69 Easy Cupcake Recipes to Make From Scratch (2024)

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What is the secret to moist cupcakes? ›

"Baking fluffy, moist cupcakes is all about creating air bubbles in your batter that expand in the oven," she says. "If you overmix your batter, you collapse those bubbles and end up with a brick-like cake." Always mix at a low speed to avoid this, stopping just as all ingredients blend.

Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy (make sure the butter is room temp so the mixture doesn't clump) . Beat in eggs one at a time. Add flour (mixed with baking powder and salt) alternating with milk beat well; stir in vanilla. Divide evenly among pans and bake for 18 minutes.

You will need 54 cupcakes total for the number 50. Please refer to the number template below to see how many cupcakes you will need for number(s). FOR THE VANILLA CUPCAKES: 6 cups all-purpose flour.

Baking tip #2: adding milk to your box cake mix in place of water adds a dense texture to your dessert leaving it moist and flavorful like a homemade cake. Or, if you prefer, you can add buttermilk, giving your cake a tangy flavor to balance out the sweetness.

Replace water with whole milk, coffee, or soda.

The result is a moister and more flavorful cupcake. Replace water with whole milk in vanilla and white cake mixes. Add coffee to bring out the richness of a chocolate cupcake. Lemon lime soda will make a citrus cupcake sing.

3. Don't Over-mix, Don't Under-mix. Not too much, not too little. Make sure you're mixing the cupcake batter together *just until* the wet and dry are combined.

Method 1: Paper cupcake liners can work without a cupcake tray, especially if you are careful not to overfill the liners. You can then place them in a snug pan that will keep 5-6 paper liners upright.

Amelia Simmons invented the cupcake in 1796 when he wrote a recipe called “a light cake to bake in small cups” in her book named “American Cookery”.

Once you bake all the cupcakes, you'll need to transport them. While cupcake carriers are great if you need to move a few dozen, stackable strawberry boxes from Costco or your local grocery store are the way to go when you need to move hundreds of cupcakes. What is this? Just stack them up and you are good to go.

Answer and Explanation:

2 thirds of 15 is 10.

How many boxes of cake mix for 72 cupcakes? ›

What you'll need. A cake mix and the ingredients the box calls for. A mini cupcake tin or 3. A box of cake mix will make 72 cupcakes.

🚨 An easy tip for keeping your cupcakes moist is to remove them from the pan 2 minutes after you remove them from the oven. I see so many people who let their cupcakes continue to sit in the pan. 😞 Use a cooling rack to allow the heat to rotate-so that you can keep those cakes moist ladies.

You can also sprinkle some baking soda on a paper towel on the bottom of your container and then place your goods on top (just don't do that to bare bottomed muffins so they don't get baking soda on their bottoms, try to put them on a plate first. Lined cupcakes should be ok.) Baking soda naturally absorbs moisture.

Baking your cupcakes too long is a sure way to make them dry. And while you are checking the baking time, also check the oven temperature, if the temperature is too high, it's going to make it easier for the cupcakes to over bake as well. Not measuring the ingredients accurately will also make for dry cupcakes.