A cake belt, cake strip, baking belt or magic strip, as it's also known, is a damp strip placed around the exterior of your tin before being placed in the oven.
What do Cake Strips, Cake Belts, Baking Belts or Magic Strips do?
How do I make a cake strip or belt? Homemade cake belts or strips can be made in the following ways:-
What do Cake Strips, Cake Belts, Baking Belts or Magic Strips do?
- They are used to help cakes rise evenly.
- They are used to reflect the heat, which prevents the outer edge of the cake from baking faster (thus preventing crusty edges) and help give a more even bake preventing peaks. In addition, the moisture in the belt keeps the tin cooler whilst baking and helps distribute the heat evenly throughout the tin.
How do I make a cake strip or belt? Homemade cake belts or strips can be made in the following ways:-
- Using folded newspaper that has been measured around the exterior of your tin, this is then dampened in water and then wrapped in tin foil and placed around the exterior of your tin.
- Instead of a newspaper, you could use a wet cloth instead.
- You can also dampen a tea towel, wrap this around your tin and tie it with string to hold it in place.
- Corrects uneven baking and helps produce uniformed bakes.
- Great for layer cakes.
- Prevents wastage.
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