re: baking an angel food cake in a silicone pan

Hi Patsy,

I'm going to be interested to hear what anyone has to say about this. I don't think you'll get quite as much rise as you will with a metal pan and the texture of the cake may be different, especially around the edges. You'll need to cool the cake in the pan upright on a rack (if you turn it upside down to cool it will fall out of the pan). I would also set the pan on a cookie sheet to bake so you can pick that up instead of the silicone pan which tends to bend and can be hard to handle when full and after baking.

I think this may come down to a matter of taste. I'm sure I don't have to tell you, but for anyone else that wants to experiment, it would be best to use a add-water-only box mix so you don't waste all those egg whites. At the very least the cake should be still good for trifle (if the odor problem doesn't happen).

Please let us know if you try it.

Betsy