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parchment paper and baking

Mom2Dogs — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 20:46:54 GMT

Typically I do not use parchment paper but I am wondering if I can line a

9 x 13 baking pan with the paper including enough overhang to grab onto...once the cake is baked..I want to take the cake out in one piece.

I think the parchment paper will allow me to do that....am I correct?

thanks

Re: parchment paper and baking

bonappetit — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 20:55:16 GMT

Maybe. If the cake is throughly cooled perhaps. Never tried this myself. Sounds risky.

I always butter & flour a 8.5" cake pan, then line bottom with parchment paper. Let the cake cool, take a knife around the edge, turn it over and it comes out without breaking or incidence.

Re: parchment paper and baking

chickenbutt — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 21:01:40 GMT

It's an awful lot more difficult to turn out a 9x13" cake than a 8 or 9" round one.

I would say that putting the parchment paper like the OP mentioned would be perfect. That way you don't have to try and turn it over. Unless you have some extra hands, that would be near impossible.

Re: parchment paper and baking

Mom2Dogs — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 21:04:08 GMT

@chickenbutt you are correct about turning out a 9 x 13....plus there is a topping on the cake and turning it would be a huge mess.

I will give my method a try, fingers crossed.

Re: parchment paper and baking

chickenbutt — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 21:05:18 GMT

I'd just make sure that the overhang for removing it is on the long sides of the pan, so as to get a better hold on it.

Re: parchment paper and baking

ItsME — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 21:11:45 GMT

@Mom2Dogs, @chickenbutt

I think I would overhang it both ways, and try to get someone help me get it out! @Mom2Dogs ...... good luck!

Re: parchment paper and baking

chickenbutt — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 21:12:36 GMT

@ItsME wrote:
@Mom2Dogs, @chickenbutt

I think I would overhang it both ways, and try to get someone help me get it out! @Mom2Dogs ...... good luck!

Perfect idea! I didn't think of that because I usually would have to do something like that by myself.

Re: parchment paper and baking

shopperqvc — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 21:13:39 GMT

A friend discovered parchment paper a couple of years ago and she loves it for everything she bakes. The easy of taking whatever it is out or off the baking pan and the ease of clean up. She does leave enough of the paper hang over the sides of a cake pan so she can easily hold the paper and take a cake out without breaking it and it doesn't stick in the pan and fall apart. There's always that one spot that sticks no matter what you use to coat the pan.

Re: parchment paper and baking

ItsME — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 21:14:11 GMT

@chickenbutt ..... me too, but I think I might call in a friend for something like this!

Re: parchment paper and baking

Mom2Dogs — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 21:16:55 GMT

@ItsME @chickenbutt...seriously asking....you think I will need help getting it out??

Re: parchment paper and baking

chickenbutt — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 21:18:01 GMT

Will it be allowed to cool first? If so, I'd say no. It should firm up nicely. If taking it out, right out of the oven, however, different story.

Re: parchment paper and baking

ECBG — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 22:26:59 GMT

@Mom2DogsTo get the cake to turn out, take the item the cake will go on, place it face down over the cake pan, holding the two together without sliding, invert.

It's the same way you turn a cake out onto a cooling rack.

Re: parchment paper and baking

SXMGirl — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 22:30:02 GMT

@Mom2Dogs, I line everything with parchment, and I use my 9x13 pan quite often. However, a cake that size weighs so much that I am not sure that you can get it out in one piece without help. Maybe not even with help. I wish you luck and hope to hear back about your success. It is much easier with a smaller cake.

Re: parchment paper and baking

nana59 — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 22:43:16 GMT

@Mom2Dogs wrote:
Typically I do not use parchment paper but I am wondering if I can line a
9 x 13 baking pan with the paper including enough overhang to grab onto...once the cake is baked..I want to take the cake out in one piece.

I think the parchment paper will allow me to do that....am I correct?

thanks

just wondering....what are you going to place the cake on when serving....

Re: parchment paper and baking

KailaS — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 22:50:37 GMT

i use parchment paper that way for loaf pans. I also do it for 9 x 9 pans. I assume if you have enough overhang, and are careful, you should be able to do the same for 9 x 13 pans. Just make sure not to let parchment paper bunch in the corners of the pan. Also add batter slowly so that the weight of the batter does not make your parchment paper sag. Good luck.

Re: parchment paper and baking

Mom2Dogs — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 23:15:18 GMT

@nana59.....I plan on cutting shapes with my cookie cutter or just into squares....squares always work, not sure about the cookie cutters....they need to be a decent size piece...it's coffee cake and I am giving it to a friend.

I just thought the shapes would look nice, but the squares would be ok as well.

Re: parchment paper and baking

Mom2Dogs — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 23:17:52 GMT

@ECBG...I don't want to flip the cake because the top is a crumb topping it will be a huge mess....that is why I wanted to use the parchment paper to lift it out.

Re: parchment paper and baking

Kachina624 — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 23:24:53 GMT

@Mom2Dogs. How are you going to get all that paper out from under the cake after you get it out of the pan?

Re: parchment paper and baking

Pook — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 23:28:09 GMT

@Mom2Dogs What I do is put a piece of baking silicone (which is reuseable) in the bottom of the pan and no issues whatsover. If you have topping on the cake and can't dump it then I the best way I found is to get the thinner baking silicone in sheets that you can cut to size and just cut thick strips for the length and width about 4 inches over on each side to lift it out after it is cooled. It is sturdier than parchment paper which tends to get moist, limp and less sturdy under a cake. Also I have found parchment can wrinkle if not fitted exactly to the bottom and the overhang could cause wrinkles which could bake into the cake causing issues.

Re: parchment paper and baking

Mom2Dogs — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 23:55:38 GMT

@Kachina624...if I cut squares or shapes.....I will just use a spatula to lift each piece off.