The cakes were removed from the oven and placed on a cooling rack. Then the cakes were baked two-at-a-time for a precisely timed amount. Then I weighed the amount of batter put into each pan. I mixed each batch in the same Kitchen Aid mixer, using a timer to ensure each batch was mixed to the exact same specifications. I weighed all the dry mix and all the water on a kitchen scale. The only additional ingredient needed is water! Easy! Reliable! Perfect. This White Cake Mix made by Krusteaz was the perfect choice. I decided on a very easy-to-use cake mix we sell at Orson Gygi. I wanted the cake pan to be the only variable during the Cake Pan Showdown, so I wanted to use a cake batter that would be reliably consistent. We also highly suggest using parchment for every cake you want to release easily! These precut rounds make it so simple to prep your cake pans. It contains flour, which helps prevent your cakes from sticking. We decided to prep allllll the pans for the Cake Pan Showdown with this method, because we think every pan needs this prep, even if the pan has a nonstick coating. It ensures easy release with every recipe. This is the method we use for all the cakes we bake. Last, we finish the prep with a final mist of cooking spray. Then, we place a precut piece of parchment paper in the pan. First, we lightly spray the bottom of the pan with cooking spray. This is the method we use when we bake hundreds of cakes for our hands-on cake classes every month. A variety of metals, finishes, and sizes to evaluate which pan would provide the most beautiful cake! Prepping the Pans I wanted to test as many varieties as I could. They sell several styles at soooo many stores. Finally, I gathered as many Wilton pans as I could find. We decided on a highly-rated pan from Amazon.

Then, we wanted to find an option that would be representative of the type of pan commonly found at the grocery store or online. I grabbed a Gold Touch pan from WilliamвЂ™s Sonoma. I also stopped by the thrift store and found a cake pan with a dark, non-stick coating. I grabbed my husbandвЂ™s old aluminum pan (the one he uses as a mess kit when heвЂ™s camping.

Once we tallied the votes, we began collecting as many pans as we could! We already had Fat DaddioвЂ™s, Wilton, Chicago Metallic, Nordic Ware, USA Pans, and Dough Makers in the Orson Gygi kitchen. We were shocked!!! This got us sooo excited to compare their baking abilities! After making a cake mess, throwing the pans in the garbage sounds like a pretty sweet plan!Д«ut, the most surprising discovery was the exact tie between Fat DaddioвЂ™s and Wilton brands. Also, weвЂ™ve all wished we had some disposable foil pans at some point in our lives. First, I didnвЂ™t know Dollar Tree sold cake pans. 1st вЂ“ Fat DaddioвЂ™s and Wilton (Tied with 115 votes) 2ndвЂ“ Williams Sonoma Gold Touch (26 votes) 3rdвЂ“ Nordic Ware (22 votes) 4th вЂ“ USA Pans and Magic Line (tied with 19 votes) 5th вЂ“ Chicago Metallic (15 votes) 6th вЂ“ Pans inherited from Grandma or Mom (8 votes) 7th вЂ“ Calphalon (4 votes) 8th вЂ“ Pyrex (3 votes) 9thвЂ“ Dough Makers and Target (2 votes) 10th вЂ“ Cuisinart, Betty Crocker, BakerвЂ™s Secret, Pampered Chef, Salad Master, PME, Last Confection, Cake Boss, Ateco, Disposable Foil, Dollar Tree, Walmart, Ovenex, Jamie Oliver, and Demarle (tied with 1 vote). We asked people to vote for their favorite cake pan and with hundreds of comments, we tallied them up. Wanting to test a variety of pans, we consulted our Instagram community to help us decide which pans to include. We knew this information would help us be better bakers! So, we held our first ever Cake Pan Showdown. With the incredibly vast selection of cake pans filling store shelves, we found ourselves wanting to do a little research to find the very best one.

Magic line vs fat daddio