Features:

  • Bake Even cake strips have loops to secure them to your cake pan
  • Color: Purple
  • Material: Fabric
  • Includes two 35 x 1.5 in. (88.9 x 3.8 cm) strips
  • Baking cake strips are oven safe up to 400°F
A MUST HAVE for that perfect looking cake!

I first heard about these bake-even strips on a baking blog and just had to try them out. I am so glad I did! My cakes would usually come out looking like a dormant volcano and I'd have to spend quite some time trying to cut them down to be level, usually ending up trimming almost half the cake away! But with these bake-even strips, my cakes came out flat and pretty evenly baked without the darker, slightly over-cooked edges. I even got compliments on how even my cake levels looked... a definite MUST HAVE for those who do a lot of baking.

Purchased these a while ago but never bothered to try ...

Purchased these a while ago but never bothered to try them until a month ago when I had a cake order due (never wanted to deal with soaking them). I wish I had used them for all of my other orders since I've bought them, though, because they definitely made a difference in the baking of my cakes! My layers turned out significantly more level and evenly baked this time around. The only thing I wish were different is that they have more loops to hold the excess strip against the pan; I used 14" rounds, and the excess just flapped around in my oven. When I pulled them out after the first use, the strips had browned a lot but mostly where the loose ends were hanging off the pans.

Just as Essential as a Good Quality Pan When Baking Cakes

When baking cakes at home, I've always been disappointed by how "crispy" they come out around the edges and, of course, the frustrating process (and waste) of leveling domed cake tops just to make a half-way decent-looking layer cake. This led me to give up on baking cakes at home for a long time. Then recently I happened upon a series of baking videos where the host swore by these little strips (combined with good-quality, straight-sided cake pans, of course). Impressed by how consistently fluffy and flat-topped his cake layers seemed to always come out, I decided to give home cake-baking another try and bought a proper set of cake pans along with these little strips. Holy Cow, I'm so glad I did--seriously, no-fail awesome results every time! Making cakes is now so much more fun and satisfying. I will never again attempt a layer cake without using these wonderful little strips. For less than $10, they're so worth a try. I bet they'll become a new cake-baking essential for you as well. P.S. In case, like me, you're dithering between the Wilton brand cake strips and the Rose's Perfect Cake Strips brand, here's why I ultimately went with the Wilton strips, for what it's worth: 1. They were the ones that video baker recommended, and I figured if he got such great results from the Wilton ones, they were probably pretty decent. 2. They were less than half the price of the Rose's brand (two for $8 vs. $10 each) 3. The Rose's strips are made to fit a 9" cake pan only and, while I've seen a lot of folks rig up ways to make them fit 8" or smaller cake pans, the Wilton strips are made to be easily adjustable in size with the handy little belt loop. I think this definitely gives the Wilton strips the edge in terms of design. 4. While the Rose's strips don't require any soaking prior to use (since they're silicon, not fabric), I didn't find it a big deal at all to just pop each Wilton strip into a glass of water to soak while I was prepping my ingredients. By the time I was greasing and flouring my pans, the strips were ready to go.

Even cooking, flatter cakes, easier to assemble and frost!

I had a pair of these already, but ordered another set for when I make three layer cakes. These work GREAT! I usually roll them all up together and put the rolled up 'disc' in a bowl of water with something weighing them down to keep them submerged while I make the batter. After filling the pans with batter, I pull the strips out, running the excess water out (you don't want them dripping) and fit them around the bottom of the pans then pop them in the oven. Works like a dream every time!

It's what you're looking for!

Wow, it works! For years I've accepted that my cheesecakes will be "burnt" around the sides and have a massive crack right through the middle giving them that "rustic" looking feel. After reading about these bake even stripes I was skeptical but thought for 9 dollars I could take the chance. I'm amazed - they actually work, never before have I made a cheesecake that was flat on the top after baking AND didn't look burnt around the sides. If you're considering buying this, then stop thinking and add it into your shopping basket - it's GREAT!

Hallelujah! They work!

ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL! I played with them, practicing getting them on the pan and adjusting the straps, the day before I needed to use them. When I started on my cake, I placed the strips in a large bowl of cold water with a plate on top to keep them submerged and soaked them far longer than the 5 minutes they advise as it was the first time they were being used. If you're using a pan that has a slant to it, shove the strips as far to the top as possible and pull the ends as tight as possible and hold them in place with your hands when you put the pan in the oven. They stick better to the pan when wet but tighten up in the heat so they won't fall off when you remove the pan from the oven. Lo and behold, I've got a beautifully cooked cake! No dome in the middle, no cracked top, no crusty overdone edges. Dare I say it . . . it's PERFECT! If you're baking a 9 x 13 cake using a cake mix, use TWO mixes and put 7 cups of batter in the pan, freezing the rest of the batter for your next cake. Mixes have gotten skimpy and that's one reason cakes don't look like they used to. I've posted a photo of my cake right after I took it from the oven. Fingers crossed it tastes as good as it looks!

Love it

Wonderful results! Layers were even without the dome effect.

They work if you follow the directions on the package.

I purchased two sets because I was planning on making a three layer cake. As per the package directions, I soaked the strips in cool water while I made the homemade German Chocolate cake batter. I had to put a dinner plate over the top of the when the were soaking up water in the sink. I pre-fit them before putting them in the sink to soak so when the pans were filled with batter, all I had to do is slip them on. Easy-peasy🙂. When the cakes were done baking, I set them on cooling racks for 10 minutes, then placed the rack on top of the cake and I was able to easily invert them. No hard crusty edges, very level tops, and the strips did not discolor or fall off while baking. These were a great purchase IMHO.

love it!

I was excited when I took the cake out and saw that it was flat. No more mountains to deal with. Lol! Love this product.

LOVE!!!

Worked GREAT! I have 3" tall pans so I put two bands on each pan. Soaked them in cold water for 5 minutes like the instructions. I took them off about 5 - 10 mins before it was completely baked. PERFECT!!! LOVE!!!

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