How to make molds for cupcakes with your own hands?

In the kitchen of almost every housewife you can see a large number of different devices for cooking. Among them can be found and baking dish. Today we will talk about how to make molds for cupcakes with your own hands at home.

Forms for baking muffins can be made of various materials. Most often for this purpose cellulose bases are used. The most common options are food processed paper, parchment food paper.

All materials used for the manufacture of molds, must be subjected to special treatment. She will allow to make them moisture resistant and as strong as possible.

Also, after such a procedure, he will be able to absorb all the excess fat during cooking.

Food paper with silicone coating is considered an excellent option for making muffins. From it you can easily make dishes of different sizes and shapes.

Many housewives are trying to replace the store bakeware with homemade ones. Today, there are many molds for muffins that can be made at home:

• baking paper muffin cups;
• foil dishes;
• cupcake shape with a hole;
• Tulip shape;
• silicone dishes;
• ware from silicone sealant.

• First you need to prepare a small jar of metal or glass. In diameter, it should correspond to the bottom of the future mold. After that, on parchment with a pencil and ruler you need to draw a few strips. Their width should be about 10-13 centimeters.
• The entire length of the strips make small serifs. Then squares are cut from the parchment along the lines. Pencil then gently erased with an eraser.
• The cut square must be placed over the can in the center. The material is pressed tightly to the base, bending its edges down. It is also made with each cut piece of parchment.
• Each mold is recommended to soak a small amount of oil. After that they are laid out in a baking dish. They pour the ready-made dough and put everything in the oven.

• First you need to prepare several disposable cups. From one of them it is necessary to cut the bottom to the required depth. At the same time you need to cut out a piece of rectangular foil. It must be folded in half.
• The resulting square from the foil gently placed on the bottom of the glass, in which the bottom was not cut. The material must be pressed tightly to the object, bending its edges down.
• On top of the foil placed pre-cut the bottom of another glass. Without removing it, you need to cut off the remaining edges. But you need to leave about 1-2 centimeters.
• If you used a glass beaker, then it is better to take a tight gum as a stopper. From the remaining part of the foil form the edges of the molds. In the end, if desired, the form can be decorated with decorative paper.

• This option is suitable for cooking one big dessert. It can be made from foil. A large rectangle is cut out of this material. The piece is folded in half to make a double-sided square.
• The foil is placed on a smaller, round or square surface. The edges of the material gently bend down and form from them the dense walls of the future shape.
• In the middle cut a small hole round shape. The material around it is gradually wrapped up, forming walls.

This option is perfect for baking small cupcakes.

• First, cut out small plots of square shape from parchment. Their side should be approximately equal to the height of the future molds, multiplied by two (plus the diameter of the dish).
• Each square is folded first from the top and then from the bottom. Thus, the material should be folded into four equal parts. On each received fold line with a pencil, tick marks should be noted with a distance that will correspond to the radius of each shape. It should be measured from the center point on the paper.
• To make work faster and easier, you can put a glass in the middle of the parchment sheet. After that, with a pencil, make four serifs at its edges.
• To give the sheet the desired shape, you need to draw a few more auxiliary lines with a pencil. To do this, it must be bent in the direction from the marked point of the bottom of the glass to the edge of the sheet at an angle of 25-30 degrees. This must be done first on one side of the central bands.
• After that, the parchment sheet is turned over with the other side and the same fold is made from the central stripes. Now you can form molds, well bending the places where lines are marked with a pencil. They can be erased after the eraser.
• First, the parchment sheet is bent on one side. Then, on the second fold, the material is folded in the opposite direction. In the end should get a diamond.
• In the same way, three other lines on the sheet are bent. This will help to finally form a tulip shape.

Most often for the manufacture of such forms in the home using a special material compound.

Such a base will be similar to rubber, it can be used instead of the usual silicone material.

• First you need to prepare a plastic container. It should be without gaps and without scratches. An object made of plaster or plastic is placed inside it. The future form will be cast from it.
• Then you need to take the sand or dry mix. They are poured into a plastic container. At the same time, the item should be thoroughly treated with vegetable oil or soapy water.
• The item in the container must be filled with the prepared silicone compound. After that, the container is sealed with a lid. In this form, all left for 15 minutes.
• When time passes, the container is opened and carefully disassembled. After a few minutes, the silicone mixture should not stick to the hands. The form is cut with a stationery knife along.

In this case, you can use any silicone sealant.

It is squeezed into a separate plate. Add some potato starch to it. The resulting mass is thoroughly kneaded.

Preparation must be pre-greased with vegetable oil or a simple hand cream. The finished silicone mixture is placed in it and left in this form until the next day. During the day the mass will be able to completely harden and the form can be reached.

Within a few hours the mixture should solidify completely. After that, the workpiece is removed. At the end, the resulting shape can be further decorated with decorative paper.

When choosing a suitable material for the manufacture of the mold, consider yourself some features. Remember that silicone dishes will not make desserts with a crust. But at the same time it is from this mold that the easiest way to get the finished dish. It will be enough to bend the product a little so that the cupcakes are on the plate.

Also remember that silicone has good non-stick properties. The form can be simply grease before baking. It can be used for all types of stoves (gas, electric, induction).

In addition, this material does not stick to the dough and easily absorbs all excess fat. Such molds look aesthetically pleasing on muffins.

If you want the blanks to harden faster, then you should use a large-diameter pan with a flat lid for this. If not, you can take a metal tray.

In the pan you need to pour water and bring it to a boil. Then the future molds need to put on a hot lid or tray. The edges of parchment paper almost immediately become dry.

In the manufacture of such dishes remember that the height of each product should be slightly larger, as the dough will rise in the process of cooking. It is necessary to correctly calculate the diameter of the blanks. To do this, you can use a round cup.

For more on making foil cupcakes, see below.