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American Cakes: Learn How to Make Them Using a Standard Cake Pan

Torte americane: scopri come farle usando una comune tortiera

Sometimes there are desires you can't stop, cravings you can't keep hidden inside anymore. Like the desire for a Tall, fluffy American cake . And so you head to the nearest bakery to enjoy your slice of cake.

Maybe that desire is so strong that you can't control it even at home: you'd like to make that cake yourself, but you realize you have neither the knowledge nor the means. You'd need the right cake pan, which you don't have. What can you do? Don't lose heart, because if you don't want to buy the right cake pan, there's still a way. a method for making American-style cakes rise using a classic cake pan .

How do you make an American cake if you don't have a tall cake pan?

The secret to making a tall cake when you don't have the right pan The key lies in knowing how to line a shallow cake pan . This will allow you to bake fluffy, very tall cakes. That's why in this article you won't find secret recipes or tips on how to create magical doughs that rise while baking: you don't need any. Take the recipe for your favorite tall cake, arm yourself with parchment paper and butter, and discover how to make American-style cakes in your own oven.

The secret is knowing how to line

  • One: Cut out the baking paper

  • Two: Butter the edges of the cake pan.

  • Step 3: Follow the edges and press firmly until the baking paper sticks to the butter.

  • Four: Add the batter and bake!


Line the cake pan to perfection

  • You took from the pantry One of the Mamù cake pans? Good, now cut out a piece of parchment paper along its perimeter.

  • Butter the edges of the cake pan.

  • Take the baking paper and, following the perimeter of the edges, press firmly until you have literally glued the baking paper to the butter.

  • The result is that of a homemade cake pan, with high edges that are nothing more than baking paper.

  • Now you can pour the batter you prepared into the cake pan, filling it to within a few centimeters of the edge. It shouldn't crease the parchment paper, which should remain straight.

  • Remember to place the prepared cake pan on the lowest shelf of the oven: we don't want the baking paper to catch fire under any circumstances.

This is how you will get a tall and fluffy cake: American !

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