Can I use this pan to make a layered cake? Will the sides of the cake need to be trimmed, or do the sides come out pretty straight?
775222
I make fudge in these and usually have no issues with my sides coming out nice!
775223
The cake does not stick to the pan, it slides right out, so it would come out looking exactly like the pan; a square shape.
313546
Yes the sides are straight and the corners square. Very good for layer cakes. I have several sizes and love these pans.
252791
I've baked only a rather dense cake in this pan, and it was even. But I have a friend who swears by bake even strips, so my guess is if you're leery at all of evenly distributed cakes, you might want to use the strips.
1625774
I haven't baked a cake with it that would require frosting. I've used it for breads (pumpkin bread this thanksgiving) as well as Jello etc. The relief depth is nice, so I'd assume if I do bake a cake, a thin layer of frosting will still allow the details to be seen clearly. Hope it helps..
1829131
Brenda, I love this pan. I use shortening or baking spray to grease and flour each piece I. Use on each side, also grease entire pan and flour it. Then arrange the letter or number you're making in the pan and pour cake batter in. Note: be sure and arrange shapes so that when you flip it over it will be the shape you want. let pan cool for 15 or 20 minutes before removing cubes to prevent sticking.
1232972
I use a 9x13 pan and make my cakes two layers. If you do much decorating the lid might not close. My cakes are 3" tall
1481293
I have had mine for a while, but used it for the first time last weekend. It worked beautifully on round cakes. I let it cool completely, sliced off the crown and then sliced it into two thin layers for a multilayered cake. The wire slide through the cake like a hot knife through butter. No sawing motion necessary. Sliced four round cakes and had precisision matched layers. Extremely satisfied with performance.
1192368
Fairly straight. I put two cakes(vanilla/choc) side by side and there is no gap at the top or bottom. I spray the pan with the spray with flour and it never sticks. Love the pans
2217523
I really enjoy using this pan. when baking a cake, I usually make one to one and 1/2 recipe about 5 - 8 cups. When the baking is done, it's 3/4 way up or up to the rim with 1 and 1/2. I usually place one box of pudding and chocolate chips in my cakes.. that's most likely why it's up so high. This is a heavy duty pan, and I would totally recommend getting it.
1066878
We made doll cakes for years--probably before the Wilton pan came out (this was in the 50's & 60's) and we used a deep, narrow, glass Pyrex bowl to bake the cake in. Never had a problem with uneven baking. Not sure if the same would hold true for the metal Wilton pan, but you could always experiment, either with the Wilton, or with a glass or metal mixing bowl of the right size & shape.
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Both are good. It's up to you. In my experience I prefer the 2'' cause I put the batter in 2 pans and I just take them out and they're are my layers (so I have 2 layers of 2'' each) and I don't have to cut a cake in half and then put the filing. On this way I know my layers are even and the same height. But as I said, it's up to you.
1837294
The strips can be cut to whatever length you need them to be as long as you leave enough of they strip so they overlap. As far as width, they can be trimmed but that sort of defeats the purpose of using them to help build a layer cake.
1484417
I used what the mix recommended. It's non-stick, but I checked with fork at midpoint and at end just to make sure. When batter turned into cake as fork showed I pulled it out of oven. It came out fine. Most important is to use a good amount of Pam on divider blades and everywhere else. Non-stick doesn't work as well as you'd think. Use/spray oil. If not its a bear to clean. I found out the hard way.
221296
I don't think it will. It's not as big a pan as I thought it was before i bought it. I would bake the top separate from the bottom, because the cavities do not hold the same amount of cake batter.
1303009
it would depend on the thickness of the layers. I would say no to a full three layer cake, but thinner layers you could make it work.
1782721
I'm sorry, I don't have an answer...I've only used it once and didn't attempt to make the cornbread I made with it stand. I'd imagine you'd want to trim some of the risen, baked layer so it's flat - and then put the pieces together using icing, if making a cake and toothpicks...
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I haven't tried baking cake in these. Cake is soft and I'm not sure if it would slide out easy enough so you could then cut them into slices. There is no plunger to push them out. I have seen another product that cuts bread into shapes like these pan shapes which I think would work better for cake. I hope this helps