ok i had this crazy idea....
i am making a flower pot cake for my mom's birthday this coming weekend and although i could stack cakes and sculpt them to get a flowerpot shape, i wondered....
can i bake a cake in a clay flower pot to get the shape? i know in other countries they use clay pots for cooking. do you think it will work? will the clay hold in high temperatures? i dont want to end up poisoning my family either since i'm sure clay pots are not food safe.
i know there are tons of cake scientists out there so i am curious to see what you think. thanks!
just line it w/ aluminum foil...(have to put some in any to cover that little hole in the bottom so it doesn't leak!)
this will also make it eaiser to unmold....don't forget to put cake release on the foil, adjust temp/time to take into account insulting ability yet heat retention of clay and may need a heating core too
(i wonder...if did a double layer of heavy duty foil, would it create a "pan" that could be used without the clay pot for support?)
Wash and dry. Cut a double-thick circle of foil for bottom of pot, then line sides of pot with single layer of foil, pressing against sides firmly. Spray with baking spray and dust all lightly with flour before adding cake batter. Bake 40-45 minutes or until cake touched lightly springs back. Cool in pot ten minutes, then turn out onto rack widest side down and cool thoroughly.
i actually used to bake bread in flower pots and put a little raffea around it and hand them out as Christmas gifts.. You CAN bake it in the pot directly (just cover the bottom hole) HOWEVER.. i underbake mine because the pot will suck the moisture out very quickly and it tends to make the cake dryer... another thing.. i have yet to get the bread out in the exact shape..i didnt need it with bread like you would with a cake. i've even tried it with the foil... does this make sense?
another thing.. i have yet to get the bread out in the exact shape..i didnt need it with bread like you would with a cake. i've even tried it with the foil... does this make sense?
yes, because you're getting the shape of the INSIDE of the pot, not the outside, therefore you get the slope but not the "ring" that is seen on the outside. You'll have to add the ring--fondant would be my choice for adding this.
which takes us back to my musing in post above ...could you make a "pan" by taking several layers of heavy duty foil and molding it to the OUTSIDE of the pot, thereby getting a true mold of the pot?
I really like that idea Doug,, I'm going to give it a try. I could set it in a reg cake pan so it doesnt' have to set on the wires in the oven.I guess the test will be if when the cake is poured in, will it keep its shape. Ok, if this works i'll let ya know. I'll try it this weekend.
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