Is It Necessary To Let A Cake Cool On A Cooling Rack?
Decorating By diamondsmom Updated 21 Mar 2017 , 6:24pm by Jenn123
IT IS OK O LET A CAKE COOL IN THE PAN OR MUST IT BE TAKEN OUT AND COOLED ON A COOLING RACK? THANKS DIAMONDSMOM
I never use a cooling rack...in fact, I don't even own one. But I only let the cake sit in the pan for 10-15 minutes. I always have my board ready, and I put it on it to cool.
Sherry
i always trim the top first, flip the cake on to a cookie sheet and wrap in saran wrap asap, and put in fridge or freezer. i think they turn out better this way than letting them cool in the pan or cookie sheet. i also think that it keeps the cake alot more moist. good luck i hope i helped a little. 
I let the cake cool in the pan for ten minutes.. Then I take it out and wrap it up and put in the freezer!!
If you don't take it out of the pan after letting it cool for 10- 15 minutes it could stick to the pan, making it more difficult to take out. After you have taken it out and covered it you can stick it back in to the pan.
People use cooling racks so that the air can circulate all the way around the cake.
I always thought that you had to get the cakes out of the pan so that they would not stick...but the last cake I made, I did not have a cooling rack large enough and asked this same question. I was told I could leave it in the pan for about 20 minutes..so I did and it worked beautifully. The cake came out great. I do not freeze mine..usually make and decorate the same day.
I place the cake in the pan right out of the oven, onto a cooling rack. Then I turn the cake onto the board, wrap the entire hot cake in saran wrap & it is the moistess (is that a word?) cake ever!
I was reading on another post that you can let the cake cool for 10-15 minutes then put it onto a cooling rack and place it inside a clean trash bag and tie it up, makes the cake sooooo sooooooo siooooooo moist! I have kept mine in there until I decorated it the next day!
HTH
Connie
I'm intrigued by this idea of wrapping the cake while hot. How long should you leave it wrapped? Doesn't it make the cake sticky? I may try the garbage bag idea too. Have a wedding cake this weekend.
I tried wrapping the cake in Saran wrap after I took it out of the pan. That cake was SO MOIST! It was very good. The only downside I noticed is it is harder to ice.
Jenn123 -
So, if you leave the cake in the pan and put it in the freezer, do you have a problem getting it out of the pan when you unfreeze it? I know you are quite an experienced baker, so wonder if I am missing something here. All your cakes are awesome. TIA.
Frozen in the pan.... You can warm it a bit over a gas flame to get it loose. Or cut around the sides and then tap it a few times to get it to slide and loosen on the bottom.
I usually just let them cool completely in the pan and then dump them. Wrap in plastic and freeze. I never use a wire rack.
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