Stepping Up to the Plate 3522Well, my husband occasionally calls at the last minute and says he's bringing home a friend, but: a. it's always the same friend, who has been to our house a million times, and...
MJ
Everyone I know who bakes a cake in a 9x13 pan leaves it in the pan and just ices the top. Then you cut squares and remove them one by one. I've never heard of anyone turning the cake out of the pan.
I think what's up is the bottom, not the top, if you flip it over.
Well, if you really want to do that, and I can't imagine why you would, then you could do the same thing I do for layer cakes. Line the bottom of the pan with waxed paper. If you do this you should remove the cake while it's still warm. Once it cools it's much harder to remove as the bottom will stick more. Same goes if you are just greasing and flouring the pan.
So, I buttume that if you are flipping it directly onto a plate, then you have let it cool completely - otherwise you will end up with the underside becoming soggy. If you flip while still warm (not hot out of the oven, but partially cooled) you will need to flip it onto a wire rack to let it finish cooling. Then when it's cook put it on the plate.
Also, with that big a cake I hope you are putting the plate or cooling rack, or whatever you're flipping it onto, directly on top of the pan and then turning the whole thing over quickly in one go. If the cake has to fall very far it is much more likely to break.
Stepping Up to the PlateI'm already pouring my pre-dinner libation when, "Oh, I forgot to mention that So-and-So is dropping by for dinner." "I hope she's not expecting anything special, it's leftovers...
Kate
-- Kate Connally ãIf I were as old as I feel, Iâd be dead already.ä Goldfish: ãThe wholesome snack that smiles back, Until you bite their heads off.ä What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?
