This magical mixture, also known as "cake goop," lets cakes slip from their pan with ease. It's a one-step alternative to buttering and flouring your pans.
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup all purpose flour
With an electric mixer, beat together oil, shortening, and flour until it forms a smooth mixture. Store in an airtight container in your pantry (or a brush just like this) during cooler months or refrigerator year round for up to a year. Paint a thin coat to grease and flour cake pans, muffin pans, etc in one step.
Chocolate Pan Coat
Variation for chocolate cakes and brownies, following steps above:
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
Alternatively, scoop out 1/4 cup pan coat and beat in 2 teaspoons cocoa powder. If stored in the refrigerator, bring to room temperature before use.
Sweet Pan Coat
Variation for sweet crust, following steps above:
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup granulated white sugar
How to Make Old Country Pan Coat Video
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Deb, the brush jar is from Amazon! https://amzn.to/3XganDC
Where can I buy a bottle and brush like the one in the picture?
Please let me know when the one piece square pans are back in stock.
Hello All and Happy New Year.
I truly love my 2 piece tube pan. I am waiting to order the one piece pan and the spatula.
Everyone that gets a pound cake from me, ask: Is it going to be the square one. Yes, of course.
In fact I have put away all of my other round pound cake pans and use only the square pan and the decorative bundt cake pan.
I love your site and I use it for my go to pound cake recipes and icing.
Thank you again for sharing such a wonderful site.
Judy
I love my one piece pan! The pan coat is pure magic! I store my pan coat in a small wide mouth mason jar and use a natural bristle pastry to apply it with. Very easy! Works very well!