Top Tips for Fun and Easy Cupcakes

• Think quality. With only a few ingredients in cupcakes, quality matters. Use fresh butter and eggs, pure vanilla and the finest chocolate. And remember, not all baking cups are equal.  Reynolds Baked for You StayBrite® Baking Cups are the brightest baking cups…they won’t fade during baking.
  
  
• Take the chill off. To make cupcakes that taste as beautiful as they look, remove ingredients from the fridge 15-20 minutes before you start baking. Mixing ingredients at room temperature eliminates lumps and over mixing, which can lead to chewy, flat cupcakes.
  
  
• Simplify cleanup. Make cleanup a breeze by using baking cups. There’s no need to grease your pans when you use StayBrite® Baking Cups, so there’s no tough scrubbing when you’re done.
  
  
• Create personality! Give your bright, beautiful cupcakes a pop of personality. Reynolds Baked for You StayBrite® Baking Cups are fashion-inspired designs that will make your cupcakes the highlight of the party. 
  
  
• Use the scoop. Use an ice-cream scoop to fill your baking cups to avoid unevenly sized cupcakes and uneven baking. Fill ¾ of the way full for perfectly domed cupcakes with no overflow.
  
  
• Leave time for a cool down. Allow cupcakes to cool completely before decorating. If frosted while still warm, the frosting will melt, shift and may even slide right off.
  
  
• Pick the right tools. Decorate your cupcakes using a sandwich baggie, or give them that professional, memorable touch by using decorating bags and tips, bright gel colors and StayBrite® Baking Cups for amazing professional results, even with the simplest recipe.
  
  
• Presentation is everything. Even simple cupcakes are stunning when presented the right way. StayBrite® Baking Cups patterns are always fun and bright — never boring — and can transform simple sweet treats into the centerpiece of the table.

Try Reynolds Baked for You StayBrite® Baking Cups with foil lining to keep the outside paper bright and fun, and add some creativity to your cupcakes. To see the entire StayBrite® line and find fun, inspiring recipes visit CupcakeCentral.com.