Learn how to line a cake tin with these 3 easy methods. They are quick and easy and are perfect to prevent your cakes from sticking to your cake tins.
Knowing how to line a cake tin is a very basic step in cake baking. There are many different ways in which people line their cake tins.
I have 3 main ways which I use interchangeably i.e. the 'grease' method, the 'grease and flour' method and the 'parchment paper' method. Personally, I use 'grease and flour' most of the time. It is the easiest and the least time consuming.
The simplest lining method of all these is the 'grease' method. This is the only way my mom uses she bakes cakes. And this was also the only method I used to use for a very long time until I started attending cake decorating classes.
I prefer to use the 'grease and flour' way nowadays. I picked up this technique from a couple of cake decorating classes I have attended and have been using it since.
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❤️Why you will love this post
- It gives 3 quick and easy options to line cake tins.
- You can use these techniques to line a round tin or a square tin.
- All the 3 methods are perfect at preventing your cakes from sticking to the cake tins.
If you like this tutorial, you should also check out my other tutorials on how to calculate cake recipes, how to level and layer cakes, how to decorate cake boards and how to resize templates for cake decorating.
Method 1 : Line with Grease
This is the simplest technique of all three. All you need to do is apply a layer of shortening to the tins before pouring the cake batter in.
Make sure there are no spots on the cake tin that are left not greased especially at the corners. As for the amount, a little too much is ok, but under coating the cake tin can be a problem. So I make sure you don't compromise on the amount.
And once your cakes are baked, run a jam knife through the sides of the cake to loosen any parts of the cake that is attached to the cake tin. And then, turn them out onto wire racks to cool.
Method 2: Line with Grease and Flour
This is my most preferred method of lining my cake tins. It is almost similar to the 'grease' method above, but has one additional step.
Start by brushing or applying a layer of shortening to the insides of your cake tin. Make sure the entire inside of the cake tin is well covered and there are no spots or corners left ungreased.
After that, drop about 1 tablespoon of flour into the cake tin. Coat the insides of the cake tin with a layer of the flour. To do this, simply tap the cake tin with your hands. as your rotate it. Do until the tin is evenly floured.
If there are any spots that have not been covered by grease earlier, it will show clearly now. Simply dab a little shortening in those spots and coat it with flour.
Once the tin is completely lined with a thin layer of flour, turn the tin around. Tap it against the kitchen sick or your counter top to remove any excess flour.
And the cake tin is all lined and ready to be used.
Method 3: Line with Parchment Paper
With this method, you line the tin with parchment paper and the grease the paper lightly with shortening.
Here's how to do it:
Trace the bottom of the cake tin on a piece of parchment paper.
I use a skewer to do this instead of a pencil to avoid the pencil lead traces from seeping into cake batter when baking.
Next, measure the height of the cake tin and mark another circle outside the diameter of the cake tin (following the height of the cake tin, plus an extra 1 inch allowance).
Cut it out following the second outline made.
And then make snips all round the lining paper as shown.
The distance between each snip would depend on the size of the cake tin.
For a 7 or 8 inch round cake tin, you can cut them about 4 to 5 inches apart. The distance will be shorter for smaller cake tins, vice versa.
Place the paper into your cake tin and fold the top as shown. At this stage, the paper on the sides of the cake tin will be overlapping and it is best to let it overlap where the snips were made earlier.
And then brush a thin layer to shortening or butter on the lining paper (bottom and sides) before pouring your cake batter in.
Note: To safe time, you can prepare these parchment paper cut outs ahead of time. That way, you will have them ready to line your tins when you need them.
Gillian
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