This depends on what type of cake cup it is. One type is OK, and another type requires you to put the paper cup into the mold first, as shown below:
This kind of paper cup, The paper on the edge is smooth and tight, and has support itself, so you can directly add cake batter and bake it in the oven.
This kind of paper cup looks like a cup, but friends who have used it know that this kind of paper cup has no support. When you pat it flat, it becomes a round piece of oil paper. Then you need to first put this paper cup into the mold as shown in the third picture, and use the grooves on the mold to help it shape. Otherwise, as soon as the cake batter is poured into the paper cup, the paper cup will quickly collapse into a flat piece of paper, and there will be no way to keep the cake batter in the cup.
The temperature resistance of disposable paper cups is not good. The maximum heat resistance that paper cups can withstand is only 100 degrees, and they cannot withstand high temperatures in ovens.
Generally, most commercially available paper cups are made of fiber pulp, and the inner layer is coated with adhesive film; therefore, the heat-resistant temperature is within 100 degrees. If the cup body is thinner, The heat resistance is not even 70 degrees. Generally, the oven temperature for baking puff pastry soup is at least 220 degrees. If the paper cup cannot withstand the high temperature, the plastic toxin dissolved will cause harm to the human body. If you want to bake a cake, you need to buy special cake cups.
Uses of paper cups:
1. The biggest function of paper cups is to hold drinks, such as carbonated drinks, coffee, milk, cold drinks, etc. This is its earliest and most basic use. . Beverage paper cups can be divided into two types: cold cups and hot cups. Cold cups are used to hold cold drinks, such as carbonated drinks, iced coffee, etc.; hot cups are used to hold hot drinks, such as coffee, black tea, etc.
2. The use of paper cups in advertising. Advertisers or manufacturers also use paper cups as an advertising medium. The patterns designed on the cup body can give people different drinking moods, and are also "symbols" to promote a certain product. Because the product's trademark, name, manufacturer, distributor, etc. can be designed on the surface of the paper cup. When people drink beverages, they can recognize and understand the products from this information. Paper cups provide a platform for people to understand these new products.