Video How To Remove A Cake From A Pan Without Breaking It

There’s a lot of work that goes into baking a cake, so you don’t want to waste it by having it break. Knowing how to remove a cake from a pan without breaking it can help ensure you have a beautiful and delicious dessert. You don’t want to spend all that time baking a cake for a party only for it to fall apart when you remove it from the pan.

No matter if you baked a square, round, or sheet cake, it is important to remove it properly from the pan to prevent any breakage. Fortunately, there are some simple steps you can take to ensure your cake turns out perfect when you remove it from the pan. You want your cake to be free of any cracks or breaks to ensure a smooth surface for decorating.

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What You Need For This Tutorial For How To Remove A Cake From A Pan Without Breaking It

The best way to ensure your cake will come cleanly out of the pan is to properly prepare the pan before baking and to let the cake cool. The biggest reason why your cake will break when removing it is if you didn’t take proper preparation beforehand. To do so, you will need:

Baked cake
Wire rack
Plate or Platter
Butter Knife.

Step by step instructions

Step one: Grease your pan and line it with parchment paper

When baking a cake, it is very important you grease your pan prior to baking to prevent the cake from sticking. Generously spray your pan with cooking spray to prevent your cake from sticking. To help your cake come out even easier, grease your pan, add a layer of parchment paper at the bottom and then lightly grease the paper.

Instead of cooking spray, you can also grease your pan with butter. After greasing with butter, it is a good idea to sprinkle some flour in your pan to further prevent any sticking.

Step two: Let it fully cool

Though it can be tempting to eat your cake right out of the oven, it is important to let your cake cool first. You should cool your cake on a wire rack to allow it to evenly cool. After cooling it for around an hour, you can remove your cakes from the pans.

Step four: Run a knife around the edge

To help remove the cake from its pan, run a knife around the edge of the cake. This can remove or loosen any parts of the cake that were stuck to the sides of the pan.

Step three: Place a plate on top then invert the cake pan

After letting your cake cool, you can place a plate or platter over your cake. While holding the plate on top, flip your cake pan and place the plate on the counter. Carefully lift the cake pan up and the cake should smoothly come out on the cake.

Tips And Tricks

Whether you forgot to grease your pan or your cake is simply being tricky, cakes will sometimes stick in the pan. Fortunately, if this happens there are some handy tips to get your cake unstuck from the pan

When trying to remove the cake from the pan, try tapping the sides. This can often do the trick to loosen the cake and remove it from the pan without breaking it.

If your cake doesn’t seem to want to budge even after tapping it, try letting it sit upside down for several minutes on a plate. Gravity will often work to remove the cake from the pan.

For a cake that is particularly difficult to remove, you can use a warm towel to help loosen. Run a towel under warm water and wring out any excess water. Wrap the towel around the pan for several minutes and the cake should then come right out of the pan.

What To Do If Your Cake Breaks?

Even if you are careful, cakes can still sometimes break. In your cake breaks and you can’t fix it with frosting, don’t throw it away as you can still use it for another dessert.

Make cake pops

Cake pops are a wonderful use for a cake that didn’t turn out right. Crumble the cake up and mix it together with some buttercream frosting. Form the cake and frosting mixture into balls and then dip them in candy melts or chocolate.

Use it as a topping on ice cream or mix it in milkshakes

Ice cream and cake go wonderfully together. You can crumble your broken cake on top of your favorite ice cream and top it with chocolate or caramel sauce and whipped cream for a delicious sundae. You can also mix the cake into a milkshake for a fun treat.

No More Broken Cakes

The best way to prevent your cake from breaking when removing it from the pan is to properly grease the pan and let the cake fully cool first. If it is still sticking, try tapping the pan, letting it sit upside down, running a knife along the edges, or wrapping a warm towel around the pan.

Do you have any questions regarding how to remove a cake from a pan without breaking it? If so, please ask your cake pan questions in the comments.