i LOVE these cups! they're so cute. and now i have the chance to use them as cupcake gifts for my sister's wedding guests.
but i'm not sure if they're officially safe for baking in. i've researched online and it seems some people bake directly in them, some just put the cupcake in them after baking, some bloggers are telling people to get the wilton ones (which i thought were officially unsafe for oven use), and other bloggers have mentioned their cups are the SOLO brand but i'm not sure if they actually checked if they were safe or not before they recommended them to their readers.
so can somebody please tell me whether the paper souffle cups they use have officially been deemed safe for oven use, and what brand they are? i'm not in USA so please note the brand name so i can try to track down a local supplier. I have only found 1 place that sells the 3.25 oz SOLO branded cups. The storeperson wasn't very helpful, but they did tell me the cups have a PET lining? is this safe?
my husband works for the largest paper company, and has let me use some of his samples of these to check how they do...they work beautifully. i use a size 20 ice cream scoop and put one or one and a half scoops in the cup...i think he said it's a 5 oz or 8 oz. i just put the cups on a baking sheet, they cook for about 25 minutes, i pull them directly out and put them on a cooling rack. they're cool in about 30 mins or so, i put a fancy swirl of icing on the top, snap on the appropriate domed lid, and i have a beautiful presentation that is covered and self contained. i even added some of those little tasting spoons for one batch of samples. customers love them because they look much more high end, and you can very easily put cupcakes "wrappers" on them to match a theme.
as for a vendor, i would have that same issue myself if i decided to use these full time. my husband could not help me, since he only deals with customers who buy over 1000 cases at a time...however, sysco should be able to help you order with the company (international paper)
by the way, one of my husbands national accounts is getting ready to use these cups for a new promotion...however, i think they're dropping teh cupcake with it's liner down into the souffle cup, not baking directly in it like i did.
i just found this snippet of info about the cups
http://www.solocupeurope.co.uk/product.asp?prod_id=soufflecupspaper
it says they aren't microwaveable. so does that mean you can't use them in the oven then?
I used the Wilton version at the weekend, and although they look really nice (better than the fluted muffin/cupcake liners), they were difficult to get the actual cupcake out of them! I'm sure there must be a trick, but my bride and groom today told me they were really difficult to eat (which was frustrating as they were so delicious)!
I used the Wilton version at the weekend, and although they look really nice (better than the fluted muffin/cupcake liners), they were difficult to get the actual cupcake out of them! I'm sure there must be a trick, but my bride and groom today told me they were really difficult to eat (which was frustrating as they were so delicious)!
this is apparently the trick to opening them
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aranandjennie/214506983/
hth
also the wilton ones are "not intended for baking" due to the lining on the inside of the cups melting or something.
http://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?id=3E315459-475A-BAC0-584733D0E13452B6
If it is called a souffle cup, and a souffle is something that is baked/cooked/whatever, then it is food safe. Now if some stupid company is referring to their product as a souffle cup, and it's not food safe, then I don't know what.
yes thats what i originally thought too. but now i think the "souffle" part of the name doesn't have anything to do with actual souffles (someone correct me if i'm wrong). i think its just the name of the design of the cup? even on the manufacturers websites they only say the cups are great for serving sauces, condiments - nothing about souffles.
i got this reply from SOLO today:
"There is no problem with baking in these cups. Many people use our soufflé cups for this purpose. The plastic lining will withstand the heat from normal oven baking."
but from what i've read online, the manufacturers aren't really straight up about their answers.
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/453705
Well, I have a Smart and Final in town, and the souffle cups that are sold there aren't SOLO, but another brand. There is a picture on the front of the cups with what appear to be little egg souffles or even creme' brulee.
These are definitely not coated with any plastic or varnish.
I use the Genpak ones also.. they work great. I get them at Smart & Final also $5.28 for 250.
The Wilton ones are coated with wax and are NOT safe for baking , that is why it is hard to get the cupcake out of them cause the wax bonds the cake to the liner.
I use the Genpak ones also.. they work great. I get them at Smart & Final also $5.28 for 250.
The Wilton ones are coated with wax and are NOT safe for baking , that is why it is hard to get the cupcake out of them cause the wax bonds the cake to the liner.
I actually had the opposite problem - the cupcakes shrank away from the liner on cooling, no sticking here!
I use the Genpak ones also.. they work great. I get them at Smart & Final also $5.28 for 250.
The Wilton ones are coated with wax and are NOT safe for baking , that is why it is hard to get the cupcake out of them cause the wax bonds the cake to the liner.
I actually had the opposite problem - the cupcakes shrank away from the liner on cooling, no sticking here!
I don't bake in nut cups anymore, I just pop a baked cupcake, wrapper and all, into a prepared nutcup. I make an X in the bottom, or use a 1 inch grommet tool (found in the scrapbooking section) to make an opening large enough so you can push your finger up through and push the cupcake out.
For photo instructions see the nut cup how-to in my signature.
Hope this is helpful to someone.
can somebody please tell me something about the solo cups - do they only come in 1 type of material? i've been reading descriptions of them - "treated paper" and "poly lined", and peoples comments about avoiding the ones with the waxy/plastic coating. are solo souffle cups all the same? i have only found 1 local supplier and i'm not sure if they sell the "safe" version of the cups. if someone can confirm that there is only 1 "type" of material they use for solo souffle cups, then i'll know for sure that the supplier has safe ones for baking. tia!!
ok now i have received a reply from Solo Cup Europe:
"Unfortunately, Solo paper soufflé cups are not suitable for baking, as they cannot withstand the high temperatures of an oven.
Our poly-lined soufflés have a plastic coating, so they resist liquids/sauces better than standard wax-treated soufflés."
Its the opposite to what Solo Cup USA told me.
Why??? why do they have to give conflicting answers??
my husband works for the largest paper company, and has let me use some of his samples of these to check how they do...they work beautifully. i use a size 20 ice cream scoop and put one or one and a half scoops in the cup...i think he said it's a 5 oz or 8 oz. i just put the cups on a baking sheet, they cook for about 25 minutes, i pull them directly out and put them on a cooling rack. they're cool in about 30 mins or so, i put a fancy swirl of icing on the top, snap on the appropriate domed lid, and i have a beautiful presentation that is covered and self contained. i even added some of those little tasting spoons for one batch of samples. customers love them because they look much more high end, and you can very easily put cupcakes "wrappers" on them to match a theme.
What domed lid can you get that fits on these? Thanks!
I JUST baked some cupcakes in one of these cups and LOVED it! There is a learning curve with baking them though...here is my blog with a post about it and some instructions on how to bake them safely! 
http://jessicakesblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/can-i-have-smore.html
I got mine at Cash N Carry - a local restaurant supply store. I think I bough 300 for like $5. I love it!!!
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