Will newspaper covering a cake pan catch fire in the oven?
I need my cakes to bake flat. I have been told to cover the cake tin with newspaper secured with sellotape, but wouldn't this catch on fire in the oven?
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Cakes are not normally baked a temperature high enough to ignite paper, although the newspaper will probably singe and brown, and possibly produce an unpleasant odor--some of which may be transferred to the cake. If you are going to go this route, I would recommend using baking parchment, which is intended for the heat of the oven, not newspaper.
There are several more common methods for ensuring even cake layers:
- Simply cut off any doming with a knife
- Use an inverted flower nail at the center of the pan to better conduct the heat of the oven to the center of the cake
- Use cake strips to cool the edge of the pan, again evening out the cooking
In truth, unless you have a very special application, cutting off any doming is often the simplest, most straight-forward solution.
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Cakes are not normally baked a temperature high enough to ignite paper, although the newspaper will probably singe and brown, and possibly produce an unpleasant odor--some of which may be transferred to the cake.Can baking paper burn in oven?
The paper won't release noxious chemicals, and will not burn. Most parchment paper is rated for use at temperatures no higher than 420 to 450 degrees. But we occasionally recommend using this liner for bread and pizza baked as high as 500 degrees.Why do you put brown paper around a cake tin?
The parchment paper and brown paper linings provide some insulation against the heat of the oven, which means that the cake bakes more evenly. If the tin is not lined in this way then the outside of the cake can cook too quickly, leaving the inside undercooked.Is parchment paper flammable?
Parchment paper is flammable. Just like the shirt you are wearing is probably flammable. Just like most of your house is flammable.Why did my oven catch on fire?
If you are cooking something with a lot of fat and grease, it can splatter and cause a flame. If you are baking, the batter could overflow, drip to the bottom and start a small fire. Some people have even reported their ovens catching fire when they had the self-cleaning feature on.How to Safely Put Out a Kitchen Fire
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No the paper will not catch fire (Remember Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451? You aren't cooking your cake that hot). But it's still a strange, unhygienic idea. Between ink, germs, and paper fibers... it doesn't seem like a way to make good eats.
In addition to the great suggestions by SAJ, you may be able to flip it upside down once it's out of the oven to "flatten out" the dome. This especially common in layer cakes where you flip the top layer upsides down to provide a flat surface.
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