Cupcake liner peeling off...

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Permalink Reply by Mandy Nel on August 28, 2012 at 2:08am

Possibly you fill the cupcakes too much before baking and also leave them to stand too long - and as soon as they are baked you should remove them from the pan because otherwise the liners may become soggy from sweating

Permalink Reply by KAMiNi GOPAL on August 28, 2012 at 2:13am

I am doing both those things just as you say. I fill the liners just before i have to put them in and remove from the pan as soon as it is out of the oven. Could there be any other reason? I have a small cake biz from home and now it's scary and embarrassing to think by the time ppl. get the cupcakes home - all the liners would have fallen to the sides :(

Mandy Nel said:

Possibly you fill the cupcakes too much before baking and also leave them to stand too long - and as soon as they are baked you should remove them from the pan because otherwise the liners may become soggy from sweating

Permalink Reply by Mandy Nel on August 28, 2012 at 2:41am

I have honestly not had this problem - are you using fillings that you make yourself or are you buying instant ones?  Are you spraying the containers before you bake them?  Not sure if this will make a difference but I dont use instant mixes and also don't spray - and so far no probs.  Are you using normal paper liners or foil ones?  Perhaps some of the more experienced bakers in this forum can shed some light on your problem.  Sowi I could'nt be of more help :-(

Permalink Reply by Danielle Dyskin on August 28, 2012 at 4:45am

We have experienced this problem many times.  It seems to be a problem with the lower quality liners and happens more when using them on moist cake like mud cake.  We have one brand of liners here which have an inner paper liner and an outer foil liner (they are actually two separate pieces).  We use these when we need to be sure that nothing will happen to the cupcakes but they are expensive.  We are now looking to find other liners which will do the job but be cheaper.  The basic rule seems to be that the thinner they are the more likely they are to peel.  We have even had cheap ones from China which left the bottom of the cupcake coloured by the paper liner.

Permalink Reply by KAMiNi GOPAL on August 28, 2012 at 10:04am

Thanks so much Mandy. I do make everything from scratch and do not spray the liners. Let me explre other options.

Mandy Nel said:

I have honestly not had this problem - are you using fillings that you make yourself or are you buying instant ones?  Are you spraying the containers before you bake them?  Not sure if this will make a difference but I dont use instant mixes and also don't spray - and so far no probs.  Are you using normal paper liners or foil ones?  Perhaps some of the more experienced bakers in this forum can shed some light on your problem.  Sowi I could'nt be of more help :-(

Permalink Reply by KAMiNi GOPAL on August 28, 2012 at 10:09am

Danielle - thanks for the response. There might be something in what you say about the more moist cakes. It happens more with my orange, pineapple or strawberry cupcakes which have a lot more moisture in them. Do you think it will help if i baked it a while longer? These cupcake liners are supposedly the better quality ones from what i was using earlier. Having the dye leak and get on to the cupcakes must have been a real bummer. We really should be so careful.

Danielle Dyskin said:

We have experienced this problem many times.  It seems to be a problem with the lower quality liners and happens more when using them on moist cake like mud cake.  We have one brand of liners here which have an inner paper liner and an outer foil liner (they are actually two separate pieces).  We use these when we need to be sure that nothing will happen to the cupcakes but they are expensive.  We are now looking to find other liners which will do the job but be cheaper.  The basic rule seems to be that the thinner they are the more likely they are to peel.  We have even had cheap ones from China which left the bottom of the cupcake coloured by the paper liner.

Permalink Reply by Danielle Dyskin on August 28, 2012 at 8:01pm

If you bake the cupcakes longer they might get too dry and compromise the quality of the cake.  I would just try a few different liners and find which works best with the moister cakes. Good luck.

KAMiNi GOPAL said:

Danielle - thanks for the response. There might be something in what you say about the more moist cakes. It happens more with my orange, pineapple or strawberry cupcakes which have a lot more moisture in them. Do you think it will help if i baked it a while longer? These cupcake liners are supposedly the better quality ones from what i was using earlier. Having the dye leak and get on to the cupcakes must have been a real bummer. We really should be so careful.

Danielle Dyskin said:

We have experienced this problem many times.  It seems to be a problem with the lower quality liners and happens more when using them on moist cake like mud cake.  We have one brand of liners here which have an inner paper liner and an outer foil liner (they are actually two separate pieces).  We use these when we need to be sure that nothing will happen to the cupcakes but they are expensive.  We are now looking to find other liners which will do the job but be cheaper.  The basic rule seems to be that the thinner they are the more likely they are to peel.  We have even had cheap ones from China which left the bottom of the cupcake coloured by the paper liner.

Permalink Reply by Anne Drew on August 29, 2012 at 6:44pm

Something for you to try. Put you cake liners in the cupcake tins and place in the oven for a couple of minutes.  This should set the cupcake liners. Let them cool and then put your cake mixture in and see how it goes.

Permalink Reply by Melanie Kenefsky on September 3, 2012 at 9:11pm

Anne Drew said:

Something for you to try. Put you cake liners in the cupcake tins and place in the oven for a couple of minutes.  This should set the cupcake liners. Let them cool and then put your cake mixture in and see how it goes.

Permalink Reply by Melanie Kenefsky on September 3, 2012 at 9:11pm

Anne..going to try your suggestion

Thanks

Permalink Reply by KAMiNi GOPAL on September 5, 2012 at 2:15pm

Thanks so much Anne. Am surely going to try this method and see if it works. Could you explain to me the thinking behind this. Am curious that way - sorry.

Anne Drew said:

Something for you to try. Put you cake liners in the cupcake tins and place in the oven for a couple of minutes.  This should set the cupcake liners. Let them cool and then put your cake mixture in and see how it goes.