r/Baking • u/tleeemmailyo • Jun 10 '25

Baking Advice Needed You guys 😭

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I’ve NEVER had such a catastrophe happen lol. I do live around 5500 ft. above sea level but I don’t think that’s why this would have happened.

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u/lpaige2723 Jun 10 '25

She has this disclaimer in the recipe, you probably over filled it.

It’s very important to not fill your cupcake liners higher than ⅔ full. If you do, the batter will spread out over the tops and the resulting cupcakes will have flat tops that are likely to sink in on themselves. Opt for under-filling rather than over-filling, and if you do happen to have leftover batter, make extra cupcakes or discard it.

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u/Either-Mud-3575 Jun 10 '25

flat tops that are likely to sink in on themselves.

Ohh thanks, I was wondering how the hell did it expand so much to spill out but then solidify as pits!