How to stop cupcakes from collapsing?

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I made two kinds of cupcakes recently from Who You Callin' Cupcake? and both of them collapsed in the center.

The cupcake that collapsed the most was the Devil's Food Cupcake. This contained:

  • all-purpose flour
  • sugar
  • cocoa powder
  • baking soda
  • salt
  • canola oil
  • vinegar
  • vanilla
  • hot coffee

I baked them in a dark cupcake pan with white paper liners. Why did this collapse and how can I stop this?

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Best Answer

One strong possibility is that the recipe is overleavened, which will cause it to blow up fast and then collapse. BakeWise (by Shirley Corriher) recommends 1 teaspoon baking powder or 1/4 teaspoon baking soda per cup of flour as a guideline. If your recipe is much beyond that, suspect that is the issue.



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Quick Answer about "How to stop cupcakes from collapsing?"

Fill your cupcake liners 3/4 of the way full. If you fill them more than that, they'll have no room left to expand, and they will collapse. If you fill them less than that, there will be so much space for them to expand that they won't be able to reach. 3/4 is key.

How do you keep cupcakes from sinking?

How to fix: fold the dry ingredients only until combined. Stop folding once you don't see any streaks of dry ingredients in the batter. If your oven is running high it will cause the cupcakes to rise too rapidly, and the middle won't be baked, which will cause the cupcakes to sink.

Why do my cupcakes collapse?

When mixing your batter, you are incorporating air into it. If you over-mix, you incorporate too much air. And when those cupcakes bake, that air will escape creating that sunken effect. So pay attention to how long you mix for if you are using a stand mixer and don't put your mixer on too high.

How do you fix flat cupcakes?

How to Fix Cupcakes
  • Repair cracked or crumbly cupcakes by placing them in the freezer for at least half an hour.
  • Remove the cupcakes a few at a time and cover gently with frosting immediately. ...
  • Return the cupcakes to the freezer and allow to re-freeze before finishing if you notice crumbles appearing in your frosting.



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