How to Fill in a Tube Pan Hole for Icing
Tube pans, including classic angel food cake pans and bundt cake pans, are a popular choice for many types of cakes. They are critical for some cakes, including angel food. While you can frost or glaze the tube cake, maintaining its original shape, you may also want to use a tube pan to create a tall cake in a single layer. Learn how to fill in the tube pan hole for icing to make all sorts of decorative cakes. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Double batch of your favorite cake batter
- 2 tube pans
- Sharp serrated knife
- Thin metal spatula
- Icing
- Offset spatula
Instructions
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Fill in a Tube Pan Hole
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Prepare a double batch of your favorite cake recipe. Fill two tube cake pans. Bake as appropriate for your cake recipe.
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Remove bundt cakes from the pan immediately. Place the pan, pan-side down on a steaming hot wet towel, then invert to remove. Allow to cool completely. Use the same strategy on typical cakes baked in a tube pan.
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Cool angel food cakes differently. Invert the pan by placing it on a wine bottle or similar. Allow the cake to cool for several hours before removing it from the pan. Use a thin metal spatula to loosen the cake as necessary to release it onto a plate, platter or cake stand.
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Cut a tube shape from the second cake using a sharp serrated knife. Create a tube of cake slightly smaller than the opening in the the cake you will be decorating.
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Coat the tube pan hole by filling in a thin layer of icing. Apply icing to the inner part of the hole in the tube cake, then insert the filler cake. Ice and decorate the cake as desired.
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Tips & Warnings
As an alternative, try filling the hole in your tube cake with fresh berries, fruit or shaved chocolate.
Depending upon the pan, you may be able to use a cupcake to fill the tube pan hole quite easily.
