I used my Pampered Chef Small Stainless Steel Scoop to fill my mini cupcakes. I baked them for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. They came out the perfect size for my cupcake bouquet. Thought I would share in case anyone else has one of these. It makes filling them a breeze.

those scoops are the best, I use the large one and it gives me perfect size for the regular size cupcakes.

Good to know! I'll have to get one of the big ones.

May as well get all 3 while your at it. ...the medium one is perfect for cakeballs and peanutbutter balls. I fill it level and scrape off any excess, then roll into a ball. They are all the same size.

Cool! I just ordered a large scoop on Thursday hoping it would be the right size for cupcakes and muffins! I try to order every other month from the gal at work so I'll get the other two sizes by Christmas!

By the way, your naked cupcakes look perfect!

Hugs,
Diana in VA

I love using scoops too, however I find it too tedious for mini cupcakes and prefer to use the candy funnel with the stopper in it.

Please pardon my lack of knowledge but I would love to know how you fill the cupcakes? Am I right in thinking you scoop out, put the filling in and then put part of the top back on? I had always thought you filled them with that long long tip for doughnuts? Should you use a filling that is more "firm"?
Thanks for any help you can offer.

I think she is referring to filling the empty liners with batter You are right about the method to put filling in to a baked cupcake. For my normal sized cupcakes tho, I use a pillar to pull out a plug of cake, squirt filling, then replace the plug. This way I know hoe much goes in and it doesn't bust the sides. I can also get a little simple syrup in there too (since I bake from scratch)

I use a plastic piping bag, snap of the tip , fill it with batter and fill the cups.

Haha...gee can you tell this is all new to me LOL!!! I was thinking along the lines of like a melon baller? Warm cupcakes and just scoop out a piece of the cupcake hahaha....hey it might have worked!!
Thanks for the info....good thing I asked before trying.

I love the scoops! Have been using them for years. I make a lot of cookies in addition to cakes and have always been, according to my family, anal about having all of my cookies be perfectly round and the same size. They are fabulous for filling cupcake liners, sccoping fruit, making cake balls, rolled candies... if something needs to be round, I use them!!

Great tips! Thanks. I need to get me some of those scoops. I've been doing it the HARD way!

I use the regular size scoop when doing pancakes. Easy way to get the batter to the pan.

Thanks for all the great ideas for other uses! I ordered the large one already. I'll have to try the tips too.

How well do these scoops work? I have a really cheap plastic one that is kind of a pain to use. You have to squeeze it a lot and bang it against something to get the cookie dough to come out. I have been on the lookout for some better ones, but been leery about spending the price if they do not work much better then mine. Thank you for any input.

Try your local restaurant supply store as well. They come in 7-8 color coded sizes, are the sturdy metal kind, and probably cost a lot less than PC.