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Paper Pans

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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.

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These tiny ones make me happy. The size. The color. The slightly scalloped edge. Happy.

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And so do these tee-niny ones. Eeeeek!

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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.

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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.

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I went for blueberries and bananas…

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… and made some yummy muffins.

Blueberry Muffins
Yield: 12-15 muffins

Yummy Blueberry Muffins

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup butter, room temperature
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (or two medium-sized bananas)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries (rinse and pat dry)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line tray with muffin cup papers.
  2. Sift flour, baking powder, salt and sugar together with a wire whisk.
  3. Add butter, eggs, bananas and vanilla. Mix on low until just combined.
  4. Toss blueberries in a little extra flour and then fold into batter. Reserve some blueberries to place on the tops.
  5. Bake for about 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Serve while still warm with butter.
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Add a little butter while they’re still warm and your tummy will say thank you.

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Then tear right in.

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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?

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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!

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5,953 comments on “Paper Pans”

  1. I don’t know, I guess it’s a toss up between corn or blueberry. There is a little coffee shop in my town called Cabin Fever that has the BEST blueberry muffins that are my current go to muffins. Dang…now I want one :)

  2. Hands down – pumpkin muffins. With a little sprinkle of powdered sugar on top. Pretty much any baked good with pumpkin in it is my favorite.

  3. Blueberry muffins! Nothing can beat it.
    I don’t even like blueberries…but I LOVE Blueberry Muffins!
    Weird, I know…

  4. Muffins…prob cream cheese or chocolate chip!

  5. Banana Nut! Thanks for sharing.

  6. Wow, my idea of a great win! I love baking but packaging is my followup passion.
    May the winner enjoy!

  7. Cranberry Orange is my favorite!

  8. Honey Oat Bran

  9. Raspberry and white chocolate. YUM!!!

  10. pumpkin chocolate chip!!! :)

  11. cherry cheesecake muffins!

  12. This is a toughy, I love both blueberry and banana muffins. I don’t know if I could choose…

    Awesome giveaway, by the way.

  13. Hmmm my favourite is rhubarb and apple with a streusel topping! Delish! :)

  14. Banana Nut!
    :P
    I love the paper pans :)

  15. blueberry lemon!

  16. mmm blueberry is my favorite! I’ve ever thought about adding banana, but now I have something to ponder… :) Those paper pans are ADORABLE!!!

    Melissa

  17. Blueberry of course!!

  18. My favorite is blueberry with melted butter!

  19. I just got finished making these for my families breakfast this week. THESE are no2 my favorite muffins ever!!!! So easy to make & taste better than they look. Thank you for the recipe.

  20. chocolate with peanut butter chips. nice and gooey

  21. blueberry or banana nut… mmm.. really I cant pick between the two! :)

  22. Oh gosh…must say Zucchini Walnut. Yummo

  23. Banana nut muffins and blueberry muffins !!! and the sweet cornbread muffins from souplandtation !!

  24. Raspberry. With crunchy sugar on top. Yum!

  25. My favorite muffin is banana nut…fresh out of the oven with sweet butter on top…delicious!

  26. carrot muffins! mm mm mmmm!
    j.

  27. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip is my favorite! Best when frozen and then thawed out…mmmm

  28. Favorite muffin would have to be the Otis chocolate chocolate. Mmm.

  29. Doesn’t matter as long as it’s warm from the oven with melted butter. But if I have to pick banana walnut.

  30. It would have to be banana nut muffins with chocolate chips!

  31. I love cornmeal raspberry muffins :)

  32. strawberry cheesecake muffins are heaven on earth!

  33. Well…it’s kinda crazy when I saw how many people want free paper products…yet here I am, posting along with the best of them.

    Almond poppy seed.

    So there.

  34. Aww they are too cute! Id love to bake and take in these!!!!! Thanks for the giveaway! Good luck and God bless everyone!

  35. Pumpkin spice muffins are DIVINE.

  36. banana chocolate chip!

  37. Mini Chocolate Chip muffin. The Minis are the best!! :)

  38. My Mom’s banana bread as muffins!!!!!! It’s the BEST!

  39. there are so many choices. i guess something with banana, chocolate chip or streusel topping?

  40. Cinnamon chip! Warm it up, add a little butter and I’m in heaven! :)

  41. chocolate ones, of course.

  42. I LOVE blueberry muffins. oh and strawberry, and chocolate chips. but please don’t mix them. Everyone has sure posted some interesting ideas for muffins. hmm I think I need to start baking. Now if only I had something to bake them in.

  43. My favorite kind is…chocolate chip!

  44. My favorite is blueberry streusel muffins!

  45. OMG! I made these today because i happened to have all the ingredients! I used whole wheat flour- AMAZING!

  46. pumpkin chocolate chip!

  47. Lemon Poppyseed is my favorite muffin!!

  48. My all time favorite muffin is a banana chocolate chip!

  49. blueberry muffins with streusel topping rock my socks. they remind me of being a kid and begging my mom to make them.

  50. Those are awesome – perfect for sending my husband to the office with some chocolate chip banana breads. :)

  51. Something cinnamonny with a crumbly top!!

  52. Ooh, my favorite would definitely have to be anything with cream cheese in the middle…blueberry cream cheese muffins!!! :D

  53. Classic yummy Blueberry muffin…Right out of the oven…

  54. I love these so easy and fun. My fav muffin is strawberry cheesecake. Super YUM!
    Jessi

  55. my favorite muffin is a black and white muffin that starbucks used to have and a small bakery down in fenwick island, de has them as well. it was chocolate, vanilla, and a little bit of cream cheese baked in. i’m craving one as i type this.

  56. Banana Chocolate Chip is my fav!!

  57. Orange muffin with cranberries. What is not to love about any muffin of any flavor especially in the pretty paper products. Hope I win so I can bake away.

  58. ha! choice spelled wrong, oops

  59. i am in lurve with orange chocolate chip muffins <3

  60. raspberry and white chocolate i think :-) or chocolate! can’t go past chocolate!

  61. a hard chicoe between banana chocolate chip and cinnamon struesel…so yummy

  62. Cranberry Orange Muffins! YUMBO!

  63. Blueberry. By far the best :)

  64. It’s a tie between blueberry and chocolate chip!

  65. Sour cream with a streusel topping!

  66. Fresh blueberry–Yummy goodness :)

  67. mmmmuffins! Raspberry White Chocolate!

    I heart your blog. It is inspirational!! :)

  68. blueberry cheesecake!

  69. Cranberry Sweet Potato with a cinnamon streusel topping! So good :)

  70. I think my favorite muffin is chocolate chip. Although I do like blueberry muffins on occasion. :)

  71. In NYC I loved cinnamon chip muffins! They had a slight hint of coffee and lots of yummy “cinnamon chips”!

  72. Chocolate chip muffins are amazing!

  73. Banana muffins are my favourite! The mini cups and pans are adorable and thank you for sharing the recipe :)

  74. This makes me a loser, but I LOVE dunkin’ donuts chocolate chip muffins microwaved with a ridiculous amount of butter. lol

  75. blue blueberry muffins. so good….

  76. cappuccino muffins!!

  77. my favorite muffin is probably a banana/chocolate chip one I get occasionally at Starbucks. so moist and flavorful!

  78. Blueberry is definitely my favorite… but a good chocolate chip banana muffin always makes my day, too!

  79. Favorite muffin – cranberry orange, no doubt about it :) I love the tangy, sweet, yummmmo!

  80. I love chocolate chip muffins!!

  81. Yummmm blueberry, or banana nut or cream cheese….I love anything made into a muffin!

  82. Lemon…or chocolate. You can never go wrong with chocolate.

  83. Blueberry. Sooooooo good!

  84. I love all kinds of muffins! Homemade lemon poppyseed is one of my top faves!

  85. I like good old classic blueberry muffins :)

  86. Blueberry muffins!!!!

  87. Lemon Poppyseed

  88. Morning Glory muffins with cream cheese in the middle!

  89. Lemon Poppyseed. <3<3<3

  90. Blueberry with streusel topping!

  91. I love pumpkin muffins with walnuts and sprinkled with coarse sugar!

  92. Our new house has a ridiculous number of strawberry plants in the back yard (we’ve been picking two pounds a day, and they show no sign of slowing), so my favorite will be the inevitable strawberry muffins of the new future!

  93. Humm…..i love anything with a strousel topping, but who doesnt?!? Coffee cake muffins definitely!

  94. favorite…..blueberry :D

  95. Double chocolate muffins!

  96. hi :) love the paper pans!! My favorite muffin is probably a corn muffin ! or chocolate chip…banana? hmm I love them all! lol

  97. I love just going in to the kitchen and seeing what I can come up with. Love, love, love muffins. :)

  98. One of my favorite muffins is pineapple muffins. I received the recipe during my bridal shower, along with lots of other yummy ones for recipes of all kinds, and it is made with canned crushed pineapple. The best part though is the dollop of apricot jam you put in the middle- raspberry jam is another delicious option.

  99. Lemon Muffins. Tangy and Sweet. Mmmm

  100. MMMM oatmeal orange with dried cranberrys or since it is the season lemon and fresh blueberrys…topped with fresh orange or lemon juice glace… just talked myself into making some !

  101. Cranberry Orange muffins are my favorite.

  102. My favorite has to be blueberry with crumpled suger on top! So yummy. Would love to try those paper pans! :0)

  103. Lemon Poppyseed!

  104. Blueberry.

  105. I love blueberry muffins!

  106. Love the pans. Super cute. I love bananna nut muffins the best. I guess I’m a plan Jane. LOL

  107. So many choices – I like cinnamon ones, but it’s hard to beat a really good banana muffin, especially with walnuts.

  108. I love quadruple chocolate muffins! yum!

  109. First thought was blueberry, but then I remembered how much I love cranberry orange muffins, too. The best blueberry muffins I have had used pie filling, so good.

  110. Hands down my homemade blueberry with orange zest and juice. To die for, or seriously mame someone for them they are that de-li-cious!

  111. My favorite muffins are chocolate chunk and raspberry “jewels.” I make a basic muffin batter, add dark chocolate chunks and fresh raspberries, and then dollop raspberry jam in the center before baking. When eaten warm, the jam just oozes delight!

  112. My favorite muffin is banana with a crunchy topping! Yum!

  113. I LOVE those pumpkin muffins at Panera Bread and I love me some blueberry muffins…mmmm…. I like the banana blueberry combo idea, I’ll try those next. Thanks!

    PS. Tried Sublime doughnuts at your suggestion last weekend. Delish!!!

  114. Banana Nut

  115. Mmm there are so many good muffins…how can I choose?? If I have to narrow it down to just one, I’d have to pick a plain ol’ banana nut muffin.

  116. I’d have to choose between blue berry or poppy seed! It depends on my mood though but I think I’m poppy seed biased :)

  117. Cranberry/Orange. Yummy!

  118. White choc and raspberry

  119. Favorite hands down is blueberry muffin :)

  120. Raspberry Crunch

  121. Favorite: Blueberry, blueberry, blueberry! Want me some right now…plus the paper pans!

  122. Mine’s a tie between bran from the All-Bran box and honey-banana whole wheat. Yummy!

  123. Lemon Poppyseed Almond. Or whatever my mom is baking.

  124. Love the paper! I think my favorite muffen might be chocolate chocolate chip or chocolate chip banana. I love chocolate!

  125. Chocolate Chip!!! Oh how I love chocolate chip muffins!!

  126. Morning Glory – loaded with carrots, coconut, cranberries, etc. Sweet and moist and YUM

  127. Cream cheese muffin, Yum!

  128. My all time favorite muffin is carrot pineapple. My aunt gave me her recipe and they are always delicious! And they are actually pretty healthy, no oil, apple sauce instead with a hint of cinnamon… yummy! I make them mini for my kids and they love them!

  129. My first instinct was chocolate chip, but chocolate chip kind of defeats the purpose of muffins and leans toward cupcake.

    So cinnamon streusel!

  130. Just one favorite?!?! That’s pretty much impossible. My go-to muffins usually are blueberry, but I do love banana or banana chocolate chip muffins.

  131. Blueberry, especially when they are warm with a little butter spread on it. YUM!

  132. carrot muffins with cream cheese icinggg NOMNOMNOM

  133. My favorite muffin is the one that’s waiting for me to eat it! I just love muffins. If I had to pick just one it would be the traditional blueberry. :)

  134. Don’t you love it when someone comes along with a BRILLIANT idea? Baking for friends will be so much simpler when you don’t have to say “Please make sure you return the pan when you are finished!” Brava

  135. Apple with almond on top… mioum

  136. apple cinnamon crunch.

  137. Perfect for potlucks or gift giving! I’m forever tired of having to bring dirty pans home to wash :)

  138. Without a doubt, it’s banana muffins!!! Just banana, banana nut, or banana and chocolate chip… I don’t discriminate!…I love them all!

  139. Yummmy!!! I love blueberry lemon muffins =)

  140. Chocolate! you can NEVER go wrong with a chocolate muffin! <3

  141. Oooh, me me me, i want some paper baking lovlies!

    My favourite muffin is definitely my pear cake muffins. Adapted recipe from my mum’s Norwegian apple cake recipe. Lots of butter, lots of sugar, crispy on top from sugar and cinnamon sprinkling, soft like marshmallows inside, and a big, juicy piece of pear right in the center. YUM!

  142. My fave muffin is plain ol’ chocolate chip. Nothing beats that melty goodness. But a close second is cranberry or raisin, or cranberry AND raisin together, because those don’t get runny when you cook with them.

  143. As a chocoholic, I have to answer chocolate chip muffins! Although in the morning I like cinnamon muffins… I can’t deal with chocolate quite that early!

  144. Hmmm… How about a deli-style blueberry muffin with brown sugar cinnamon crumble on top? That is my fave to make! yummmmmy :D

  145. Blueberry with a sweet crumble on top :)

  146. Zucchini Walnut muffins are super good.

  147. I love some cranberry orange muffins…well, I love ALL muffins…let’s be honest!

  148. Hmmm….I would have to say blueberry sour cream.

    Yummm…I should go make some now!

  149. My all time favorite muffin would have to be banana with nutela marbled in…yummy. Now I have to go make a batch! So hoping to win this give away and fill them up with delicious treats to share.

  150. My favorite muffin is pumpkin chocolate chip with a streusel topping. Yum!

  151. My favorite is the blueberry muffin with sugar/cinnamon topping.

  152. My favorite muffin is pumpkin chocolate chip with a streusel topping. Yum!

  153. lemon cranberry is my current fav

  154. My favorite muffins to make are Episcopalian Banana Muffins.
    I’ve tried many, many banana muffin & bread recipes and this is my all time favorite. The secret ingredient that makes this recipe so very special……oatmeal! They are great with or without nuts and perfect year round, hot or cold. Those cute little pans would make these taste even better I’m sure!

  155. Warm gooey blueberry muffins… Nom nom nom!!!

  156. My favorite is lemon poppy! YUMMMM

  157. My favorite muffins are oatmeal blueberry muffins made with flax seeds. I replace any oil and fatty items with smashed bananas and apple sauce. They are amazing…and healthy to boot!!! :)

  158. my favorite are moist blueberry muffins =)

  159. Pumpkin with nuts is my favorite. Mmmmmmm.

  160. Blueberry muffins with lemon zest and a crumble topping. Yum.

  161. Blueberry is by far my favorite!

  162. I love LOVE Almond Chocolate Muffins that I used to make at a little cafe that I worked at years ago. Mmm! I need to go back there and get one some day!

  163. my favorite muffin would have to be banana chip, who needs nuts just add chocolate!!

  164. My favorite muffin is chocolate chip, with coconut a close second :)

  165. My favorite muffin is blueberry. My favorite quick bread is banana….so I’m guessing banana berry could rapidly become my favorite muffin!!

  166. Banana muffins with a streusel topping!

  167. My aunt’s banana chocolate chip muffins. I get a little nostalgic just thinking about them…

  168. My fav are banana nut muffins! Mmmmm :)

  169. carrot muffins!

  170. Cream Cheese. Be still, my heart.

  171. Definitely the cardamom muffins we had at a B&B in Vermont last fall. Yum!

  172. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip! My daughters love them too!

  173. My favorite muffin is the cranberry walnut muffin! Yum!!!! Sweet and tart, moist and crunchy…delightful!

  174. Strawberry chocolate chip muffins are very yummy and they are my favorite! I would love to make them in these cute little papers!

  175. My favorite muffin is orange poppyseed rosemary. So sweet, so savory, so awesome!

  176. Banana Chocolate chip for sure… or hot blueberry muffins with butter. Mmmmmm

  177. My favorite is the blueberry muffin.

  178. I love muffins with walnuts, coconut, and chocolate chips. But I usually make banana muffins these days.

  179. Browned Butter Blueberry Muffin is my new absolute favorite.

  180. I really like the double chocolate chip muffins. I can eat one for breakfast and get away with it because it’s a muffin..breakfast food right?

  181. Mmmmmm, lemon blueberry!! I make little mini muffins and my kids DEVOUR them (ok, they’re not the only ones…)

    Love love love these paper bakers – you lucky lady!!!

  182. Carrot cake muffins with cream cheese in the center!!!! YUMMY!!!!

  183. blueberry muffins!

  184. Strawberry!!! Though, let’s be honest: I’ve never met a muffin I didn’t like! lol : )

  185. I absolutely love banana nut muffins and blueberry muffins! Basically the bananaberry muffins were made for me, I cannot wait to make them :)

  186. Haven’t met a muffin I didn’t like. Recently, my favorite has been Judy’s Sour Cream Coffee Cake Muffin. YUM!

  187. Cranberry orange with lots of fresh orange zest.

  188. oh no contest. plain and simple corn muffins!

  189. my favorite….blueberry muffins. pretty basic but so yummy!!!

  190. My favorite muffins are pumpkin cream cheese chocolate chip. My son won a blue ribbon at the fair with them!

  191. Banana Cream Chesse Muffins!

  192. one of my coworkers makes delicious banana nut muffins!

  193. Blueberry!

  194. I love the chocolate ones from Costco.

  195. Good ole’ blueberry! Made even better with a streusel topping. Yummy!!!

  196. I love all muffins, doesn’t matter what flavor because I only eat the tops anyway!

  197. Chocolat, of course!!

  198. Lemon Poppy Seed!!!

  199. My favorite muffins?? That would have to be Pumpkin muffins with buttered pecan streusel on top!

    My daughter was looking over my shoulder this morning when i opened this email. She was so excited to make these muffins! They are delicious!!

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