If you love your cake you should also know how to make it to your taste and aroma. Cakes are longstanding confectionery foods that you relish and never get tired of. It is a delicious tasting, fluffy and creamy dessert that you can eat on a daily basis and still asks for more next day. You will need cake pans if you want to bake a cake. Cake pan is necessary to bake cake properly and achieve the shape that you want. No pan, no cake, so make sure to buy cake pans and make sure that it is made of metal like aluminum. Aluminum is the most commonly used pans for making cakes and are mostly coated with non-stick steel or silicone. It is also the most affordable choice and has heat conductivity and the non-stick character thanks to the silicone or steel coating, that you can remove the cake from the pan without damaging its shape and with greater ease.
Let us talk about cake pans elaborately
Why Aluminum?
Aluminum is used to make different shapes of cake pans and they are easy to handle because of their lightweight configuration. They heat quickly and its non-stick inner surface makes cake removal after it is baked rather easy.
- Non-sticky
Cake pans are with non-stick surface from inside so cake can be released easily.
- Silicone coating
This is useful particularly for frozen desserts and entremets because of their flexibility and easy reelase of cake
- Other materials used for making cake pans
Cake pans can be made of other materials like enameled pans though it is rare.
What are the different types of shapes available in your cake pans?
- If you want to make quality cakes you should also buy baking pans and supplies of highest quality. Form and composition of cake pan should be smooth and they should be bought in traditional shapes like round, square or rectangular. Traditional cakes are mostly baked in these castings.
- For baking angel food cakes or decorative cakes you can choose Bundt and tube pans
- You can opt for spring-form pans to bake cheese cakes and layered tortes.
- You also get more varieties like pans for loaf cakes, muffins, specialty pans and sheet pans to achieve different shapes and they are made from materials like aluminum, silicone or glass.
Choose pans according to cakes
- Standard pans
- Round shape – The most common type of pan used for baking standard and layered cakes
- Square shape – these are perfect for brownies, and bar type desserts beside tired and layered cakes
- Rectangular and loaf pans – these are used for baking brownies, sheet cakes, and quick baked cakes like banana bread.
Specialty cake pans
- Tube pans – it is used for making angel food or chiffon cakes and the pans have a central tube and many varieties for baking specially designed cakes and avoid cake collapse.
- Bunt Pans – it is known for its central tube and fluid shape which ensure even baking of cake and creating decorative cakes
- Spring form pans – this is designed with a removable side which is essentially required to remove delicate cake items like cheese cakes and tarts without inverting.
- Cupcake and muffins pans – they are multiple cup-shaped molds that provide space for individual portions.
- Novel and special design pans – these are for decorative cakes and themed cakes that you buy for celebrations.
What materials used for cake Pans?
As we said before aluminum is most used choice because of its characteristic of evenly distributing heat. It is also a lightweight design for easy handling. Cast aluminum is used for its heat retention and it is especially used for making Bundt pans. Glass is used for making transparent cake pans for easy monitoring and browning. Silicone and non-stick pans are used for their flexibility and for making cupcakes and molded deserts. The non-stick type is for easy release of cake after they are baked.
Why need cake boxes?
Cake box is important packaging accessory for different kinds of cakes. These are mostly made from materials like cardboard and paperboard. You can also get corrugated cardboard boxes for extra length. For premium and printable cake box option you can opt for solid bleached sulfate paperboard boxes (SBS). Cake boxes are also made from kraft paper, PVC and plastic films.
Where to get them?
You can buy the above mentioned cake pans and cake boxes from highly trusted source like Baker’s Village, Dubai as they provide top quality confectionery supplies. Contact them on phone numbers +971 50 211 9576, +971 4 576 2868 or send mail to info@bakersvillagestore.com to place orders.
