How to make cupcakes look (near) identical?

[RedRed9]

I must have a really shit eye for this as whenever I make cupcakes or muffins they come out in various sizes!

This is despite me ‘eyeing’ the amount I’m spooning in to each. So even if I put say one heaped spoonful of mixture in each cupcake case I still end up with some big ones and some small ones.

I’d like a bit of uniformity to my cupcakes. Is there a better way to achieve this?

[TickledOnion]

Just put each cupcake case on the scales and weigh the batter.

[NauseousNancy]

I use an ice cream scoop :) one of the ones with the click release buttons.

[Fannia]

You can buy a scoop like a small ice cream scoop here

[Stravapalava]

Weigh the batter & divide by how many cupcakes you want to make. Plus level the batter in the cases before you bake them.

[ColdToesHere]

I use a jug to pour my batter. Easier to manage than spoons and fairly easy to regulate. Especially if it’s a quite wet batter.

The hummingbird vanilla cupcake recipe is a good pouting consistency (IMO)

[RedRed9]

I’ve tried weighing each one, and I don’t know if my cases were shit or maybe I was too rough, but they went all floppy and misshapen from moving them around.

I’ll try a more liquid batter. (Thank you for suggesting the hummingbird one @ColdToesHere ) and then each cupcake might be easier to eye as it will be level.

[RedRed9]

The scoops look good but I think I’d have the same problem as a spoon? eg is it a heaped scoop or a level scoop and maybe that last cupcake had a bit more/less than the other etc.

Although I imagine you can’t go as far wrong with a scoop as you can with a spoon. Maybe I should try it.

[NauseousNancy]

With the scoop, you fill it, then level of off with a knife.

I have a thick cake batter, which makes it much easier and it’s not so runny.

I used to have my own business making cakes. My scoop never failed me :)