For some reason I have been itching to try an experiment: to make
cupcakes but scatter m&m candies over the top of the batter before
baking. The idea would be that the m&ms would rest on top, self-
decorate the cupcakes, and obviate frosting. Before I try this, has
anyone already done it? Would the ms stay on top, or do they sink to
the bottom like stones? Would something else be better to use?

On Wed, 4 Feb 2009 11:53:43 -0800 (PST), Cheque >


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On Wed, 4 Feb 2009 19:48:57 +0000 (UTC) in rec.food.cooking, PeterL
> wrote,
>Seems you can use them, it's just an unknown quantity as to the end
>result......

Tried it. Did not get the result I wanted. The m&ms partly dissolved,
leaving streaks of candy color here and there, which did not look very
nice. The chocolate centers ended up inside the cupcakes. However,
they were still edible, so no materials were wasted in the experiment.

David Harmon > wrote in
m:

> On Wed, 4 Feb 2009 19:48:57 +0000 (UTC) in rec.food.cooking, PeterL
> > wrote,
>>Seems you can use them, it's just an unknown quantity as to the end
>>result......
>
> Tried it. Did not get the result I wanted. The m&ms partly dissolved,
> leaving streaks of candy color here and there, which did not look very
> nice. The chocolate centers ended up inside the cupcakes. However,
> they were still edible, so no materials were wasted in the experiment.
>
>
>


Maybe if you crush them up first, then sprinkle them on??



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On Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:32:41 +0000, PeterL wrote:

> David Harmon > wrote in
> m:
>
>> On Wed, 4 Feb 2009 19:48:57 +0000 (UTC) in rec.food.cooking, PeterL
>> > wrote,
>>>Seems you can use them, it's just an unknown quantity as to the end
>>>result......
>>
>> Tried it. Did not get the result I wanted. The m&ms partly dissolved,
>> leaving streaks of candy color here and there, which did not look very
>> nice. The chocolate centers ended up inside the cupcakes. However,
>> they were still edible, so no materials were wasted in the experiment.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Maybe if you crush them up first, then sprinkle them on??

I don't think that would work. They tend to "splinter" rather than crush.