Cupcake Items at Target

While shopping at Target.com I found buried cupcake treasure!  These items are not available in the stores - only online.  Note to Target:  please put this cute cupcake stuff in your stores!

Learning Resources sorting shapes

(toy department)

$14.99

Cupcake Creations

88 pc cupcake paper set

$14.99

Cupcake Photo Clips

$11.99

Oval cupcake platter 

$29.99

Woof! Woof! Cupcake Sets

Fancy Flours is one of my favorite places to get cupcake liners, papers of all types, and cupcake decorations.  I got an email today featuring some new cupcake sets....and my favorite was the Woof! Woof! set.  Any dog lover will want these!

Cupcakes Pulling Away From Liners

Don't you hate it when a cupcake pulls away from the liner? No matter how beautifully it is decorated the cupcake look shabby when the liner pulls away from the cake. And to further frustrate you...it only happens to a few out of the batch!

Why does this happen? After several days of research, I have compiled a list of the most common reasons this happens:

• the cake is too moist


• underbaking - increase baking temperature slightly (375 degrees)


• too much oil or butter in the recipe (oil-based recipes tend to do this less than butter) - can also use sour cream or plain yogurt


• liner issues - waxy or foil?


• overfilling liners & the batter gets stuck on the muffin pan


• cooling in the pan - take them out right away


• too much moisture in the storage container - cool cupcakes thoroughly