Hi there - can anyone help me with this. I am about to make my first xmas cake. Is a silicone cake tin okay to use for this and do I have to line it & if so, how would I do this! Many thanks for any help with this.
nfh1,
Dec 11, 8:33pm
I used a silicone one last year and would not use one again.I went back to the tin this year.There was nothing I could definitely say was different, but it just was not the same as usual - sorry that is not much help!
lilyfield,
Dec 11, 9:08pm
I imagine it would be hard to wrap a silicon "tin" in newspaper and secure with wire-as I do.
coolnzmum,
Dec 11, 9:20pm
Use a wooden cake box, much better and you only need one layer of baking paper to line the box.
elliehen,
Dec 11, 9:24pm
I regret buying a silicone oven mitt.It grips, but you can't feel where your fingers and thumbs are.
lizzie123,
Dec 11, 9:39pm
I have never seen a wooden cake box. Can you let me know where these can be purchased from! Silicone "tin" - mould perhaps! Many thanks for the replies and advice.
Yes I feel the same, mine has been used twice - lurking in the back of the drawer now!
elliehen,
Dec 12, 12:58am
Are you pacing the floor, nfh1!
monkey_room,
Dec 12, 3:42am
I have used a silicone cake tin and dislike it because the cakes (s) seem to dry out around the edges more.and shrink. My Mum uses the baking boxes with good results and I use a very old cake tin (that weighs a ton) and which I bought at an op shop for 50 cents. I find the heat travels around the metal and paper layers well.
uli,
Dec 12, 4:24am
bump for other silicone users
nfh1,
Dec 12, 4:47am
I am - been on delivery man watch all day - looks like tomorrow now, or Wednesday.
gardie,
Dec 12, 5:51am
I absolutely love mine - have two and use them for absolutely everything.I need to be careful that I don't push them into the top of a cake but can't fault them at all.I love that I can throw them in the dishwasher and they don't singe when I leave them on the element.
nfh1,
Dec 12, 9:07am
I don't seem to be able to grip properly with mine - perhaps I need to try again with them.They seem too thick!!
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