pick the most suitable cupcake pan. shiny and heavy cupcake pans are great. you will get 6 to 12 cupcakes at one-time baking. be careful, huge muffin pans make no good in your cute little cupcakes. 2 pans ensure you to have perfect time in baking your cupcakes. having two of 12well cupcake pans would be great for one recipe of cupcakes.