How to Convert a Cake Recipe to a Cupcake Recipe

How to Convert a Cake Recipe to a Cupcake Recipe

You don't need a cupcake recipe to bake cupcakes. In fact, most cake recipes can be easily converted to cupcake recipes:

1. Make the cake batter as directed in the recipe.
2. Fill one cupcake liner halfway with the batter.  
3. Bake at the temperature called for in the cake recipe, but check for doneness starting at 20 minutes.
4. If the cupcake is not done, check on it at five-minute intervals until it is fully baked.  Note how long baking took.
5. See how high the cupcake rose.  Some recipes don't rise at all, while others will double in size.
6. Use the cupcake's height to determine whether you should fill the remaining cupcake liners more or less than halfway.
7. Bake the remainder of the cupcakes for the time that you determined in steps 3 and 4.  You may need to add a few minutes to account for a full cupcake tin.