What I hate about making cupcakes is having to scrape and scrub the muffin tin afterwards. Removing the caked on batter hurts my arm and ruins my nails. So I developed a system: I cover the muffin tin tightly with aluminum foil. Next, I slice a hole where the cupcake batter is supposed to go and press the foil into each indentation. I place the cupcake paper liners in the hole and fill with batter. If any of the batter spills it gets on the foil and not on the pan! After the cupcakes or muffins are finished baking & cooling, simply peel off the dirty foil and dispose.
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Really? This never bothers me much. To reduce the spills on the muffin tin, I hold the cupcake wrapper in my hand, laddle in the batter directly, and set it in the muffin tray. This way, youre not carrying a heaping spoonful of batter across the bowl, table, and tray. Id rather save the foil, but this is a smart tip.
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