Bake the Perfect Cupcake: Step 8 8. Don’t leave the cupcakes in their pans. Allow the cupcakes to cool for no more than a couple of minutes in their baking pans before you remove them to a...

Bake the Perfect Cupcake: Step 7 7. Resist the urge to take a peek. I know that cupcakes are very exciting, and don't they look great, but don’t be tempted to open the oven door over and over...

Bake the Perfect Cupcake: Step 6 6. Bake in the center of your oven. When you are all ready to start baking, set the cupcake pans on the center of a rack set right in the very middle of your...

Bake the Perfect Cupcake: Step 5 5. Pre-heat, and then take the temperature. It certainly goes without saying that you ought to preheat your oven, but I will say it anyway: preheat your...

4 Bake the Perfect Cupcake: Step 4 4. Use a cookie scoop to fill the cupcake liners – don’t eyeball it. There’s nothing worse than pulling out a tray of freshly cooked cupcakes out of the...