This DIY version makes churning out perfectly even cakes a piece of, well, cake.
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Can i resue thí cake strip ?
I just tried this last night using wet paper towels wrapped in the foil. Worked perfectly! I don't bake very often, so it's not worth the investment of cloth strips, so this was a great alternative.
Thank you 🙏
I did this and it worked, but i think I will indeed invest in cake strips.
Thank you so much for this because I have not been able to find the cake strips for a 6 inch cake pan.
You should win a prize for the best tutorial:
1) usuful
2) short
3) clear
4) you don't waste a lot of time on explanation
5) …and it works!!!!!
Thank you!♥️
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Can we use the baking strips , more than once
Thank you so much Mam. Does this work with non stick cake mould?
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Ok,why dont you show us how to make the material strip rather????
But what if I m baking in microwave? Can I use aluminium foil in microwave?
I cut up an old towel and use two layers of it, soak in water, gently ring out. Wrap it around the pan and secure it with a safety pin. It is reusable and I have been doing this for over 30 years.
A nice, succinct tutorial. Just what I needed. Thanks!
I think I will sew one, and use a safety pin on it to keep it together
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Just made and used baking strips per your tutorial. Waiting for the cakes to come out of the oven. You said you could reuse them upt to about 5 times. Do you rewet them? If so, how?
Will the strip affect baking time?
Is it safe and appropriate to make cake strip and use on glass bakeware?
Wow, same goes for actually getting the twine around the pan with loose tinfoil around it. I love your cut scene where you go from beginning to wrap the string around the pan to tying it. Terrible waste of time and energy. If you are a new baker reading this, please don't worry. There are places you can go where the instructions are complete and coherent.
1. You really breeze past that 'pitching the ends together' part. I am sure it is because I am not very bright, but every time I try to pinch the ends of the tinfoil together, they just come apart.
2. Can I use any kind of twine? Does it have to be some kitchen specific twine? Should I be concerned that the twine will catch on fire?
While I enjoyed this demo, without being able to securely pinch the two ends of the tinfoil together so that they will stay in place, or know what kind of twine I can use, this is useless.
Another way to avoid domed cakes is simple. Turn the temperature down! If you get domed cakes at 350, turn down to 300F. 150C, gas 3. Most sandwich cakes will take between 30 and 40 minutes, cupcakes exactly 22 minutes!
How do I use the strip on a 8×3 inch pan?
Baked my first tiered cake and wanted perfection. This worked wonderfully!
Thank you!!
good to know; thanks…
What a great tip! I love using my cake strips but they are expensive. It's great to know that we can make our own and that they work well.
@radbcc, when you have multiple layers, it helps to have the top flat so the layers fit together. The alternative is to either bulk up on the icing to even out the tops, carve the tops off with a knife, or having a really weird looking cake.
doesn't the cake get covered in icing anyway? why does the cake have to be perfect? another example of wasting time and money….(including me writing this)
Huh, what's cake strip? Oh, what, you put cloth on the pan? What…
Nice to know