How to line a cake pan

by Nicole Weston, Posted Aug 26th 2006 @ 9:08AM

It is a relatively simple matter to grease and flour a cake pan. Jus spray it with cooking spray (rub with butter), sprinkle some flour on top, turning the pan to coat it evenly, and you're ready to go. Lining a cake pan with parchment paper can pose a problem for some, especially if you try to draw a circle out on the paper and ever-so-carefully cut around it because it is easy to screw up, not to mention that it is tedious work. Fortunately, there is a simple way to get a piece of paper to fit exactly inside of the circular pan. It's as easy as following the photos above and will take no longer than reading this post:

Take a piece of parchment paper larger than your pan and fold it into quarters. Fold that piece in half, then in half again until it is quite slim.
Place the point of the paper in the center of the upside down pan.
Use scissors to cut a straight line just inside the outer edge of the pan.
Unfold and place in pan, if necessary, fold back up and trim a corner to make it fit better.

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