What kind of pan do you use for angel food cake?
Tube Pan
The standard version is called a Tube Pan, most often found in a 9″ diameter size. Angel food cake is very light, with only beaten egg whites to form the cake structure and hold up the heaviness of the suspended flour.
What size is an angel food cake pan?
10.1 x 10.1 X 5.5 inches
Our Angel Food Tube Cake Pan measures 10.1 x 10.1 X 5.5 inches and is made from durable aluminum. Whether you love to bake once a week or once a month, Wilton has the bakeware to help you make the most out of your favorite foods.
Why does angel food cake need a special pan?
It’s essential to use a pan without a non-stick coating here—as when making any angel food cake—since the batter clings to the sides of the pan as it rises. A non-stick surface would prevent the cake from reaching its optimal lofty, fluffy ideal.
Is an angel food cake pan the same as a Bundt pan?
A Bundt pan is a type of tube pan. While you can make Bundts, coffee cakes, and similar cakes in a tube pan, this shape and type of pan is ideal for cakes with a light and airy crumb like angel food or chiffon cakes. They are often called “angel food pans” for this reason.
Is an angel food pan the same as a Bundt pan?
Can you use a nonstick pan for angel food cake?
Let me back up a bit to explain why pan specifications are so important. An angel food cake is a light, airy sponge cake. So, unlike other baked goods that you don’t want to stick to the pan, you do want angel food cake to stick to the pan, which means you don’t want to use a nonstick pan.
Do you grease an angel food cake pan?
DON’T GREASE your pan! Use a 10-inch fluted aluminum tube pan (also known as an Angel Food Cake pan) and pour that batter right into it – no greasing required! Greasing the pan would prevent the cake from rising up in the oven as the batter would have nothing to cling onto as it bakes.
Can I use a 9×13 pan instead of a jelly roll pan?
It depends what you are baking. Jelly roll pans are very similar to cookie sheets; if you are making cookies, biscuits, anything that bakes on a flat surface, a cookie sheet will work. If you want to make jelly rolls make sure your pan had any sort of edge, even if it is just a cookie sheet.
Is a Bundt pan the same as a tube pan?
Can you use a Bundt pan instead of a tube pan?
You can’t bake an angel food cake or chiffon cake in a Bundt pan. So, to sum it up: You should not substitute a Bundt pan for recipes that call for a tube pan but you can substitute a tube pan for recipes that call for a Bundt pan. Both types of pans come in different sizes so make sure you are using the correct size.