Cupcake Preferences

Baking By Jeff_Arnett Updated 18 Aug 2015 , 6:46am by julia1812

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Jeff_Arnett Posted 18 Aug 2015 , 12:06am
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For those of you who make standard sized cupcakes, I'm curious about your preferences.  Do you prefer:


1.  Cupcakes that bake to the top of the liner (flat) or baked domed (mushroom like)?

2. Do you prefer regular height liners (11/4 inch tall) or extended height liners (13/8 to 11/2 inch tall)?

3. Do you like a large piped mound of icing, or a smaller amount (like a spatula swirl)?



*Last edited by Jeff_Arnett on 18 Aug 2015 , 12:08am
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SweetShop5 Posted 18 Aug 2015 , 12:30am
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1. I don't like the cupcakes to be flat, but I don't like a huge dome either, so an in between is perfect for me.

2. I prefer regular height liners, it's what I always use.

3. Not sure if this is considered a large amount, but this is the general amount of icing I put on top: http://www.cakecentral.com/gallery/i/3347998/sprinkled-cupcakes

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dderiggs Posted 18 Aug 2015 , 12:39am
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I like my cupcakes with a slight dome, with a nice swirl of icing on it, and in the regular height liners.

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Cake-orations Posted 18 Aug 2015 , 12:48am
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It depends on the look you want and what you are going to do with the cupcake for decoration. For just a plain cupcake, I like a little dome and a generous amount of icing swirled in regular height liners.

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Webake2gether Posted 18 Aug 2015 , 12:48am
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I prefer a slight dome to my cupcakes, regular liners and I like a decent amount of icing what @SweetShop5  posted is also the same amount I use and prefer to have on them when I eat them which isn't often anymore lol. 

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TheresaCarol Posted 18 Aug 2015 , 1:52am
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I like a slight dome, regular liners and smaller swirl but covering the entire top of cupcake.  I am always afraid the cupcake will dry out hence the covering of the top.

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Pastrybaglady Posted 18 Aug 2015 , 2:13am
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I like a rounded top where he highest point is maybe an inch over the liner and a modest swirl of icing that covers all the surface area.

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Norcalhiker Posted 18 Aug 2015 , 3:57am
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Normally a flat top.  

I'm in the moderate icing camp.  I believe there should be a balance between the cake and icing.  Too much icing and the cake is lost.  I believe eating dessert shouldn't leave one feeling stuffed and overwhelmed; rather is should be just enough sweetness to satisfy.  

But of course kids feel differently.  A friend's 6 yr old daughter simply eats the icing, tosses the cupcake in the trash, then promptly announces she done with her cupcake and may she please have another.

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julia1812 Posted 18 Aug 2015 , 6:46am
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Slightly doomed top, regular height and "normal" amount of icing.

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