Ever wanted to make those fancy little parchment cupcake/muffin liners at home? Peaches and Little Lu are here to show you how. Peaches and Lu were passed on to me by my grandmother, Catharine. Catharine wasn't known for her cooking, but what she did give to me, besides Peaches and Lu, is an appreciation for things from yesteryear. She was a scrapbooker, a collector, and inspired my nostalgia for family history and ephemera.
So, without further ado, we give you:
THE FANCY SCHMANCY CUPCAKE LINER TUTORIAL
Step 1: Cut Parchment Paper (available in grocery and craft stores) in to 5.5" squares
Step 2: Lay parchment square evenly over cupcake opening on your cupcake pan
(note: Little Lu was resentful about being left alone to do this hefty chore while Peaches was off watching Days of Our Lives. "Who cares if Nicole's secret about the baby switch is finally out!")
Step 3: Using a drinking glass or jar, the same diameter as the cupcake opening, gently press to mold parchment to pan. (note: "Has this glass gotten smaller?" Peaches regrets eating that extra cruller and forgoing her AM Yoga class)
Step 4: Remove glass, crimp any weak folds in the parchment, fill with batter and bake
~FIN~
"What's the point," you ask? You want to bake, not do oragami? Then check out some of our favorite resources for premade, fancy schmancy cupcake and muffin liners:
CUPCAKE SOCIAL~ "Making Cupcakes Too Cute to Eat"
You can get the premade parchment tulip cups in packs of 50 here:
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I have to go pre-made. (In my head I'm Martha making the fancy shmancy ones.)
Peaches and Lu are very clever little bakers! Thanks for the inspiration!
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Very cute! Making me hungry!
This is such a neat trick - I would have never thought of!
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Ok...very cute and inspiring. Great storytelling. I think I'll actually try it, since I happen to have mental block when it comes to remembering to buy cupcake papers. Holly at lifelaughlatte.blogspot.com
Thanks for stopping by my blog and the recommendation to Asperger's parents.
I love how you used dolls and photos to tell your story. Too cute.
I LOVEEEEEEE those little dolls....soooooooo cute! I will have to make some cupcakes this weekend! Great tutorial!
xoxo
Priscila
littlemissheirlooms.blogspot.com
You are hilarious and Peaches and Lu are very cute.
Thanks for the tutorial. I love making cupcakes and decorating them. I might even make the edges fancy with my scrapbook scissors.
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That was the cutest tutorial I have ever seen! I would never have thought to make my own cupcake liners, it's a very clever idea. It would be much more fun if Peaches and Lu were around to help, though!
What a great crafty idea. Peaches and LULU kinda scare me a bit though. I don't know why, I'm a total freak like that.
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