Baking cups and method of manufacturing baking cups

A hollow receptacle, comprising:

• a main body made of a bake-proof material capable of withstanding temperatures and time required for baking cupcakes in an oven, wherein the main body has:
• a base section having a center point;
• a side radius extending from the center point of the base section;
• an edge defined by the center point and the side radius;
• and
• a periphery section between the base section and the edge;
• and
• at least one tab extending outwardly from the edge of the periphery section, wherein the at least one tab has a tab radius, wherein the tab radius is smaller than the side radius, wherein the main body and the at least one tab together form a tabbed vessel, wherein when the main body is placed in one of a plurality of molds of a single baking utensil, the base section rests on a bottom of the mold and the periphery section forms side walls of the tabbed vessel into which a batter is poured, wherein the at least one tab allows a user to manipulate and lift the hollow receptacle without having to touch the main body of the hollow receptacle or content of the hollow receptacle and wherein the at least one tab is formed part of or attached to the hollow receptacle.

A method of manufacturing baking cups comprising:

• arranging a plurality of circles on a sheet of bake-proof material, wherein each circle has a corresponding remainder area on the sheet of bake-proof material and wherein each circle has:
• a base section having a center point;
• a cup radius extending from the center point of the base section;
• an edge defined by the center point and the cup radius;
• and
• a periphery section between the base section and the edge;
• utilizing the corresponding remainder area to form at least one tab for the corresponding circle, wherein the at least one tab has a tab radius, and wherein the tab radius is smaller than the cup radius;
• cutting the plurality of circles and corresponding tabs out of the sheet of bake-proof material;
• and
• manipulating the plurality of circles to form the baking cups, wherein when one of the baking cups is placed in one of a plurality of molds of a single baking utensil, the base section of the baking cup rests on a bottom of the mold and the periphery section of the baking cup forms side walls of the baking cup into which a batter is poured, wherein the at least one tab allows a user to manipulate and lift the baking cup from the baking utensil without having to touch the baking utensil or content of the baking cup.