Cupcakes are a favorite for children and adults. Mini individual cakes with delicious icing can bring a smile to any one’s face. If you enjoy baking cupcakes but need advice for baking and icing the perfect cupcake, we have amazing tips for you!
- When pouring batter into cupcake liners, two-thirds full is best: If you overfill, batter could spill over.
- An ice cream scoop is the pros’ tool of choice when it comes to portioning out batter for cupcakes. Spray the scoop with nonstick cooking spray so the batter will pour out easily.
- If you don’t fill all of the spots in a cupcake tin with batter, fill the empty spots with water: It will help the cupcakes bake evenly.
- Cupcakes follow the same rules for frosting as regular cakes: Let them cool completely before attempting to frost. The last thing you want is for the icing to melt and slide off the tops.
- To decorate the top of a cupcake with a swirl of frosting, simply place frosting in a freezer-weight resealable plastic bag, snip off a corner and twirl.
- To create a spiky look, frost the cupcake completely, then tap the top with a spoon to pull spikes of frosting up all over the top.
- When the cupcakes are cool, frost the tops all the way to the edge if you aren’t serving them immediately: The icing keeps them fresh and moist.
- An elegant and easy way to decorate any cupcake is to roll the edge in either a contrasting sprinkle or a matching sprinkle or crystal sugar.
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