What makes a cupcake light and fluffy?
What makes a cupcake light and fluffy? The gluten and fat molecules in the batter are what helps the cupcake set and maintain its fluffy, light structure – give those molecules awhile (at least ⅔ of the total baking time) to set and stiffen up before you introduce any cold air to the atmosphere by sticking your nose in to check on things. What is the secret to fluffy cupcakes? "Baking fluffy, moist cupcakes is all about creating air bubbles in your batter that expand in the oven," she says. "If you over-mix your batter, you collapse those bubbles and...