Mich Turner

Lining the Tins

Appears in
Spectacular Cakes
Spectacular Cakes

By Mich Turner

Published 2005

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  1. Take a piece of non-stick baking paper at least twice the size of the base of the tin and fold it in half. Place the tin over the folded paper and draw around the base in pencil. Cut out the 2 pieces just inside the pencil marks. Fold a sheet of baking paper long enough to line the circumference, or all sides, of the tin in half lengthways, making sure it reaches at least 2cm (¾ in) above the top of the tin. From the folded crease, turn up 2cm (¾ in) and press hard to form a sharp crease. Cut diagonal snips along the folded edge of the paper up to the crease.

  2. Brush the inside base and sides of the tin with sunflower or groundnut oil. Place a paper disk in the base of the tin. Gently ease the strip of baking paper inside the tin as shown, pushing the diagonal snips into the edges and corners. Brush around the snips with sunflower oil and place the final disk of baking paper on top. (Line a square or other shaped tin in a similar way, making sure that the corners fit neatly.)