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Baking a cake from scratch is incredibly satisfying unless, of course, your cake doesnt behave as expected! Weve all been there: you take your homemade cake out of the oven, it looks and smells amazing, and youre feeling pretty proud… until you try to remove it from the pan. And thats when everything starts to crumble. Dont worry, you just need to know how to get stuck cake out of a pan, plus how to keep it from sticking in the first place!
No matter what kind of cake youre making—a rustic, cant-go-wrong number like Ree Drummonds Chocolate Strawberry-Nutella Cake or a more formal stack like her Coconut Layer Cake—a stuck cake can be super frustrating. Good news, though: all is not lost! Even if your cake sticks, you can still save it. Read on and well break it down: how to remove a cake from a pan, what to do if its stuck, and how to prevent it sticking next time!
Flip, Tap, and Shake For this tactic, invert a large plate on top of the cake pan, preferably your cake’s serving dish. Hold the plate firmly in place and flip it so the plate is on the bottom. Tap and gently shake the pan so the cake slowly releases and comes out in one beautiful piece.
What to Do If Your Cake Is Stuck
If you invert your cake and it doesnt pop out, give it a minute: Let the cake sit inverted and try gently tapping the inverted bottom of the pan or shake the pan slightly to see if these movements help release the cake. Hopefully gravity will come to the rescue.
Serve it in the pan.
If all else fails, frost and decorate your cake in the pan and serve it scooped straight out of the pan. It may not look the way you originally intended, but it will taste the same! (This even works for a batch of mini bundt cakes.)
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FAQ
How do you get a cake unstuck from the pan?
How long should I let my cake cool before removing from pan?
How do you remove a cake from the oven?
When you remove your cake from the oven, don’t flip it out of the pan right away! Instead, let the cake cool for ten minutes in the pan. Then, placing the wire rack over the base of the cake, invert the pan. Peek under the wire rack and see if the cake has dropped out. If it has, wonderful news! Remove the pan and let the cake cool completely.
How do you remove a cake from a frying pan?
Soak a dishcloth in either warm or hot water. Wring excess water out of the cloth and wrap it around the bottom of the pan. Let the pan nestle within the cloth for about 15 minutes, then try releasing the cake. This technique lets the pan warm up and expand a bit, so it loosens around the sides of your cake.
How do you get a cake out of an inverted Pan?
Hopefully gravity will come to the rescue. Heat it or chill it. Extreme heat or cold can help your cause: Try wrapping the inverted cake pan bottom in a kitchen towel soaked in hot water—the heat may help loosen the cake, prompting it to fall out.
Can you flip a cake upside down?
Before you flip the cake upside-down, let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes to let it finish setting up. However, don’t let it cool completely or it won’t come cleanly out of the pan. Be flip-wise. Run a knife around the edges of the cake, then invert a serving plate on top of the pan. In one quick motion, flip the cake upside-down.