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How to Line Cake Pans with Parchment Paper

How to line cake pans with parchment paper for easy removal and better decorating!

Course Dessert
Cuisine Canadian
Keyword cake pans, parchment paper
Prep Time 10 minutes
Servings 2 lined pans
Author Naomi

Ingredients

  • roll of parchment paper
  • pencil or edible marker
  • pair of scissors
  • 2 cake pans any shape or size

Instructions

  1. Roll the edge of the cake pan into a long strip of parchment until it makes a complete collar. Cut the parchment to the length of the pan. Set aside.

  2. Trace the shape of the base of your cake pan onto another piece of parchment paper twice (once for each pan). Cut out the shapes (in this case, circles) with scissors, and set aside.

  3. Lay the first piece of parchment that you cut out in front of you. Fold it upwards in half, and then in half again, making 4 long strips of paper with creases between them. Cut along the creases to release the long strips of paper. Set 2 of the strips aside for next time, and continue to the next step with the remaining 2 strips, each the length of your cake pans' circumference.

  4. Place the 2 long strips of paper together, and make about a 1/2-inch fold at the bottom of the pieces along the entire length of the strip. Unfold the paper, and use a pair of scissors to cut diagonal slits, about 1/2-inch apart, along the entire length of the strip up to the creased line.

  5. Grease your cake pans with a bit of baking spray, and lay the long strips, slit side down, into the pans, with the slits sitting flat on the bottom and the edges sitting flat against the sides. Set the second piece of parchment that you cut into the bottom of the pans and press them neatly into place.

  6. Pour the cake batter into your prepared pans as directed by your recipe.
  7. Bake the cakes as directed by your recipe.

  8. Once the cakes have been baked, remove them from the oven. Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks. Invert the cakes onto the racks, remove the pans, and then gently peel away the paper. Cool the cakes completely before use.