This is what I found in another Forum I am in and am sure they won't mind me posting it.
"My square mudcakes are not turning out square, the sides have a habit on curving inwards.
I line my tins with oven bake non stick paper and let them cool in the tin.
I grease the tin and place the side paper in first making sure the corners are well defined and then pop the bottom in.
I was wondering if the tension on the side paper may be the cause as I only use one continous roll of paper.( should I be snipping the bottoms of the paper as you do with a fruitcake lining? maybe that might help the tension)
I don't have a problem with the round tins,so it can't be the fault of the mixture.
I would be grateful for some advice from all you excellent cooks.
Has anyone else had this problem.
I know your mud cake is very moist, but how about just linning the base of the cake tin and greasing/flouring the sides of the cake tin. There is an excellent product called 'cake release' on sale at Lakeland, I can send you some if you want to give it a try.
Hi, I use cake release all the time, for everything except fruitcakes. I don't bother even with paper on the bottom of the tin, and the cakes always turn out perfectly, with lovely sharp edges. I hate lining tins with paper, and cake release means that I don't have to any more. I can't recommend it highly enough, it's fantastic stuff "
Hope it is helpful. Intend to try it.
It sounds like you are not using a pan with straight edges. I recently bought a Magic Line 9X13 pan that has straight edges and perfect corners. The pans you buy at your local Wal-Mart or whatever probably aren't the professional cake pans with the straight edges.
I am very happy with my Magic Line pan. Here is a link to a Magic Line pan.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00024WNNG/?tag=cakecentral-20
I am pretty sure Cake Central will be selling the Magic Line pans in the near future.
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