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I’ll never forget the first time I tried to remove a cheesecake from a regular cake pan. Let’s just say it involved a lot of spatula work, some creative language, and a dessert that looked like it had survived a small earthquake. My mother-in-law took one look at the crumbled mess on the serving plate […]

I’ll never forget the first time I reached for my springform pan to bake a regular birthday cake. My traditional round pans were dirty, sitting in the sink from an earlier baking session, and I had frosting to make, decorations to prep, and guests arriving in a few hours. That springform pan sitting in my […]

I’ll never forget the first time I confidently poured my angel food cake batter into a springform pan. I thought I was being clever—no more struggling to extract delicate cakes from regular pans, right? Wrong. So incredibly wrong. That experience taught me an expensive lesson about which cakes actually belong in a springform pan and […]

You know that moment when you’re standing in front of your oven, watching batter slowly drip from the bottom of your springform pan onto the oven floor? Yeah, I’ve been there. It’s not fun. But here’s the thing: after years of baking everything from birthday cakes to elaborate layer cakes in springform pans, I’ve learned […]

You know that sinking feeling when you’ve just baked the most gorgeous cheesecake of your life, carefully released the springform clasp, and watched in horror as the sides crumble inward? Yeah, I’ve been there. Multiple times, actually, before I finally figured out the timing that makes all the difference.The truth is, knowing when to remove […]