Can I With A Two Mix Book Pan?
Decorating By mommacakes Updated 10 Nov 2006 , 3:03am by projectqueen
I have a customer who would like one half to yellow and the other chocolate. THe pan I am using is the two mix book pan. How do I go about this?Do I just let the middle run together? She said if there is not a way around that then to just go all choc. Is there anyone out there that knows how to accomplish this?
I don't see why it wouldn't work to put something (e.g. plastic wrapped strip of cardboard or something similar) down the middle while filling the pan. The only suggestion I have would be to make sure that the two mixes are pretty similar in consistency and baking time.
The last time I used the two mix book pan (last week), I actually used two and a half mixes (plus extra egg, pudding mix, and less water) to make the pan fuller. I think it worked a lot better than in the past. (The corners were a lot sturdier/thicker)
I think that might be a good idea if you will be doing a half and half cake, so that if they rise different amounts, you can level without ending up with too thin a cake.
RP
You can definitely do it. I did it once with no problem.
My suggestion would be to have both (yellow and chocolate) cake batters ready before pouring either into the pan.
I actually cut a piece of cardboard to fit across the middle and covered it with aluminum foil. I carefully inserted it and was planning to pour one batter with each hand until they met in the middle and then lift the divider. Well, guess what? I didn't even need the cardboard piece in there at all. The batter is pretty thick so it doesn't really run together.
I poured one side in and then quickly got my other bowl and poured the other side in. It made a slight bit of marble in the center but the two stayed mostly separate.
I would also do as redpanda suggested and make a bit extra batter so the pan is nice and full. Otherwise, because of the slope, the edges are pretty thin.
Good luck!
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