I greased and floured the cake pan and followed directions exactly, so why did my cake crumble when I tried to get it out?
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Did you preheat your pan first? Hot pan, cold oil, food won’t stick. +5
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Don't try to take the cake out of the pan before it has cooled. If you take it out warm you'll have lots of nice crumbles for ice cream topping. Remember - let it cool. I don't really get the - preheat the pan thing. I've been baking for 45 years and have never heard of that. But, maybe it does work, who knows.
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You may be baking your cake too long or at too high a temperature. Use an oven thermometer to check you oven temp calibration. If the breakage occurs when you try to remove it from the pan, I’d suggest lining the pan (bottom at the very least, bottom and sides preferably) with parchment paper or wax paper that you’ve cut to fit ( I grease the pan, stick the parchment that I've cut to the shortning in the pan, and then grease and flour the paper). This makes de-panning a breeze. (peel off the parchment immediately after you've removed the cake from the pan; if you leave it on as the cake cools, it'll get moist from the steam and the cake may then stick to it). -
wait until the cake has cooled before attempting to take it out of the pan or it will crumble.
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