How to Prepare Cake Pan for Baking with step by step pictures. Most cake recipes will tell you to grease and flour your pan. Here is how to prepare the cake pans for baking.
How to Prepare Cake Pan for Baking
Ever since i started baking basics posts i have been looking for new post to share here, so it will help you all. If you want me to post any basic tip for baking just let me know so i will share here..This is the basic greasing and flouring cake pans technique to get it ready for baking. You can use this cake pan to bake any basic cakes which i have shared it here. Some cakes will need the cake pans to be lined with parchment paper. I will share that in a separate post.
Things Needed to Prepare Cake Pan for Baking
- Cake Pans
- Flavorless Oil - as needed (I used refined oil)
- All Purpose Flour / Maida - couple tbsp or as needed
- Pastry Brush
How to do it
- Take your cake pans, drizzle some oil in it and use a pastry brush or hands to spread the oil all over the cake pan.
- Now sprinkle some flour in it and shake it on all sides of the cake pan.
- Tap off the excess flour.
- Now the cake pan is ready.
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How to Prepare Cake Pan for Baking
Ingredients
- Cake Pans
- Flavorless Oil - as needed I used refined oil
- All Purpose Flour / Maida - couple tbsp or as needed
- Pastry Brush
Instructions
- Take your cake pans, drizzle some oil in it and use a pastry brush or hands to spread the oil all over the cake pan.
- Now sprinkle some flour in it and shake it on all sides of the cake pan.
- Tap off the excess flour.
- Now the cake pan is ready.
How to Prepare Cake Pan for Baking
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ND H
Hey Aarthi,
I have a doubt. Why do you need to add flour?
I ask this cuz I have always only buttered/oiled my pans and the cakes and breads have easily separated from my glass and aluminium pans
Aarthi
@ND HGreasing and Flouring the cake pans make it almost like nonstick and there is no chance of cakes stucking in it.
Anonymous
Hi aarthi...it would be à great pleasure if you post thé detailed recipe of caramel pudding cake which requires water bath method of baking which is quite tricky ..
Aarthi
@Anonymouscheck this link
https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2012/02/caramel-custard-caramel-pudding-baked.html
Husna Fathima
Sis can we keep parchment paper down then apply butter on top and serve flour