Have you ever had a muffin or cupcake stick inside the cupcake baking cups? It can be frustrating. Even spraying the tins with cooking spray and baking them without paper doesn’t always insure a clean realease.

Y’all, where have I been when everyone else was probably already using silicone baking cups? I recently had a large container of applesauce that I knew would go bad while we were gone on our trip to New England, so I decided to freeze small portions to use in baking. I found some silicone tart pans in my cupboard and it dawned on me that the applesauce would release easily from that material. I was right! After freezing them for a few hours, I was able to pop the applesauce right out and then put it into a freezer bag to store for later use. Then I found another use…