I have a pattern to essentially take 2 pans and make a " 8 " and make a race track. It calls for pans with a hole in the middle. Do I HAVE to buy a special pan? Could I not just take a glass and cut a hole in the middle when the cake is still warm? would this even work?


IS there anything I could put in the middle of the pan when it is baking to make this whole? (something wrapping in tin foil maybe? )

HI
you could cut the hole out of the center after baking the cake, but I would make sure the cake is really cold. It is actually easier to sculpt frozen or at least refrigerated cake, I have found. Good luck!

What about a bunt cake pan? I think that would also work if you have one available. If not using any thing round to cut the center would be fine too.

You might try using a cake heating core. It is already in an aluminum cone shape and it will definitely take a "hole" chunk out of the center of the cake. If the hole is not big enough you could always cut it a little bigger but at least you'd have a hole to start with.

Hope this helps

What about using your baking core (if you have one) or placing a cleaned empty aluminum can sprayed with Pam/brushed with crisco to create the bundt effect without actually having to use one? I think I would rather create the hole prior to baking since it sounds like that may produce massive crumbs... can you tell I am a major chicken?

God, I hate crumbs.....

I personally would just bake the 2 cakes as is, freeze them and the cut the hole out when they are completely froze.