Got My New Pan, Now Need Instructions!!!
Decorating By FunCakesVT Updated 1 Sep 2006 , 1:40pm by FunCakesVT
Please help!
I was so excited when UPS delivered my new 12 x 16 Magic Line Sheet pan today...only glitch, it did not come with instructions! I have NEVER made a sheet cake cake before...any advice/instruction would be more than welcome...I have to bake it tonight for cake due Saturday a.m.
THANK YOU!!!
Sorry, need to bump to get on the front page...TY!
Pans this shape don't come with instructions.. just like the round, square, oval, bundt pans.
It's mostly the novelty and 3d pans that come with instructions. 
I use cake release on the sides and down the bottom and inch or so, line with parchment paper and fill 2/3 full of batter. I also use a flower nail in the center (grease it and stick it up thru the paper) to help distribute the heat evenly and bake at 325 degrees. You can use the bake easy strips too. I love my 1/4 sheet pan like that. I hope to add others eventually. Enjoy!
So, I guess I will be more specific and just ask - how much batter? Cook at 350 or a different temperature?
Great CarolAnn. Thank you!
How long does it need to cook?
The inside of the Duncan Hines box (I cut it out and taped to inside of cupboard) says to use 11 cups batter and cook for 47-57 minutes at 325. Baking time depends on your oven and the type of cake. I did a dark choc fudge in my 1/4 sheet pan last week and it took a little over an hour to bake. For some reason I think the chocolates take longer to bake. I was afrid the sides would be over baked but they weren't. I sure recomend you use parchment paper in the bottom though because you don't risk having that big cake stick. And I agree, come to think of it, that two flower nails are best for this size cake. Comes out much nicer if you put it up through the parchment paper too. I did that for the first time with this last cake. Didn't even leave an indentation in the cake, just the tiny hole.
Thank you CarolAnn and MG. I did two DH yellow cake mixes and marbelized with one Dark Chocolate. Sprayed the sides onto the bottom with Pam with flour, and laid the parchment over two flower nails...It is nerve wracking to try something new, especially on this scale, and I really appreciate your suggestions!!!
CarolAnn, You are absolutely right about the prep - no indentations from the nails, just the holes! Unfortunately, the cake took 1-1/2 hours to cook, but fortunately, that forced me to stay up until 10:25, so it made sense to just stay up another 1/2 hour and watch Duff! One little area caved in, but when I took it out of the pan this morning, it was easy and looks great! Thank you, again, for all of your help!
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