Comments on: American Pie Cupcakes

By: jenwrong939

jenwrong939 — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:07:44 +0000

When I saw this recipe I was super excited about making tham and bringing them along to our Fourth of July cook-out.
However, I had a few problems and they never made it. First, yes find some very sturdy cup cake liners, because the basic ones will not cut it with the pie filling and icing around the edges.
Second I did not love the flavor of the butter pecan cake mix – so I would probably go with something different next time like basic yellow.
I also think this recipe will make more than 24 cupcakes, but it all goes along with how much batter you want verses pie filling.
I would also go with a homemade icing, because the store bought icing never really hardens like you need for these to keep their shape.
These do turn out super cute in the end; however, I just was not pleased with how they tasted so I did not use them. But, I look forward to trying these again!

By: hfidanzo

hfidanzo — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:46:34 +0000

This is a phenominal concept, and before everything went horribly wrong, I really loved it and had fun. As with anything else, it’s best to go homemade.

First and foremost, go to the cake decorating store and buy cupcake liners that are SUPER sturdy. The toppings will weigh heavily on the sides and peel the sides open making it impossible to decorate the “scalloped edges” of your “pie crust”.

Second, use homemade frosting. Even after chilling Miss. Betty Crocker’s in the freezer a bit, the icing just fell into a viscous blob all over the cupcake and didn’t hold it’s shape.

In the end, I still brought a few to the BBQ this Fourth of July to see what the concensous was on taste, and THAT… got about four stars!

Thank you for the inspiration – I’m looking forward to trying again!!!

By: lilredleena

lilredleena — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:03:59 +0000

cant wait to make these