I have a request for a cake shaped like a can of WD-40 I have no cylindrical pans - any ideas?

Find a pan the right circumference and multiple bake and stack. If you tried cooking a cylindrical cake it wouldn't cook properly.

Hmmmm, not so sure about this but in the past I have heard of people baking cakes in soup cans and them turning out just fine. Maybe someone with this experience can help.

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