This past mother's day I made a batch of Red Velvet Cupcakes with a Cream Cheese Buttercream frosting. I've made this recipe before and turned out really fabulous. Unfortunately, this batch was less than yummy :( I think I know what happened. I was really tired when making these and I didn't mix the ingredients correctly. The cupcakes ended up really, really dry. The frosting too had a mishap. As I was about to put the sugar in the cream cheese and butter mixture, all the family started coming and I grabbed the granulated sugar instead of the confectioner's sugar. So the frosting ended up being gritty. The taste was there but the texture was all wrong! So...lesson learned...when baking be alert, awake and set out the ingredients ahead of time (if you can)! I didn't even bother taking a picture of it. It was just wrong.
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Oh Chone...if only I could bake cupcakes at all! I'd love to be a little student as you attempt the Red Velvet cupcakes again. They sounds scrumptious.
You know...whenever I make cupcakes - the bottoms ALWAYS burn.
You're my cupcake hero!!! :-)
Where are you placing the pans? If you don't have a convection oven, it's best to place your pans in the middle. I usually turn my pans around half way through baking to ensure that the heat isn't concentrated in one area. Oooh, you just inspired me to write a new post...
Thanks for the advice. Maybe when I get the nerve to try again - I'll do that. Do you think what I'm using to bake in makes a difference too???
So fun to pick your brain about this...we really need to get together to bake and knit!
Yeah, i've read that darker pans tend to cook faster. I've actually experienced that. So, you might want to adjust baking times if you have darker pans.
Yeah, let's get together when school is done.
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