On this publish, I’m sharing my straightforward solution to line cake pans with paper. No drawing outlines then reducing out rounds. Nope! It’s actually fast and straightforward.
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Find out how to line a cake pan (simply!)
Right here’s how I do it:
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Tear off a sheet of baking paper / parchment paper.
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Fold it in half.
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Then fold in in half once more.
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Then maintain folding till you kind an extended pointy triangle.
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Measure it towards the cake pan with the sharp finish in the midst of the pan.
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Then snip the top off.
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Unfold and voila! Have a look at that, a near-perfect circle base to your cake-pan.
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Grease the cake pan utilizing butter (sticks greatest) or oil spray (works however paper will slide a bit).
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Press into the bottom.
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Then tear off strips of paper and stick with the partitions. My 20cm / 8” cake pan requires 2 full size strips plus a scrap to patch up a spot.
There you go! I hope you discover this handy.
And right here’s a video tutorial so you’ll be able to watch me do it:
Pre-cut paper rounds
Although, if you’re an avid baker, do you know you should buy pre-cut paper rounds in various sizes? I’ve 20cm/8” ones and 23cm / 9” rounds. Tremendous useful! I buy mine on-line.
Although to be sincere, weirdly, I default to reducing my very own. It’s simply behavior!. – Nagi x
PS Simply to share slightly anecdote about this technique: On the time I discovered how to do that, I actually thought I used to be the primary particular person on this planet to find this. I believed I used to be so intelligent, and I applauded myself for arising with this useful hack.
However a fast search on-line confirmed it’s been executed by professionals and residential cooks “without end”.
Ah nicely. In my thoughts, I used to be the pioneer of this!!