Tooba says: I love baking and have recently started making cupcakes and muffins. I have two questions:
1. What is the difference between a cupcake liner/wrapper and muffin liner/wrapper?
2. The liners I use to make cupcakes/muffins absorb oil. When I take my cakes out, the paper has changed color like it changes when some oil has been absorbed by the paper. I bake with oil because good quality butter costs a lot more than oil where live, hence I won’t be able to afford my hobby. Is my problem due to the quality of liners or due to the oil i use in my baking ?
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Baking S.O.S. says: There is no difference between cupcake and muffin liners, wrappers, or papers–only the name you prefer to use and what you bake IN them!
As for the papers absorbing oil, that is a common effect that happens every time–regardless of what type of liner you use or whether you are baking cupcakes or muffins. Every liner will absorb some oil during the baking process, and this is part of the problem we all experience when the papers start to separate from the cupcakes once baked.
The only liners that will not absorb oil are the foil liners. You might try baking a few batches of cupcakes or muffins in foil liners to see if you prefer those over paper. Best of luck to you in your new baking ventures! Please let me know if I can be of help with any other questions that arise as you bake.
Do you need to use cupcake liners when baking cupcakes? I run out of cupcake liners a lot! And, i dont have the liners now! Can i use nonstick buttering spray just by it self!?
Absolutely! You can bake cupcakes without paper liners, but spraying the pans first is important so you can remove the cupcakes easier once they are baked.
Be sure to allow the cupcakes to cool completely in the pan before removing them. Otherwise, they may crumble and fall apart.
Good luck!
Chef R-B