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Coffee Filter Cupcakes

June 24, 2012

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Coffee Filter Cupcakes

I baked in coffee filters. You heard right, GIANT cupcakes to be exact,or mini cakes with a cute liner!

I was a little worried the batter would stick too much to the paper filer, but I have a tip for that too.

To prevent the sticking I sprayed the filter with Bak-Klene baking spray as I do with all my cakes and it worked great.

I placed the coffee filter inside of a mini spring-form pan tin to hold up the liner. I have two of these, but I did a search they are available in packs of 4 here. They are 4 1/2″ x2″ in size. Maybe you already have pans that would fit. Get out your coffee filters and see what baking dishes it will fit into. Maybe large white ramikins?

1. Set coffee filter in pan

2. Spray filter with baking spray

3. Place 9 tablespoons of batter into coffee filter. (I used a large scoop that holds three tablespoons and decided to put 9 tablespoons, I’m not sure if the filter would have been able to hold much more. I think it would collapse it’s so thin, so I’d stay with 9 tablespoons.

4. Bake as recipe directs, the timing will be longer than cupcake, but be sure to keep an eye on it. No one likes a dry cake, no matter how cute it is.

Since it’s way more batter than cupcakes, it does take longer to bake. But well worth the time.

As with all cakes don’t over bake or it will become dry.

I allowed it to cool for a few minutes in the metal pan, then removed the cupcake and placed it on a wire rack to completely cool.

This is the size difference between a regular cupcake and a GIANT cupcake baked in a coffee filter.

Really a fun idea for an individual cake, or for someone with a real sweet tooth!

 

 

Coffee Filter Cupcakes are GIANT Cupcakes @createdbydiane

Or maybe it’s a mini cake for people who only want a little taste.

Well that’s my tip for coffee filters. Did you see my first tip? It’s here if you missed it.

 

If you are now in the mood for Red Velvet

Red Velvet Cake

here is my recipe for Southern Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting.

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Comments

  1. Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes says

    June 25, 2012 at 4:15 am

    What a great idea!

    Reply
  2. Cookbook Queen says

    June 25, 2012 at 6:00 am

    Shut up!! I never even know this was possible. SO cool!!

    Reply
  3. Bibi @ Bibi's Culinary Journey says

    June 25, 2012 at 9:49 am

    OMG, what a fantastic idea…I can’t wait to try it. I am making red velvet cupcakes for my niece’s grads this week so now I will make one giant one just for the grad girl….she will be sooo happy 🙂

    Reply
  4. Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says

    June 25, 2012 at 9:59 am

    That’s so cute! Now if only I had coffee liners lol

    Reply
  5. Lisa says

    June 25, 2012 at 1:31 pm

    What a great idea!!! This makes for a great muti-tierd cake presentation. Yay! You little genius you~

    Reply
  6. Nutmeg Nanny says

    June 25, 2012 at 8:17 pm

    This is such a great idea! Plus who doesn’t love an over sized cupcake…yum!

    Reply
  7. Tesei says

    June 26, 2012 at 1:18 am

    What a great idea, it looks lovely!

    Reply
  8. Deb says

    June 26, 2012 at 9:41 am

    What a great use for coffee filters! Just huge cupcake liners! I just purchased a package to use in place of parchment paper with blind baking a pie/tart crust. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  9. Jen @ Savory Simple says

    June 26, 2012 at 10:12 am

    Great idea!!!

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  10. Paula says

    June 26, 2012 at 4:28 pm

    You are so smart! What a great idea and what a wonderful looking cupcake and red velvet cake.

    Reply
  11. Mommyof2Girlz/StephD says

    June 27, 2012 at 4:13 am

    What a fabulous idea…LOVE it!!!

    Reply
  12. sweetsugarbelle says

    June 28, 2012 at 12:06 am

    This is my kind of cupcake, D!!!!!!!! Yes, I am STILL UP, LOL. Darn Pinterest!

    Reply
  13. Brian @ A Thought For Food says

    June 28, 2012 at 6:50 am

    That’s huge! But so much fun. This would make one rockin’ kids birthday cake!

    Reply
  14. Russell at Chasing Delicious says

    June 29, 2012 at 5:22 pm

    What a fun idea!

    Reply
  15. alison @ Ingredients, Inc. says

    July 1, 2012 at 4:44 pm

    omg this is such a cool idea!

    Reply
  16. Maria says

    July 19, 2012 at 1:49 pm

    What a great idea! Thanks so much for this 🙂 Can’t wait to try it.

    Reply
  17. Billie says

    October 26, 2012 at 10:30 am

    Such an awesome, super creative idea!

    Reply
  18. Chad "Stick" Poindexter says

    December 13, 2012 at 6:45 pm

    Hello,

    I have a 3 x 5 Fat Daddio’s baking pan that I use for dry baking when backpacking. So, a few things first. I do not carry sprays, butters, etc…to use while backpacking. I like to keep it as simple as possible. The items that I bake are things that are “just add water” such as the berry muffin mixes. It is nothing fancy, but when I have been in the woods for a few days, a hot muffin is delightful… So, I have been simply pouring the batter into the Fat Daddio’s pan and then baking, but it sticks. I can cram parchment paper in there, but it can be a pain. So, I have been looking for some oversized muffin liners, but not finding much. Then, I thought about using coffee filters, but was unsure, which is how I ended up here…

    So, I was just wondering if there are particular filters that work better than others, or will the cheapo pack work the same? Also, do you think that maybe rubbing a little oil in the coffee filter before hand will work? I know I could just try it, and I guess I will, but it is late tonight, so I was curious if you could give me any tips, or alternatives to using the spray oil stuff.

    Thanks,

    Chad

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    • Diane says

      December 13, 2012 at 11:15 pm

      Hi,
      Yes I think a bit of oil will work. If you added nothing the mix would stick to the paper, but it would most likely give you a better result that it sticking to a pan. I think. I used the inexpensive coffee filters. Parchment mini cake wrappers may work well for this, I know Sur La Table sells them. At the moment I can’t think of another resource, but the brown waxy liners you see at high end bake shops are the type I’m thinking.
      Hope that is helpful, good luck and let me know how it goes 🙂

  19. Lucy says

    July 5, 2015 at 6:20 pm

    Hi,

    I am from Australia, and am wanting to know where I can purchase these large coffee filters.

    thanks
    Lucy

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    • Diane says

      July 5, 2015 at 7:55 pm

      Here in the states they are available in grocery stores, convenience stores and they fit into a coffee pot to brew coffee. I’m not sure where you will be able to find them, I’m sure they are available online, they come in packs of 50 or 100 and run a couple dollars.

  20. Valere says

    September 19, 2016 at 3:18 pm

    Ah another filter chick! I have been doing these forever…! You can bake all kinds of batters/items in them. I tend to use the brown ones but the white ones work too.
    You don’t have to use springforms – you can use any ‘ol pan. And, the filters make excellent pan liners if you are in a pinch for larger cakes.

    I buy an enormous amount of these for this and just for everyday snack holders – sprinkle a bittle goldfish in one and it does the trick.
    🙂 Try out other stuff, it really is fun experimenting.

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  21. Marko says

    November 7, 2017 at 6:04 am

    This is absolutely amazing!!!! Now I’m excited lol

    Reply
  22. leslie says

    May 24, 2018 at 9:27 pm

    What a great idea, I just can’t wait to make giant cupcakes, so fun!!

    Reply

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    […] For all the times I have observed that coffee filters resemble giant cupcake liners, I can't believe I never thought to actually try baking in them! Diane from Created by Diane did give it a try though, with awesome results! Her process is easy and the cakes are the perfect size for two people to share as a dessert. They would also make cute smash cakes! [how to make coffee filter cupcakes] […]

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