How to make cupcake/ muffins liners using parchment paper

I love making my own cupcake liners because they give the them a fuller and more homemade appearance. It’s also WAY cheaper and less time consuming to make your own cupcake liners.

So since I keep getting requests about how to make these, I thought I would pop in today with a quick blog.  All you’ll need is a roll of parchment paper and scissors.  Then in just about ten minutes, you can have a dozen of these cute little liners ready to fill with your favorite cupcake or muffin batter.  They’re so easy!

Procedure

1. Cut your parchment paper into 5-inch squares.  Precision is totally not important here, so it’s ok if they’re not perfectly square or exactly the same size.  In general, though, I’ve found that a 5ish-inch square works for a standard-size cupcake pan.  
2. Poke the parchment into the baking cups.  Center the square above a baking cup, and then press it in so that the entire cup is covered by parchment and the edges stick up.  If you want them to look extra-pretty and even, I recommend pressing down four even corners inside of the baking cup (like in a small square), and folding the edges over so that they are facing the same direction.    The folds probably won’t all press down completely flat.  But don’t worry, they will flatten out more once we add the muffin or cupcake batter.

POINTS TO NOTE:

1. Because parchment paper is sturdy, it will hold this shape very well.

2. Filling these muffin/ cupcake papers without making a mess all over the sides of the paper is a little tricky, just go slow and easy. Or pour your batter into a disposable cake decorating bag to fill the cupcake /muffin cups.

3. Baked in these liners, cupcakes/ muffins are a cinch to lift out of the pan to cool. Just pick them up by two “ears.” To open right at the moment of consumption, pull on two opposite “ears” and Viola! There it is, a beautiful, moist, luscious piece of heaven.

4. For jumbo-size muffins, 7-inch squares of parchment work perfectly.