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Cake Release Recipe

This homemade cake release recipe is your baking best friend. Whip up just three ingredients and say hello to a perfect cake every time, no matter how wild the cake pan design!
Prep Time3 minutes
Total Time3 minutes
Course: Pantry Staples
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1 .5 cups
Calories: 106kcal
Author: Eden Westbrook

Ingredients

  • ½ cup all purpose flour
  • ½ cup solid vegetable shortening
  • ½ cup vegetable oil

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl, whip all of the ingredients together with an electric mixer until smooth and homogenous.
  • Pour into a glass airtight container and keep on the counter for 3 months or in the fridge for 8 months.

Notes

How to Use Homemade Cake Release

Take a generous amount of cake release onto your silicone pastry brush and smear a thin layer inside of the pan and all the way around the edges of the pan, too.
Then pour in your cake batter and bake as usual. It'll come out perfectly every time.

Tips for Chocolate Cake

If you're making chocolate cake, dust the cake pan with unsweetened cocoa powder after applying the cake release so you don't end up with any floury spots on your beautiful cake.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 106kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 3mg