We received this e-mail from Erin who has a question about cupcake liners:

Hi all,

I am in the process of putting together my own cupcake business (I am at the very beginning stages), so I am trying out lots of recipes and such. I have made cupakes in the past, but not for business purposes, so this issue never really crossed my mind. I have become really frustrated by the cupcake liners pulling away from the cake after they have been baked. This doesn’t happen to all of them, just a few in each batch, but it is enough to drive me bonkers. It makes them look terrible. What causes this and what can I do about it?

Thank you so much,

Erin K.

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If you have a question, please submit it to [email protected]. Please title your email “Cupcake Help!” Thanks! :)