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Does anyone make 6-inch cakes?
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desertculinary
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Two thoughts...
What temperature did you bake them at? You may want to lower it by 25 degrees if this is a problem.
Also, have you tried using the strips you moisten and wrap around the cake pan?
I usually fill 6" pans 2/3 full as well and usually don't have a problem.
What temperature did you bake them at? You may want to lower it by 25 degrees if this is a problem.
Also, have you tried using the strips you moisten and wrap around the cake pan?
I usually fill 6" pans 2/3 full as well and usually don't have a problem.
Moistened strip? Please tell me more!
I did lower the temperature by 25 degrees when I baked them. One of the problems was that at 2/3rd full the cake really 'domed' and the center took a while to cook. I ordered a few more pans and I'm going to try to only fill them 1/3 of the way or so.
Thank you!
I did lower the temperature by 25 degrees when I baked them. One of the problems was that at 2/3rd full the cake really 'domed' and the center took a while to cook. I ordered a few more pans and I'm going to try to only fill them 1/3 of the way or so.
Thank you!
These are similar to the even bake-strips I use, and I love them. U soak them in cold water
before wrapping them around your cake pans, and they do a very good job eliminating the doming effect.
http://www.amazon.com/Regency-RW002-Evenbake-Cake-Strips/dp/B000I1UXUI
before wrapping them around your cake pans, and they do a very good job eliminating the doming effect.
http://www.amazon.com/Regency-RW002-Evenbake-Cake-Strips/dp/B000I1UXUI
I like using a clean, wet terrycloth towel, on a cookie sheet. . .
Put the pan(s) on the towel, push the towel up around all the sides of the pan(s); cook as usual in a pre-heated oven. Works for me; I love old "beater" bath towels and hand towels.
Just don't use a towel with fabric softener on it--no cake tastes like fabric softener, does it? smileys/smile.gif
Put the pan(s) on the towel, push the towel up around all the sides of the pan(s); cook as usual in a pre-heated oven. Works for me; I love old "beater" bath towels and hand towels.
Just don't use a towel with fabric softener on it--no cake tastes like fabric softener, does it? smileys/smile.gif
mariadnoca
Moderator
I do...but I don't own pans made for that.
I took the foil pans you buy in the grocery store and bent them into small pans. Then I just keep an eye on them. I haven't run into over baking the sides. I think I fill the about 2/3...just normal. But I do 4 layers using 4 pans.
See if this blog has any info, she does smaller cakes
http://sweetapolita.com/
I took the foil pans you buy in the grocery store and bent them into small pans. Then I just keep an eye on them. I haven't run into over baking the sides. I think I fill the about 2/3...just normal. But I do 4 layers using 4 pans.
See if this blog has any info, she does smaller cakes
http://sweetapolita.com/
For homemade chocolate cake batter, I put 300-350 grams in 6 inch pans.
If I'm just making 1/3 of a box mix (1 egg's worth), that batter fits a 6" pan. It does tend to dome a lot, so the cake wrap idea is a good idea.
Wet terrycloth towel strips will work also if you want to test the idea before buying strips. I use long T-pins to hold the strips tight.
If I'm just making 1/3 of a box mix (1 egg's worth), that batter fits a 6" pan. It does tend to dome a lot, so the cake wrap idea is a good idea.
Wet terrycloth towel strips will work also if you want to test the idea before buying strips. I use long T-pins to hold the strips tight.