Okay, so this has been my second attempt at simply baking cupcakes and they have ruined..!! With the exception of the time before, this has NEVER happened to me. I haven't changed any of my ingredients, I haven't changed ovens, I haven't changed baking temperatures....I'm at a loss. The bottoms of my cupcakes are burning whereas the rest of the cupcake isn't fully baked. This is leading me to believe that the temperature is too high, right? I've always baked my cakes and cupcakes at 325. I just find it so weird that "all of a sudden" it's not working. I just baked cakes this wknd and they didn't burn...
Also, once I take the cupcakes out of the oven, they look round and fluffy and perfect (minus the burned bottoms)....I let them cool and when I turn back to them, they have this shrively (spl?), ugly top and they have shrunk a full size. Could this have something to do w/ the temperature as well? Any help is greatly appreciated! The last time this happened, I googled "shrinking cupcakes" and there was a lot of feedback regarding the fact that the cupcakes could have been "shaken" during the baking process, or the humidity, or the oven door opened too soon...none of these things have ever applied to my cupcake baking experience in the past. I'm in TX and humidity is always a factor, but it's actually been cooler here lately, so I don't think humidity is the cause.. HELP, HELP, HELP.
Also, once I take the cupcakes out of the oven, they look round and fluffy and perfect (minus the burned bottoms)....I let them cool and when I turn back to them, they have this shrively (spl?), ugly top and they have shrunk a full size. Could this have something to do w/ the temperature as well? Any help is greatly appreciated! The last time this happened, I googled "shrinking cupcakes" and there was a lot of feedback regarding the fact that the cupcakes could have been "shaken" during the baking process, or the humidity, or the oven door opened too soon...none of these things have ever applied to my cupcake baking experience in the past. I'm in TX and humidity is always a factor, but it's actually been cooler here lately, so I don't think humidity is the cause.. HELP, HELP, HELP.
