Cupcake Question...help Fast!

Decorating By JennT Updated 25 Jan 2006 , 12:39am by KATE39

JennT Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
JennT Posted 23 Jan 2006 , 8:03pm
post #1 of 17

I need to take some cupcakes to my class tonight. I start getting everything I need together and lo & behold, my muffin pans have completely disappeared! icon_mad.gificon_eek.gif I have no idea where they are...lol So I'm wondering if I can just put the liners side by side in a 9x13 casserole dish and bake them that way. Has anyone ever done this before or does anyone have any better suggestions?? I need them to be baked and cooled by 4pm...2 hrs from now icon_redface.gif

TIA!
Jennifer

16 replies
chaptlps Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
chaptlps Posted 23 Jan 2006 , 8:05pm
post #2 of 17

o boy, that's a good one. BUMP!!!

flytrap77 Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
flytrap77 Posted 23 Jan 2006 , 8:06pm
post #3 of 17

I've done this before. The only thing was that the cups that were touching each other got a a little warped in shape. If you don't crowd the pan it should be fine.

HTH!

Euphoriabakery Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
Euphoriabakery Posted 23 Jan 2006 , 8:06pm
post #4 of 17

I think it depends on your liners. I don't think the flimsy paper liners will hold up to this, but if you have the sturdy foil liners that come with a paper liner inside of it they will work this way.

lotsoftots Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
lotsoftots Posted 23 Jan 2006 , 8:07pm
post #5 of 17

If you have the foil cups, you can just put them on a cookie sheet and they'll hold their shape on their own.

If they're paper, and you do as you explained, I think it would probably work. I remember when I took my classes one woman said she didn't have a cupcake pan and wasn't about to spend another penny on cake stuff for the class (bwahaha!) and the instructor told her to just make a one layer 9x13 cake and cut it into squares.

Good luck!

pumpkin1030 Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
pumpkin1030 Posted 23 Jan 2006 , 8:07pm
post #6 of 17

I have cook them just in the liner in a 9 x 13 pan or cookie sheet and they have turned out just fine. Good luck!

cakecre8tor Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
cakecre8tor Posted 23 Jan 2006 , 8:07pm
post #7 of 17

I would think they would still overflow - do you have any little ramakin dishes your could put the liners in instead? I wish I could give you the ones I have in my freezer!! Or how about borrowing a pan icon_biggrin.gif.

Good Luck!

JennT Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
JennT Posted 23 Jan 2006 , 8:09pm
post #8 of 17

Wow! This place is soooo great! You need/ask for help fast & you get it! icon_biggrin.gif Thanks everyone...I won't crowd the pan & I've got the foil liners...off to get 'em in the oven.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!! icon_biggrin.gificon_biggrin.gifthumbs_up.gif[/i][/b]

smileyface Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
smileyface Posted 23 Jan 2006 , 8:10pm
post #9 of 17

It should work fine. I have baked a couple without the pan when my batter made more than 24 cupcakes. I have also read (maybe here) where someone put the liners in a pan like you said to make a cupcake cake shape. You might have the tops bake together on a few if they are really close but that probably won't matter too much. You should be able to pull them apart with no problem.

Do you have any cupcake liners with the foil liners? The last time I made a cupcake cake, I baked some in the foil liners. I thought they actually baked better than the ones in my muffin pans, LOL!! I pulled the foil liner off and will reuse them again.

Hope that helps!

JennT Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
JennT Posted 23 Jan 2006 , 8:11pm
post #10 of 17
Quote:
Originally Posted by cakecre8tor

I would think they would still overflow - do you have any little ramakin dishes your could put the liners in instead? I wish I could give you the ones I have in my freezer!! Or how about borrowing a pan icon_biggrin.gif.

Good Luck!




I wish I did have time, but it would involve loading the kids in the car and driving to someone's house!! lol I live in the country...neighbors are a good 10 minute walk away or a short drive. lol icon_lol.gif

smileyface Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
smileyface Posted 23 Jan 2006 , 8:17pm
post #11 of 17

You should be fine. The foil liners are designed to be placed on a cookie sheet and don't need a muffin pan. I don't think they will over flow unless you over fill them. As long as you place them on a cookies sheet, any that over flow won't get all over your oven.

Hope it works out for you!

cakecre8tor Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
cakecre8tor Posted 23 Jan 2006 , 8:18pm
post #12 of 17

Sometimes I wish I lived in the country! I live on a military base and we barely have a yard!!! My neighbor was just here borrowing a cookie sheet!!! LOL! Hope everything works out & have fun at your class!! icon_biggrin.gif

JennT Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
JennT Posted 23 Jan 2006 , 9:28pm
post #13 of 17

Thanks! They turned out just fine...though a little more square than round...lol. Maybe I'll start a new trend...square cupcakes!? icon_confused.gificon_razz.gif

TexasSugar Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
TexasSugar Posted 24 Jan 2006 , 2:23am
post #14 of 17

You know there are some people that use regular cake pans and cupcake liners to make cupcake cakes? You just have to fill the liners enough that they will rise and the tops will attach to each other. They will still pull apart easily but it gives you the easy of basic shapes.

Plus have you see the new silcone cupcake liners? They look pretty cool. icon_smile.gif

I'm glad your cupcakes turned out well enough for class!

Doug Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
Doug Posted 24 Jan 2006 , 2:26am
post #15 of 17

re: missing muffin tins....

have you checked the garage/workshop?

one shop trick is to use them sort the "little" stuff...nuts, bolts, screws, washers, etc.

JennT Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
JennT Posted 24 Jan 2006 , 5:09am
post #16 of 17
Quote:
Originally Posted by Doug

re: missing muffin tins....

have you checked the garage/workshop?

one shop trick is to use them sort the "little" stuff...nuts, bolts, screws, washers, etc.




I just had to go check the shop to see if you could be right, Doug. And ya know what.......THERE THEY WERE!!!!!!!!!!!!! icon_surprised.gificon_razz.gif I kid you not! lol One was full of different washers....the other had different 'wire nuts', those little caps you put on the wires to cap them off when doing electrical work, look sort of like marker caps. lol I asked DH and he said my 5 yr old son did it the other day when they were out there organizing the shop...said he didn't have the heart to tell him he couldn't use the pans because he was so resourceful all on his own & went to the cabinet and dug it out, then brought it to the shop & went to work for daddy! icon_rolleyes.gif Guess I just get to go buy new pans! icon_razz.gif So funny you brought that up & you were RIGHT! icon_lol.gif

KATE39 Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
KATE39 Posted 25 Jan 2006 , 12:39am
post #17 of 17

THAT IS TOO FUNNY JENN. I SOUNDS AS IF THAT COULD HAPPEN AT MY HOUSE TOO. MY SON (6) IS ALWAYS WANTING TO HELP AND THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT HE WOULD DO.

Quote by @%username% on %date%

%body%