Rouge- that is the method by which I do my Crabapple Bakery cupcakes and they turnout a treat. But today I thought I would follow Amy's recipe exactly which included putting all the ingreds other than the butter and sugar in together and they are yum but not half as light and soft and fluffy as the Crabapple ones (the first recipe posted in this thread). DH said "We didn't need those did we?" Well no, we didn't (just had a week of birthdays and cakes) but I had to try them out. Will try the Magnolia ones when we get thru this batch! DH hardly eats them so it's just me who is watching my weight with this preg! I may have to freeze some!