Does Anyone Have A Batter Dispenser?
Decorating By springlakecake Updated 2 Jan 2007 , 2:05am by vww104
I am so messy when it comes to cupcakes. I feel like I have tried everything, but nothing really helps me. Actually I am very messy when it comes to baking all around 
!So I have been thinking of getting a batter dispenser for pancakes, cupcakes etc. Does anyone have one? Do you like it? What to look for? I have seen many different kinds and prices. Just wondering if I could get any tips.
I have tried an ice cream scoop, but i still end of slopping it all over. does the cookie scoop have a thing to push the batter off? Maybe that is the key?
I am sooo glad this subject came up -- I'm the same way with cupcakes so I went to Williams-Sonoma and got one for $35. Came home, used it once before I discovered that both ends do NOT come off, thus making it impossible to clean. When the plunger went all the way back, batter seeped through and it stayed there, locked in to rot. There went $35 down the drain!! What I do now is put the cupcake batter in a pourable measuring cup and pour it into the pan with a big serving spoon underneath to catch drips as I go from one cupcake cavity to the next. That works much better!! 
Yes the cookie scoop has the thing to push the batter off. And I just had to go and check it comes out of the dishwasher clean as a whistle. I never had a problem with cake batter being left behind. I don't remember what I paid for it but I am sure it was no where near $35 - I am much to cheap for that! 
I have also noticed since I have been adding the pudding and sour cream to my mix it is somewhat thicker than regular cake mix so that may help also.
Melissa
Get an ice cream scoop like this for your muffins and cupcakes.
http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=1-1/qid=1167666654/ref=sr_1_1/601-0864773-9378515?ie=UTF8&asin=B0000959E9
Hi Merissa! I had EXACTLY the same issue - big battery mess every time I made cupcakes. I bought the heavy duty, good quality chrome ice cream scoops (regular and mini) with the push-out thingies.
I can fill 2 pans of cupcakes now SO FAST, with no spills at all. It's made all the difference in the world, and you get pretty even cupcakes. My next thing is to get a digital scale, and follow CupcakeMomma's advice of weighing each filled-cupcake-liner to ensure evenness.
The ice-cream scoop is the best tip I've ever gotten for cupcakes. Don't even need a spatula!
Maureen
Hi guys! I didnt think I had a lot of responses for this, my email must not have alerted me. Anyway I wish I had checked earlier, but i went ahead and bought a batter dispenser from ebay. (I did see the williams and sonoma one, but I got a cheaper one) It was like $10, so I guess it wont be a huge loss if it doesnt work. I will let you know how it goes after I try it out! If not and am trying the cookie/icecream scoop with the pusher thing next!
I saw a funnel with a stick and a ball at the end somewhere for cupcake batter I'll have to do a search I can't remember what site it was looked interesting and easy to use. If I find it I'll post the site.
found it here ya go:
www.countrykitchensa.com/catalog/product.aspx?T=1&productId=619465
I have a batter dispenser. I've never used it for cupcakes though. I'm almost embarassed to admit that I bought that pancake "kit" from the infomercials a few years ago! It came with a batter dispenser and I've used it for that. It's easy to clean and it's fairly un-messy. I do have to set it down on a plate or a bowl because there is some batter that hangs on for dear life at the bottom. The only drawback is that it's not the easiest thing to fill...that's the messiest part. In my opinion, it would be messier to use one than to not.
For cupcakes, I use a soup ladle and it works great!
I also use a soup ladle a small one. Think I'll try the ice cream scoop see how that works.
OMG look at this a ketchup bottle
www.realsimple.com/realsimple/content/0,2770,1154763.00html
doesn't go directly to the right page so once there go to (Meals )click on New uses for old things /then about 11 blocks down click on Ketchup bottle & pancake dispenser
I LOVE my pampered chief set!! I got the large one for cupcakes and the medium one for cake balls. If I make the cakeballs all level with the top of the scoop I can roll them quickly into very uniform balls.
Get an ice cream scoop like this for your muffins and cupcakes.
http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=1-1/qid=1167666654/ref=sr_1_1/601-0864773-9378515?ie=UTF8&asin=B0000959E9
Hi Jenn, how does this scoop differ from a similar one that I can get in the store? Thanks
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