quite simply using one quick trick. To be sure if your cupcakes are done what you will want to do is insert a toothpick into the center of one of your cupcakes. If the toothpick can be removed cleanly, or with just a few crumbs, then you are ready to go. If, it comes out with batter on it, it would be wise to put them in for a few more minutes so that they can continue to bake.
Perhaps the best news of all about this great trick is that it will reduce the amount of time that you spend making your cakes. Typically baking a cake takes a good long while simply because of its size. By dividing the size of each cake into smaller bits, the cake will cook more quickly, and that is great news if you were trying to get ready for an event before guests arrive. The cupcake frees you up to save time on your baking, so you can spend time doing more of exactly what you love: spending time with friends and loved ones.
Final Thoughts
Now that you can enjoy all your favorite cake recipes in little cup size treats, you should invite your family and friends over to enjoy. Perhaps the best part of baking, after all, is sharing it with the people that are special to you. You can even invite your friends over a little bit early, and allow them to decorate their very own cupcake for themselves. Of course, there is always the option of enjoying all your cupcakes for yourself!
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