Cupcakes for a Crowd (Various Sizes)

This is how I make cupcakes when I am planning take them to a gathering where I know there will be people who have varied preferences of the quantity of dessert they would like to eat.

Today I chose lemon supreme because I know it is the favorite of several of my friends at the gathering I'm attending. My favorite brand of cake mix is Duncan Hines!

The box instructions recommend 350 degrees, but my cupcake pans are coated/dark, so I opt for a lower setting of 335 degrees.

I follow the box directions for the amounts of water, eggs, and oil.

Over-beating can cause a difference in the consistency of the cupcake.

For a variety of sizes of cupcakes, I used a mini cupcake pan (makes 24) and 2 standard size cupcake pans. One cake mix will yield approximately 24 mini cupcakes and 20-22 standard size cupcakes.

For the mini cupcakes, I use approximately 1T batter in each cup.

For the standard size cupcakes, I use approximately 2T batter in each cup.

I baked the mini cupcakes for 12 minutes and the standard size cupcakes for 15 minutes.