6 Easy Ways to Prepare Cupcakes Without Using a Cupcake Pan

It may seem hard to make cupcakes without a cupcake pan. After all, isn’t a cupcake pan an essential component of a cupcake? While it seems to be a need, it is not!

You can simply prepare cupcakes without a cupcake plate, and you have many possibilities! So don’t go racing out to get a pan just yet. Instead, try one of the methods for making cupcakes without a cupcake pan listed below.

1 – Sheet Cake and a Circle Cutter

When you consider what a cupcake is, you will realize that it is just a little round cake wrapped in a paper wrapper and covered with icing.

So, how do you make this without a cupcake pan? The first method involves using a sheet cake and a round cookie cutter. Let me to explain.

To begin, bake a cake in a sheet pan or a cake pan. Any thick, flat cake will suffice! Preferably, bake the cake to be around the thickness of a standard cupcake, which is about two to three inches high.

You’re halfway to beautiful cupcakes now that you’ve made your cake!

Next, locate a cookie cutter with around the same diameter as a cupcake. Since a regular cupcake is three inches across, a three-inch round cookie cutter is excellent.

Cut circles out of the sheet cake using the cookie cutter and arrange the rounds in cupcake wrappers. Isn’t it starting to resemble a cupcake?

All that remains is to top with your favorite icing and you’re ready to go! Cupcake deliciousness without the need for a cupcake tray.

2 – Fancy Silver Liners

Have you ever seen those gleaming silver cupcake sheets that are pretty thick and seem to be made of metal?

When you don’t have a cupcake pan, these are the greatest cupcake liners to use. Just arrange the foil cupcake wrappers on a sheet pan, scoop in your cupcake batter, and bake!

The cupcake wrappers will keep their form and support the baking cupcake mixture without collapsing due to the exceptionally thick, hefty paper that they are constructed of.

We knew there was a reason for these silver foil cupcake papers!

3 – Mason Jar Lids

You can still create cupcakes with standard paper liners if you don’t have the silver foil cupcake sheets or a cupcake pan.

You are accurate if you believe that a basic cupcake liner on a sheet pan will topple over when the batter bakes, spilling the cupcake all over the place. A paper liner is not strong enough to bake a gorgeous cupcake on its own. But we’ve got a surprise for you!

Do you remember the silver screw top on a mason jar? Collect as many as you can; they will serve as your muffin pan! The flat metal top of the mason jar, as well as the jar itself, are not required; just the metal rings are required.

Put the rings on a flat sheet pan and you’re done. Doesn’t that look like a cupcake pan?

Insert a paper liner into each metal ring before scooping your batter in. The cupcake paper will be supported by the mason jar band, and the cupcake batter will bake straight up as if it were in a regular cupcake pan.

Such a fantastic cupcake hack!

4 – Just Paper Liners

There is still hope if all you have are paper cupcake liners and no additional cupcake-making equipment! Instead of using just one piece of paper for each cupcake, you will need to double, triple, quadruple, or more.

I discovered that sticking five paper cupcake liners together on a sheet pan will support the weight of the cupcake batter while it bakes.

Now, arrange the paper cupcake liners in fives on a sheet pan. Scoop, bake, and then remove the excess paper before icing and decorating.

Tada! You succeeded!

5 – Ramekins

If you don’t have a cupcake pan and no cupcake liners, this is the choice for you. Ramekins make excellent cupcake pans, particularly if you don’t need the cupcake to be as portable.

This ramekin version of a cupcake must be eaten with a fork, making it more like a cake than a cupcake in terms of ease.

Still, they will look like cupcakes, smell like cupcakes, and taste just like cupcakes—all without the need of a cupcake pan!

Make sure your ramekins are oven safe before greasing and flouring them separately. Bake the cupcakes after scooping the batter into the ramekin. Just like a cupcake, top with icing!

6 – Mugs

Many ceramic mugs are oven safe, which may surprise you. Consider the size of a regular mug now that you’re considering about ceramic mugs. Isn’t it roughly the size of a cupcake? I’m sure you can predict where we’re heading with this one.

Put a cupcake paper in each of several oven safe ceramic mugs on a sheet pan. Spoon the batter into the mug, using the cupcake paper as a guide—the batter should only reach halfway up the edges of the paper liner, not halfway up the sides of the mug (unless you want super tall cupcakes).

Make the cupcakes and then chill them in the mug. After the mug has cooled, turn it upside down and the cupcake should easily slip right out, thanks to the paper liner!

If your cupcake is stuck, use a paring knife along the sides to gently remove it. Enjoy the cupcakes with icing!

That’s all there is to it! Not only is it feasible to create cupcakes without using a cupcake pan, but there are six different methods to fulfill this task.

Why would you ever purchase a cupcake pan? You can easily bake excellent cupcakes without one. Good luck with your baking!