SiliconeMoulds.com Pink Muffin/Cupcake Tray Review & Double Chocolate Marshmallow Muffin Recipe

I decided to make some yummy muffins this morning and thought this would be a brilliant opportunity to test out the gorgeous pink silicone cupcake tray.  Firstly can I just say, as much as I love my usual bakeware, none of it is pink and I love the way this looks in the kitchen.  It is really easy to store and as I have just discovered, due to serious melted marshmallows, really easy to clean too. 

You can tell by the feel of the tray that it is not like some of the cheap flimsy ones you often find on the market, it is definitely designed to be more heavy duty and if you check out their site Siliconemoulds.com you will find hundreds of both traditional and totally unique products all made in the same high quality silicone.

The silicone muffin tray needs to be placed on a baking tray and lightly greased if not using papers.  I decided to make half my muffins in paper cases...

and half without so I could compare the results.

The muffins in cases were exactly as you would expect, Sarah-Jane had warned me that muffins/cupcakes will cook a little faster in silicone bakeware, which they did but apart from that everything was as normal. They rose beautifully and the texture etc wasn't altered remotely. 

For the muffins baked without cases I lightly greased and dusted with cocoa powder, as suggested by Sarah-Jane.   The muffins did not rise quite as much ?and baked slightly faster again but there was not even the slightest hint of the muffins sticking, they were easily removable the second they came out of the oven despite still being warm and melted marshmallows galore. 

 Both muffins were identical in taste and texture.

I have heard many celebrity chefs singing the praises of silicone bakeware and it's easy to see why, silicone takes out so much of the risk factor.  There is nothing more disappointing than lovingly baking a cake only for half to stick to the bottom of the tin when you turn it out.  Silicone is known for its amazing non stick properties and makes removing cakes, both big and small a breeze.  I love the stunning array of colours silicone bakeware comes in and would have loved something like this at Uni as it is so much easier to store and transport.  I am also amazed at how inexpensive, not just this product but all the Siliconemoulds.com products are, this tray cost about a 3rd of the price of my normal ones.

As far as I can see there is only one downside to silicone bakeware and this is adjusting baking times, my muffins cooked about 5 minutes faster than normal which is quite a lot but as long as you bare that in mind you won't have any problems. 

 I think this tray would make a fantastic gift for a young girl who loves to make and anyone who is just starting out in their baking adventures would find this invaluable.  I can't wait to try making my donut muffins in this because no matter what I do they seem to stick. 

Before I get to that glorious muffin recipe here are a couple of other gorgeous items I'm dying to get from Siliconemoulds.com, (all pictures lovingly borrowed from their website).

Perfect for Valentines day Red Heart Shaped Silicone Muffin Tray

They have a fantastic range of cupcake cases on Siliconemoulds.com and I will definitely be making some pretty valentines cupcakes in the lovely heart design ones. 

So without further ado here is, as promised a glorious muffin recipe which I highly recommend you baking in a pretty pink silicone cupcake tray.

Double chocolate marshmallow muffins

Recipe adapted from Home Bake by Eric Lanlard