" > wrote:

>Michelle-
>
>
>> I'm baking a cupcake wedding cake in April for my neice. I'd like to
>> find liners with a wedding theme -- preferably not silver or gold.
>> Maybe white with wedding bells, or something like that?
>
>Maybe this is off topic... but I caught the boardroom part of Martha's
>Apprentice recently and the project had been wedding cakes. There was
>something said about cupcakes. The team commented about needing liners
>and Martha and her daughter both burst out "You don't need liners!!" I
>can see where trying to remove the liners would actually be a hassel
>and serving without would be neater all the way around. It wouldn't
>have occurred to me, which is why I couldn't be an Apprentice. <G>
>
>I don't have any of her books to look at but they're readily available
>for brousing at the library or most bookstores to see what she does
>with cupcakes for formal events. I assume they'd be baked in Silicone
>pans, which give perfect definition, but are expensive. I see Target
>has a really good buy for standard muffin pans in Silicone. That's
>almost half of what I've see that size for elsewhere.

You don't need liners for cupcakes, nor do you need fancy silicone
cupcake tins. Grease and flour the cupcake tins the same way you'd
grease and flour a cake tin. Presto! cakelets. (if you've got
non-stick cupcake tins, you may be able to skip the grease-and-flour
stage.)

Note: I have found that you really _do_ need paper liners for muffins.
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Jenn Ridley :