HI Everyone,
I'm new to the community and to cake decorating, I'm in the process of buying new pans. Do I need to buy two of each size?
TIA!
i think it is easier to prepare two pans rather than bake off a cake remove it from the pan then bake the next one -- it certainly can be done with only one pan of each size but it's a measure of ease to have at least two of each --
welcome to cc
Thanks for the welcome, K8memphis, I agree. I just wasn't sure if there were any instances where you would need just one. Like with the larger sizes, for instance...
@Goodkarmabaker the biggest pans that I can get into my home oven is:
one 12" round or one 12" x 18" sheet cake.
so there's no good reason to buy two of them, when the batter can sit in the mixing bowl in the fridge waiting for those pans, If I need a 2 layer cake.
everything smaller than those pans will allow me to get two in at a time, so I don't mind having sets of those smaller pans.
I LOVE having 2 identical pans; saves a ton of time and effort. Over the past 5 years of hobby baking, I've discovered that out of all my pan duplicates (I went nuts and bought every shape in sight......sigh.......), I use my 8x2 round and 10x2 round about 95% of the time. I have 4 each of the 8x2 and 10x2 round sizes.
Knowing NOW what I did not know then, I strongly recommend that you purchase 2 each of the Magic Line 8x2" pans, and 2 each of the Magic Line 10x2" pans. When you reach the point that you wish to purchase more pans, stick with the Magic Line brand.
I just bought each size as an order came in - some sizes took 3 years before I got an order for that particular tier size so I was glad I didnt spend all that money up front.
I can only bake successfully on one shelf of my oven, putting a tin on a lower shelf under another doesn't work so....if I can get 2 pans on one shelf I have 2, if I can only get one on, then I have one! For square cakes I have a Silverwood Multisize cake tin with an extra set of dividers, it allows me to bake square or oblong cakes in one inch increments up to a 12x12, very handy.
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