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How To Reshape Cupcake Liners

November 21, 2013 by Carrie Sellman

I know this has happened to all of us at some point… you’ve found the perfect liners to accessorize your pretty little cupcake.  You’re all set to bake when you realize that your cute little liners aren’t so perfect anymore.  They are all wonky.  Yes, I do think wonky is the technical term for this!  Your wrappers, which were once nice and perfectly round, are now oblong, flat and just out of shape.  Sure, you can go ahead and pop them into your cupcake pan and bake away.  But your cupcakes will have that funny dimple at the top edge.  And that’s just not fair to you or your cupcake.  But have no fear because Renata of Lovely Cakes in Norwalk, CT is here with a quick fix!  She’s going to teach us how to whip those cupcake liners back into shape.

 

How to Reshape Cupcake Liners | by Lovely Cakes on TheCakeBlog.com

Renata of Lovely Cakes explains:

“The problem with misshapen liners is that the batter is not strong enough to push it back in place and the cupcakes will also bake misshapen.  I use two round cutters to solve the problem.”

How to Reshape Cupcake Liners | by Lovely Cakes on TheCakeBlog.com

HOW TO FIX MISSHAPEN CUPCAKE LINERS
a BAKING TIP from Lovely Cakes

Tools:

1 ¾” Round Cutter
2 ¼” Round Cutter

STEP 1:  Place the liners on top of the larger cutter and place the smaller cutter inside the liner and push it down.

STEP 2:   Let it sit for a few hours.  Once you remove the liners from the cutters they will be perfect again!

How to Reshape Cupcake Liners | by Lovely Cakes on TheCakeBlog.com

VENDORS & CREDITS
Tip provided by:  Lovely Cakes

 

November 21, 2013 by Carrie Sellman

Carrie Sellman , Founder & Editor

Carrie Sellman is the Founder & Editor of The Cake Blog. Her work has been published in BRIDES Magazine, Country Living Magazine and featured online at People, Today, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Redbook, Real Simple, TLC, The Cooking Channel and more.

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Comments

  1. Martha T says

    November 21, 2013 at 12:00 pm

    Well, isn’t that a clever solution to a very irritating problem! Thanks so much for sharing. I never would have thought of trying it.

  2. lorie andeson caballero says

    November 21, 2013 at 12:00 pm

    Thank you for that great tip! When I get my liners, I store them inside a small foam or plastic coffee cup. I push them down just enough so that the accordions compress and they are nice and tight when I pull them out to bake.

    • Melissa says

      January 31, 2016 at 8:48 am

      That is also a great idea! Thanks for sharing!

  3. Edith Marodz says

    November 21, 2013 at 12:11 pm

    Qué bien!! Ya no me voy a deshacer de mis capacillos maltratados. Muchas gracias por tu aportación 😉

  4. Larissa Flores says

    November 21, 2013 at 12:44 pm

    I really loved this post!!! I´ve been through this ugly situation like a hundred times! You’ve saved me! Thank you, so much! Greetings from Mexico city! 🙂

  5. Yaneri says

    November 21, 2013 at 1:30 pm

    that is so cool!! Gosh, if I only could of think of this!!! Believe me, I’ve had so many like these and ended up in the trash! LOL!!!
    Well, problem solved!!! Thank you for the tip Carrie!!!! 😀

    • Carrie Sellman says

      November 22, 2013 at 5:58 am

      Don’t thank me… thank Renata of Lovely Cakes! She is the genius behind this tip.

      It was a pleasure working with her on this post and I’m thrilled to see how much you all love her idea. Thank you Renata!!

  6. Stephanie Graham says

    November 21, 2013 at 1:31 pm

    What an awesomely easy and simple fix!

  7. Francesca says

    November 21, 2013 at 7:41 pm

    Thank you for the very helpful tip – I will have to try this in the future xx

  8. Laxmi lal says

    November 22, 2013 at 1:00 am

    Jma

  9. Penny Coleen Naidoo says

    November 22, 2013 at 3:34 am

    Thank you so much for a most useful tip.::

  10. Nicola says

    November 22, 2013 at 5:53 am

    Wonky is most definitely the technical term lol. Ingenious tip 😉

  11. Toya says

    November 22, 2013 at 11:53 am

    had I seen this I could have saved 2 doz cups I just tossed :O(. Thank for sharing and loving your blog!!!

  12. Susan J. Sias, Chocolatier says

    November 22, 2013 at 4:30 pm

    Lovely!

  13. Ann in PA says

    November 22, 2013 at 5:46 pm

    Great tip! Thanks!!

  14. Lyn says

    November 23, 2013 at 3:32 am

    Fabulous tip! I have previously been giving all my wonky cupcake liners to grandson to stick on paper and make into flowers!

    • Carrie Sellman says

      November 23, 2013 at 10:22 pm

      My daughter loves playing with cupcake liners too! Wonky or not, she always swipes a couple!!

  15. Summer says

    November 23, 2013 at 2:40 pm

    If you don’t have the correct size circle cutters, nesting dry-measuring cups work well too!

  16. Dalia says

    November 23, 2013 at 3:50 pm

    I can’t thank you enough <3

  17. Päivi says

    November 24, 2013 at 2:04 am

    Thanks for the tip.
    Hello from Finland! 😉

  18. Megan says

    November 24, 2013 at 11:46 pm

    FABULOUS! Don’t suppose you have any tips as to why some of my cupcake liners pull away from the cupcake after baked and cooled? SOOOOOO frustrating!
    Thanks

  19. Kathy says

    November 25, 2013 at 3:17 pm

    Thanks for the fantastic tip!

  20. Gill says

    November 26, 2013 at 4:28 am

    Greetings from the U.K. and many thanks for the tip re. the cupcake cases. A bane of my life, the cases seem to have a life of their own, but hopefully now I can get it sorted.

  21. Cynthia Walker says

    November 27, 2013 at 1:09 pm

    Thank you so much for this hint…….wish I had thought of this one! Thank you, again!

  22. Leigh Smith says

    February 5, 2014 at 7:38 am

    I would love a Permanent way to store my cupcake liner collection that keeps them in shape. Any Ideas? I’m headed out to buy the cookie cutters, but I have thousands of liners that are bent out of shape. Would a clean PVC pipe work? Or a clear pipe of something so I could still see my liners?

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