Reynolds Product Review

Hey there Happy Cake Lady Fans!!!!

I have a product review for you. I was shopping in my local Target and came across Reynolds® Baked for You™ baking cups.

They claim, they stay bright, meaning the color of the cups don’t fade with baking. Like these did.

They also claim that you can place the cups right on a cookie sheet with no need for a muffin pan. But will they bake even? Now if you have ever tried this with standard baking cups, you know this doesn’t work, the cups spread out and you get a triangle looking cupcake.

So I whipped up some batter of cherry chip cake and put these to the test. I made sure to over fill the cups just a little to see if that would make a difference. Notice they are placed on a cookie sheet, not in a muffin pan.

Bake at 350 and…..

Here they are fresh out of oven…. Most cups came out round and perfect, I did have a few that were not perfectly round.

and for the true test…. Did they keep their color?

They sure did! Just as bright as they were before they baked in oven!

I would MOST defiantly use these again, but I would stick with my muffin pans. I bake for a living and can’t risk any of my cupcakes being not perfectly round!

Jello Dirt Cups

Hi all, it has been a while since I posted a tip, trick or idea. September is my busiest month for cakes, so I have slacked in the sharing department and I’m sorry for that!

Well today I’m sharing a FUN and creative alternative to cupcake or cookies and KIDS go crazy for them Dirt Cups. I followed the recipe from Kraft Foods.

My son’s kindergarten class LOVED them and I think your child would too!

What you need…

1 pkg. (3.9 oz.) JELL-O Chocolate Instant Pudding

2 cups cold milk

1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed

15 OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 1-1/4 cups), divided

10 worm-shaped chewy fruit snacks

make it

BEAT pudding mix and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Let stand 5 min. Stir in COOL WHIP and 1/2 cup cookie crumbs.

SPOON into 10 (6- to 7-oz.) paper or plastic cups; top with remaining cookie crumbs.

REFRIGERATE 1 hour. Top with fruit snacks just before serving.

****I made 30 cups, I used 3 packages of jello, 1 1/2 tub of cool whip and 3 packages of gummy worms and 1 pack of oreo cookies.

I would say 1 of above recipe makes about 10, 1/2 cup dirt cups.

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