23 Feb

Can I use a recipe for a whole chocolate cake and split the mixture into lots of little cup cakes?

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I’m struggling to find the perfect cup cake recipe so I’m hoping to use a normal cake recipe and split it into cup cakes. Will the cup cakes taste just as good as the original “whole” cake would?

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Posted Monday, February 23rd, 2009 at 2:34 am
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Responses to “Can I use a recipe for a whole chocolate cake and split the mixture into lots of little cup cakes?”

Bowling chick
February 25th, 2009 at 11:41 am

Yes, just about any cake recipe can be made into cupcakes. You just need to reduce the cooking time.

unica_hija77@yahoo.com
February 28th, 2009 at 2:10 am

Why not? Just blend well. I suppose you could shorten baketime because you increase cooking surfaces.

justme
March 1st, 2009 at 8:01 am

Absolutely; after lining muffin tins with liners (or greasing, or whatever the recipe calls for) fill each cup ~ 2/3 full. You’ll have to change the baking times though. Since you didn’t specify the baking time for the original recipe, I’ll assume it’s an hour? Start checking your cupcakes at 20 minute, and then every 3-5 minutes thereafter. You check by inserting a toothpick in the center of a cupcake. If the pick comes out clean or with a little crumb, it’s done. If there’s batter on it, keep baking. If you’re planning on using this recipe for cupcakes again, make a note of the actual baking time on the recipe for future reference.

Gone fishin'
March 3rd, 2009 at 1:35 pm

Yes I believe you can. Just reduce the time of cooking to 20 minutes at 350 degrees.

sunshine.1960
March 5th, 2009 at 5:01 pm

Yes you can, just cut the cooking time down to about 25 or 30 minutes. You’ll have to keep an eye on them to gauge the cooking time the first time you do it with this recipe

Alisha J
March 9th, 2009 at 4:05 am

They should. I do it all the time.

2Beagles
March 10th, 2009 at 7:35 pm

That’s how cupcakes are made.

s m
March 12th, 2009 at 8:13 am

You can do it and it will taste the same. :)

quacky_hijinks
March 14th, 2009 at 4:37 am

You sure can! I do this frequently. The one thing I would be cautious of is dryness. Add a little extra something (i.e. yogurt, oil, applesauce, etc.) to help avoid dryness. Banana bread also works really well in cupcake form

Best of luck with your baking!

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