How to prepare a cake pan — Sister With A Mixer

So why is it important to prepare a cake pan? Simple. So your cake falls out of the pan after baking. It is a very easy to do. You work very hard making your cake, you want to make sure it falls out of the pan.

Use parchment paper

Parchment paper is a very valuable tool when preparing cake pans. Lining your cake pan with parchment paper can help your cake fall out easily after baking.

It’s easy to make a parchment paper circle. I’ll show you!

Make sure you are using parchment paper, do not use wax paper. (You don’t want your cake to taste like a crayon.)

Instructions

You’ll need 5 things

shortening
flour
parchment paper circle
cake pan
paper towel

With a paper towel grease the inside surface of the cake pan with shortening

Prepare cake pan grease with paper towel

2. Line the bottom of the pan with a parchment paper circle

3. Dust the inside of the cake pan with flour

You’re ready to bake!

Tip: When preparing multiple pans you can streamline the process. Grease each pan, insert the parchment paper circles then line them up. Now you’re ready to dust with flour one after the other, going down the line dropping the excess flour into the next pan.