cup cakes!!!

kidcurry

I bake my fairy cakes in muffin tins - the deep ones, but I use normal cake cases - this gives the small cake, but with a deeper and more uniform shape.

If you ice them, you can get it to fill the top then, like cupcakes.

kidcurry

Gangstabird wrote: »

Are we talking muffins here or fairy cakes. I always get confused with this as in the US muffins are cupcakes??

Muffins are muffins, wherever you are, but fairy cakes in the UK are probably cupcakes in the US?

floyd

Yep, agree with you kidcurry. Muffins are muffins both sides of the pond, they contain less sugar and aren't whisked to incorporate air. The difference between fairy and cupcakes is the size, cupcakes are made using a fairy cake batter sometimes with a touch more baking powder and baked in muffin cases in a muffin pan.

jinny

Ive been asked to make cupcakes for a work do and was wondering the best way to transport them. I know lakeland do a box you can carry them in but trying to avoid spending money. Also people will want to take one home so how could I make single little carriers as well.

shegha

I have purchased a plastic cup cake arrier which carrys 36, it was costly.
How about placing them back into to tins to transport, or even shallow jam tart tins just to steady them.

floyd

I transport mine in large foil takeaway containers. Costco sell packs of approx 6 or 8 for a few quid and they fit a dozen in nicely. Post 19 of this thread shows them in the tray, there is a cardboard lid that is held on by the folded edge of the foil tray http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=216746&highlight=cupcakes

Single carriers can be made fairly easily with a craft knife and some cardboard, just try making a template first. I think something like this in card would be fairly easy, just depends how many you are making http://www.cakescookiesandcraftsshop.co.uk/acatalog/Clear-Acetate-Cake-Box-9-x-11-cm.html

pinkie_pie

Hi I've looked through the collection threads but can't see what I'm looking for, I want to bake cupcakes like the ever so cutesy oldfashioned sort! Any recipes please?

DON79

http://www.styleathome.com/food-and-entertaining/recipes/recipe-double-fudge-chocolate-cupcakes/a/20192 - these look really yummy!

but this may be more the style you were thinking of??

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/old-fashioned-cupcakes-recipe/index.html

ginnyknit

Always remember the frosting hides a multitude of sins, so the cakes can be less than perfect shape under it!

Pink.

Hi snowedunderitall,

There's a thread with lots of recipes for cupcakes and advice on making them that should help so I've added your thread to it to keep the replies together.

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