Thanks everyone. Glad to see I'm not the only cupcake addict on here. Perhaps we could form a support group!!!

Rouge - what does the meringue powder do?

Correlly - thanks for the tip. Will definitely look that up.

*star* - Agree with you re: patty pans. I'm in the process of matching the patty pans that I like with the right size muffin tray. The one I have at the moment is slightly too small so the cupcake is a bit squashed. That being said I'm not into massive cupcakes either. IMHO they are great because they are dainty.

When you are doing bulk cupcakes do you prepare the cupcakes the day before? If so, how do you store them? Does that effect flavour or quality? I'm currently doing testing but I'd love to hear your experiences.