Ive been dying to get some baking strips so i get a level cake top, but ive been unable to get hold of them.
I have a cake due on the weekend 10" square white choc. mud cake.
I was woundering if it is possible to make your own strips and if so how?
I was thinking i might be able to cut up an old towel and wet it and pin it to the sides of the pan but im not sure how this will go in the oven?
Hi -
I too use strips of towels and it works wonderfully!!
i bake at 350 F
or 180 C
So far no towel burning etc!!
Also find it needs a bit longer baking time!! But thats fine, for the flatter tops - lol
A baking strip is a strip of cloth that you soak on cold water and then pin around the outside of the cake pan. The wet baking strip slows down the transfer of heat into the cake pan, thus allowing the batter to bake more evenly. This slower baking produces a flatter top on our cakes, which results in less waste. As discussed here, you can make your own using cut strips of terrycloth towels, or you can buy sets of them. Wilton sells them and calls them Bake Even Strips, which you can find at crafts stores such as Michael's and Hobby Lobby. CK Products also sells them, as does Ateco.
ive made them using an old ironing board cover, the fabric was very similar to the bakeeven strips.
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