A few weeks ago, my friends over at Cake Art gave me a sample pack of some paper pans in a plethora of shapes and sizes. They thought I might like them. But, I don’t. I love them. You can bake and then turn right around and take your goodies to someone special. Either that or display them at home and turn your kitchen into a coffee shop which could be fun, too.
These tiny ones make me happy. The size. The color. The slightly scalloped edge. Happy.
And so do these tee-niny ones. Eeeeek!
They have cylinder-shaped baking molds and regular muffin cup styles, too. Both of these are sturdy enough that you don’t need a muffin tray to bake them in. Just arrange them on a baking sheet and go.
And look at these cuties. They have lids. Perfect to bake and take.
Since I had all these pans, I had to put something in them.
I went for blueberries and bananas…
… and made some yummy muffins.
Yummy Blueberry Muffins
Ingredients
Instructions
Add a little butter while they’re still warm and your tummy will say thank you.
Then tear right in.
I had enough batter to try them out in all of the smaller size pans for fun. The large round paper cake and loaf pans would have to wait for another day.
But you don’t. Cake Art was sweet and gave me a second sample pack. So who wants it? Anyone?
Try and control your excitement and enter for a chance to win a bunch of paper. ; )
Just leave a comment on this post and answer the following question.
What is your favorite muffin? (I know. Tough, huh.)
Deadline to enter is Tuesday, June 1 at 5 pm ET. Sorry, Time’s Up. Winner announced below.
One winner will be chosen at random and announced sometime Tuesday evening.
Good luck.
P.S. Cake Art has pans available in large and small quantities. Sorry, they don’t have photos… just descriptions. But here’s a site with more pan options and pictures.
Wow. I really didn’t expect so many people to want to win paper pans. Super surprised. And now I wish I had scored more sample packs from Cake Art. Maybe I’ll get more the next time I make a trip. Until then, we have a winner. I’m excited to announce this one too, because finally a low entry number one. Low like commenter #5! Yay!
Paper is one of my very favorite things! Aside from a perfectly made blueberry muffin, of course. :)
The best muffin I EVER had was chocolate chip mint…mmmmm….
I love the mixed berry $.88 Betty Crocker muffins you just add water to…they tun out perfect every time!
A tie between pumpkin chocolate chip and bran (weird, huh?).
Juneberry or blueberry muffins, Juneberries are coming into season soon too!
My favorite muffin I ever had was probably a bananas foster muffin I had once when I was younger…Basically a banana nut muffin but with a gooey burnt sugar glaze. SO good. My hubby will always say boxed chocolate chip muffin mix though. Not homemade. Gotta be boxed. They’re not too bad actually.
my favorite muffin? pumpkin chocolate chip!!
Oh, I love it! In the fall/winter, I really love pumpkin spice muffins. In the spring/summer, I love Meyer Lemon-Ricotta muffins from RecipeGirl.com
My favorite muffin is a carrot muffin. I absolutely love the paper idea. So smart!
sour cream and lemon poppy seed or brown sugar with a crunchy top
cranberry and walnut muffins =)
My fav muffin has got to be apple strudel, with all those juicy chunks of apples and a sweet crumbly topping…yum!
My favorite would be my mothers banana nut muffins. warm fresh out of the oven.
I LOVE blueberry muffins!!!
They are delicious :)
I had some fantastic muffins once that looked like normal blueberry muffins but they were flavored with rosewater. So good.
One favorite? No way!
I love all muffins, double chocolate chip, pumpkin spice, blackberry, you name it, I love it :)
Either banana chocolate chip or lemon blueberry. And generally when made by my mom because she makes the best ones!
My favorite muffins are chocolate with chocolate chips on top. yum!
Crumb Cake Muffins make my tummy very happy!
My favorite muffin is apple struesel – although I made some banana chocolate chip last wek that were SOOOOO good!
I love applr coffecake muffins!! Mmmmmm….soo good :D
I love Blueberry muffins and chocolate chip muffins are a close second. Thanks for the posts.
homemade morning glory with whipped cream cheese
The banana raspberry muffins from a small local bakery. Very sweet with a slight tartness, always delicious!
Probably chocolate or Orange Pineapple.. yummy!!
I wouldn’t mind owning them at all!
Pumpkin Millet muffins from Cascadia Bakery in Victoria BC (and in their ReBar cookbook) – mega yum!
My favorite muffin is fresh strawberry.
I really can’t pick just one. I love chocolate chip, banana nut, and blueberry :)
Double chocolate chip. With lots of chocolate :)
Banana nut muffins are the best!
Love the baking cups! Favorite would be blueberry muffins with pecans. But i gotta try your recipe :)
I really enjoy blueberry muffins, however banan runs close so I can’t wait to try this recipe that has both!
Banana chocolate chip wins hands down!
I just love these cute paper baking containers!…That is the neatest idea…especially when you can give your baked items away to friends in the container they were baked in!
My favorite muffin has to be the lemon poppy seed muffin. There is just something tangy and sweet about it that I cant get enough of.
blueberry muffins with the big sugar crystals on top are my fav!!!!!
I really, really love raspberry cheesecake muffins. Probably not the healthies of all muffins….but YUM.
Lemon poppyseed muffins make my life :)
Nothing compares to blueberry muffin, all time favorite!
My favourite would have to be Cinnamon Strawberry Oatmeal, so incredibly yummy!
Pick me! These would be perfect for giving baked goods to friends.
My favorite muffin is a sunshine muffin made with pineapple, carrots, nuts and coconut!
Hmmm, tough one! I would have to call a tie between pumpkin and pecan pie muffins!
I LOVE Lemon/Cranberry miffins
Chocolate chip muffins! Yummy!
cranberry orange :)
My favourite muffin is probably more of a cupcake, but it’s a chocolate and raspberry one, using ground almonds. Light and crisp on the outside, moist and gooey on the inside… YUM!!!! Recipe is on my blog – posted in March 2009 :) thanks for the chance to win – pick me, pick me, pick ME (puh-lease!)
My favorite muffins are pumpkin! Yum!
Pumpkin or blueberry streusel. I
P.S. I love packaging that makes the baked goods look even more yummy!
I’m going to have to be a girl on this one and say any muffin with chocolate… mmm..
I always go for a bran muffin with any type of berry. Or jsut a plain moist banana one :- ) yummy!
definitely cinnamon streusel! but i usually make whole wheat carrot walnut with white raisin muffins or oatmeal banana blueberry muffins with apple sauce. yum!
Hard one…banana nut or chocote chip. Although, cinnamon/spice is always yummy. And …. Pumpkin muffins…hmmm…best not to get me started.
The pans are too cute for words!
Blueberry or chocolate chip! Those pans are too cute.
So wonderful! And I can’t wait to try those muffins!
blueberry blueberry! yum yum yum!
My favorite muffin is a warm fresh Red Raspberry muffin right out of the oven!
My favorite muffin is a morning glory muffin. They are chalk full of good stuff – carrots, apples, seeds, nuts, raisins, coconut, and so much more. To die for. A close second for me would be almond poppyseed.. YUM I love muffins!
I love fresh blueberry muffins!!
My favorite muffin has to be Raspberry White Chocolate… or cranberry orange. I am super excited to try the paper baking pans!!
I do love a good bran muffin, BUT, my favorite is banana chocolate… the best.
The top part of a blueberry muffin, mmmmmm
banananannananana nut :)
I just got back from a yoga retreat, and they had the MOST delicious vegan banana bran muffin. I am determined to replicate the recipe!
lemon poppyseed or chocolate chip
Banana Chocolate Chip! Yummy!
I love pumpkin cream cheese muffins! They’re the perfect taste of fall when I’m finally ready for it to begin. (Not yet, of course!)
Lemon Poppyseed!!
Banana nut muffins, hands down! :)
There’s a coffee shop near here that has a French Toast Muffin, it’s so good!
Apple cinnamon
I’m a pastry chef but I love to change it up. I like to turn sweet into savory (and visa-versa) so I make bacon-cheddar muffins.
Blueberry muffins with a brown sugar caramel topping
Blueberry! Especially if they have big crunchy pieces of sugar on top. :)
Oooooh – I love love love Raspberry Almond Muffins from Cups cafe in Jackson, MS.
Blueberry lemon muffins are my most favorite!
Double chocolate chip muffins! Yum!
banana with walnuts and crumbly topping! YuMMMMMY
My favorite would have to be the Buttermilk Spice muffin from Mimi’s Cafe Restaurant.
Blueberry is my fav!
blueberry or banana chocolate chip…YUM!
Hmmm….I have to go with banana nut : ) ANYTHING with nuts, really!
Easy – chocolate chip!
My favourite muffin is scillian lemon and poppy seed muffins :)
Believe it or not – cranberry orange. Followed very closely by blueberry.
Banana with no nuts.
you have to watch your hand around me if you place a blueberry muffin near me. cant help myself.
I love Buttermilk spice!!!
Blueberry…but I’d rather have a cupcake!!
i love butter pecan muffins, followed by pumpkin with cream cheese frosting.
Definitely blueberry – with extra blueberries!
corn muffins are by far my favorite…or maybe blueberry…hmm…
Banana muffin with chocolate chips! ^___^
My favorite muffin by far is Poppyseed. Nothing beats it!
My favorite are pumpkin muffins with cream cheese frosting! Yummy!! Especially in the fall:)
i will go the other way with this response and say my LEAST favorite muffin in the blueberry muffin recipe of my mother. she makes regular blueberry muffins but then throws in anything else she has around… peanuts, raisins, you name it. it ruins them.
blueberry would have to be my favorite!
OOOHHHH!!! My sister’s Sweet Potato Cranberry Muffins with toasted pumpkin seeds on top. They are to die for…and she won’t give me her recipe :( So I have to barter with her for them:) She’s the best!
chocolate chip muffins! of course! orrr… DOUBLE chocolate chip muffins! yummmm
Blueberry with a crumb top! Yum! But I have to say I might be searching for recipes for several of the other fan favorites! I have never even heard of several of those!
I just LOVE fresh cranberry and orange muffins with a crunchy crumb topping. I buy the cranberries when they are in season and freeze them in ziplock bags whole. All during the year I just reach in the freezer and put them frozen in my muffin batter. They are really scrumptious that way.
Thanks for the entry.
My favorite muffin is blueberry and banna, so the recipe you just posted will be used!!! ? Thank you…
CHOCOLATE! I love it!
looooove banana bread muffins! or banana chocolate chip!
Favorite muffin? Usually a good morning muffin or a good carrot muffin (sometimes with a bit of cream cheese frosting for decadence!)
My favorite muffin is a chocolate chocolate chip
My favorite muffin is cranberry orange. That is the only muffin for me.
I love orange muffins!!!
This is easy! Banana Nut!
I loovee blueberry lemon muffin…yummm that sounds so good right now! ehehehe
My mom didn’t bake much when I was little, but when she did, it was usually her banana chocolate chip muffins. She had a recipe she based it on, but I rarely saw the recipe as it was second nature to her. She barely had to measure any of the ingredients.
Speaking of which, I should whip up a batch of those for a walk down memory lane. :)
Banana chocolate chip!
strawberry!
My favorite? Meyer Lemon Blueberry with a little sugar sprinkled on top!
Blueberry muffins with streusel topping and a tall glass of milk to go with it!!!
These are so delightful!
My favorite muffins are banana/chocolate chip – got the recipe from Bon Appetit ages ago, and I make them so often, it’s one of the few recipes I know by heart.
My favorite muffin is double chocolate chip banana. It’s basically just a DCC recipe adjusted to add banana, but it is absolutely marvelous.
Pick one? So hard. Pumpkin for fall…blueberry in summer…snickerdoodle in winter…and strawberry crumble in spring. Does that work? Oh, but wait…I do love a good lemon struesel any time of year!
Any muffin from Costco. Those enormous banana or blueberry muffins just make my heart melt!!
I have a recipe for raspberry white chocolate muffins that are *delicious*.
me me me! chocolate chip =)
Definitely double chocolate muffins! But also Chocolate-cream cheese deserve a spot on the top!
I’m a huge fan of cranberry orange… or a simple lemon poppyseed! :]
Lemon poppy seed!!! OMG now i want to make muffins!!!
I know it’s not very original, but in the summer when blueberries are fresh and delicious, I just can’t resist a blueberry muffin.
banana nut, all the way.
My favorite muffin? hmmm… i guess i’m going to have to go with chocolate chip! <3
Poppyseed yogurt muffins. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMm
my favorite muffin is chocolate chip. how’s that for healthy:)
Oh, any muffin is a wonderful muffin. But I do like coffeecake muffins, or banana muffins, or chocolate chip muffins, or peanut butter muffins, or coffee-flavored muffins, or…..
too cute
my favorite muffin is banana chocolate chip
My favorite muffin? The one in my hand ready to be eaten. As long as there is NO coconut in it.
I know this is pretty pathetic but I am a pregnant sucker for DD coffee cake muffins…LOL
My favourite muffin isnt really a muffin, its a almost brownie which me and my mum bake in muffin cases. They are extremely tasty and vegan!
I love chocolate chip muffins! Especially when they’re warm and the chocolate chips are gooey and melted :)
banana muffins!
Almond poppy seed. Yummy!
Chocolate banana!! Yummers!
Chocolate!<3
Morning Glory Muffins! Like having carrot cake for breakfast :)
pumpkin apple muffins
Banana nut muffins are my fav !
Lots of banana, with walnuts sprinkled thru for crunch
Whoever thought I’d get so excited about paper?! But these are absolutely adorable! I’m definitely a banana nut kind of girl, but also go crazy over anything cinnamon (and the old chocolate chip standby, of course)!
Favorite muffin is chocolate chip pumpkin!
I love blueberry muffins with sugar on the top. Sometimes I just eat the top.
Hmmm… I haven’t met a muffin that I haven’t liked, but my favorite would have to be anything with raspberries. I think these cute paper pans are screaming cupcakes though… they would be perfect for taking dessert for Father’s Day!
Cinnamon chip!
Oh my gosh, I made the Spiced Carrot Muffins from Martha a few weeks ago and they are now my all time favorite. i have made them about a dozen times since then. I have had three today!
Oh Oh Oh! And I like Pumpkin Muffins filled with Cream Cheese Icing…is that a cupcake? Who cares.
Hot blueberry muffins with butter. No wait, cinnamon muffins! No, No, chocolate chip muffins. OK,OK banana. No I just CAN’T decide. To much pressure. :)
The Bakeshop I work at makes MorningGlory Muffins filled with carrots and raisins, sprinkled with Granola. YUM!
Cranberry!
I NEED these! Simple and perfect and I love the lids to the mini loaf pans! My fav muffin is apple streusel, and blueberry, and poppyseed, and…oh, did you just want one favorite? ;)
I like banana streusel muffins.
me! pick me!!
Blueberry for sure!
Apple cinnamon with streusel topping. :)
any flavor when it’s warm…banana nut is always tasty warm.
My favorite muffin is a banana crumb muffin. Yum… I’m hungry just thinking about it.
Hello, I love little paper pans and what fun and yummies they can bring to you. It almost looks like a little world for a little dollhouse.
My fave muffin is; lemon poppy seed with raspberries. Thank you, Kathleen Erbe
My fave is still pumpkin. I can eat it in the heat of July and the frigid cold of February. Anytime is a great time for pumpkin!
Banana Chocolate Chip.
Oh heck yes.
pumpkin for sure…with cream cheese frosting! which might make it a cupcake, but yummy!
My mother’s chocolate chip muffins made with All Bran’s cereals.
Kind of a family classic by now!
Plain old blueberry or lemon poppy seed. I have never had a bad muffin.
cranberry orange! so good.
cranberry orange! so good.
My favorite muffin!?! Chocolate when I’m feelin’ naughty, Banana Walnut when I’m missing my mom’s bread, Apple Cinnamon when I need comfy snuggle food, Cranberry Orange when life’s a little sour, and Lemon Poppyseed when I’m feeling spunky and wild. :)
Its a tie between banana chocolate chip and carrot muffins!
MMMMmm am so hungry they all sound good- but favorite would be banana nut muffins!
Apple cinnamon muffins are definitely my favorite. Can’t resist them!
raspberry lemon… thanks for the chance to win!
That’s a tough one….blueberry muffin or cranberry muffin.
AHHH! Those are sooo cute- I would absolutely bake my favorite snickerdoodle -coffee cake-muffins in them!
My favorite are pumpkin muffins!
Gotta love a good banana muffin with a mascarpone and honey frosting topped with toasted chopped walnuts – delicious! Not exactly a traditional muffin because of the frosting, but if you’re having a birthday breakfast celebration (like I did for my mom yesterday) you can’t serve a traditional cake, and these muffins were perfect!
Blueberry!
I’ll be boring and say chocolate chip muffins but really, chocolate is never boring! Such cool trays.
Cranberry Orange!!! MMmmmmm
blueberry cream cheese =)
Old-fashioned blueberry muffins! Nothing fancy, but so good!
banana nut with oatmeal cinnamon crunch!
Oh, definitely blueberry! Mmm…they’re a classic.
my favorite muffin is the chocolate muffin from Alton Brown’s I’m just here for more food. Sooo yummy!!!
Raspberry cream cheese. Yum!
Blueberry a classic, but this place called Magnolia Bakery in Norcross has the best cranberry muffin Ive ever eaten
hummm… it’s hard to pick a favorite… but I love carrot & raisins muffin. Nothing beats it paired with coffee. :)
love them all! off to order some.
My favorite is the cinnamon sugar donut muffin. Its from a bakery is Healdsburg CA
Tea muffins made with cinnamon chips from King Arthur Flour.
My favourite muffin – probably something more cupcake-like with chocolate chips in it. But if I restrict it to healthier muffins, then definitely a rhubarb-bran muffin.
Difficult question but cranberry orange is so delicious! Blueberry with streusel on the top is a close second :)
Blueberry!
So many muffins could be my favorites but today it is Brown Sugar muffins and Strawberry Sweet Cream muffins.
Apple cinnamon or banana strudel , no doubt!
Corn muffin!
Absolute favorite….chocolate chocolate chip! YUM!!
Raspberry!!!!
All muffins are great, but Chocolate chocolate chip is a top favorite.