When 24 is really 15
What is it with prepackaged cake mixes? The side panel said it made 24 cupcakes if you filled the muffin cups 2/3.Well, I only got 15.
This is always the case. Even with from scratch recipes. I've made cookies where the recipe says something like 'makes 6 dozen' and I'm usually lucky to get half that amount.
Sofia's cousin, Suzana, finds it funny that I enjoy cooking and baking because in the macho Peruvian culture men don't. From my point of view, if I want to eat, I cook.
Note, you can use the microwave to make muffins / cupcakes in about 3 minutes.
I use a metal 4 hole muffin tray. If someone has experience with the silicone rubber ones, I'd like to know - my suspicion is that it might bake faster.
Sofia is not crazy about baked goods out of the microwave because they don't brown - but, let's face it, if you are making angel cake, nice and white is just right.
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Thanks for the tip about baking in the microwave, I've never done that!
Never expect that to happen. I have never encountered that or maybe I simply believed what is said... perhaps I should really try it out.
Could it be that the measurement the manufacturer and you used were different? Is there no quality control before distribution?
bee: they do not specify what measurement they used, I suppose they probably mean 24 medium or small cupcakes - but it happens to me all the time. Go for it, we can compare notes :-)
I never have confidence using microwaves to bake. Am still using the conventional type; the difference - its texture is more moist. For me, microwave ovens are better for reheating than for cooking. Moreover, I heard of
carcinogenic toxins that could be leached from plastic wares.
I believe, quantity depends on the cupcake size you're using and the way the batter is done.
I love cooking and baking too. Friends always crave for my chessecakes and brownies, unfortunately I can't find time to do it.
The reason I use the microwave is because the oven is broken (the thermostat control is defective) and since this is a 30+ year old oven, parts are hard to find and expensive (well - definitely hard to find, even GE doesn't list the part anymore. Expensive is what the repairman said). As well, since this is the oven in Montreal, it is Sofia’s responsibility – not mine (I take care of stuff in Ottawa – and the oven in Ottawa works fine). Eventually we will have to replaced or fixed, but I am in no hurry – and, apparently, Sofia doesn’t seem to be either (although she does lament that she can’t roast chicken anymore).
Thanks for your comforting words on my blog. Really appreciate it.
I will be fine...you know me. Just need some time to work through this period...I shall be ok.
As for baking, I can't bake for nutz. I tried once, and it was so hard my mum commented that I could actually kill someone with that cake if I throw it down my flat.
We have all baked a brick or two in our days