This is page 1 of 1 (This thread has 17 messages.). Thank you {% member.data['first-name'] %}.Your comment has been submitted. Then yep brown packing paper IS what she suggests, basically it is simply to create a higher surround around the tin. can anyone enlighten me as to whether or not baking parchment and brown paper are the same thing ? Peach Butcher Paper for Smoking Meat - Pink Butcher Paper Roll 24 by 200 Feet (2400 Inches) - USA … DD kept turning the electronic scales off while I was weighing the fruit and then helping herself. You also need to line the tin with baking parchment or (better) everlasting lining paper cut to size, what a wonderful thing that is! Silicon mats can be safely used in an oven at very high temperatures. I seem to remember wrapping Delia's a few years ago in greasproof and then foil. Nigella's Chocolate Fruit Cake (from FEAST) is baked in a tin that is double lined on the inside with baking parchment (parchment paper) and then lined on the outside with brown paper. Brown paper for baking cakes - dull but important question!!! I have done it with brown paper, but I usually use greaseproof as it is cheaper, or babking parchemnet that you can then reuse (don't waste it it is too expensive and it isn't even touching the cake) I'm sure my mum used newspaper(outside the tins) this year when she made ours. Put the turkey in the oven. Then I wrap brown paper around the outside of the tin. The lining the tin is to prevent the cake sticking to the tin. It has to do with the chemicals used to make those non-food grade paper products. They always come out fine. I have done this but wondered a bit if it would be OK. Put the turkey inside the brown paper bag. They are in fact, … My concern was that Nigella recommends wrapping cake in foil to store. Then the week later when we actually mixed the cake she had a right paddy when I put it in the oven - seemed to think I was going to let her stand on a chair and eat an entire raw Christmas cake. It seemed to work. What’s the paper for? Ok Donnie, see I told you not to listen to me! lol at a vision of me trying to wedge post office brown parcel paper in to my cake tin! Cut out the circles/squares. And I put the cake mix in the tin before I put the brown paper on. yes brown paper is what Delia and Nigella mean. If the tin is not lined in this way then the outside of the cake can cook too quickly, leaving the inside undercooked. Talk widget showing discussions of the day & trending threads, Subscribe to Mumsnet emails direct to your inbox. Don't rely on just me though! Answered on 3rd December 2018. Built by Embark. The brown paper is to prevent the cake edges scorching. Put the brown paper bag with the turkey in a roasting pan. I don't like fruit cake either lucycat! The brown paper is to prevent the cake edges scorching. Brown Paper Breads About Bread Recipes About Bread Recipes. Its because the cake cooks so slowly you have to make sure that the surfaces don't scorch. might try newspaper though. Lay a square/round cake tin on top of a double piece of nonstick baking parchment and using the cake tin as a guide draw around it. Repeat the same steps with a single layer of brown paper. But if towards the end of the cooking time it does look like the top or edges of the cake are scorching then you can lay an extra circle of parchment on the top of the cake until it has completely cooked through. auntymandy seems to know the answer to this sort of thing! I lined the tin with Ikea brown wrapping paper (was all I had) and lined that with baking parchment. Hiware 200-Piece Parchment Paper Baking Sheets 12 x 16 Inch, Precut Non-Stick Parchment Sheets … You also need to line the tin with baking parchment or (better) everlasting lining paper cut to size, what a wonderful thing that is! this is REALLY helpful folks - thanks so much ! Repeat the same steps with a single layer of brown … To use this feature subscribe to Mumsnet Premium - get first access to new features see fewer ads, and support Mumsnet. Then I got DS to pour the brandy on and you should have seen her screwed up little face when she popped the next raisin in. I don't even like fruit cake! It is a good idea to have some of the parchment paper lining protruding above the top of the tin, as this helps to reduce the risk of the top of … Just walked out - feel horrible and don’t know what to do. Pour the chicken broth inside the turkey cavity. I would imagine you use baking parchment or greaseproof to cook it and brown paper to wrap it to store? And then I have a square that I just sit on top of the tube. Not just Christmas cakes but 3 tier wedding cakes for two of her daughters plus 3 christening cakes for her grandchildren, plus various ruby/golden/diamond wedding cakes for her parents/in-laws. The lining the tin is to prevent the cake sticking to the tin. Your questions about the Green Homes Grant have been answered by the experts from the BEIS and EST, Share your stories about your children’s favourite toys with Munchkin Nursery Steriliser - £100 voucher to be won. Actually I have a piece that is staple together that I just slip over every year. I really want to make the Chocolate Fruit Cake but am confused about wrapping the tin in brown parcel paper? it is the nigella recipe crunchie - but when I made the delia cake last year I thibk that required lots of fiddling about with papers - what a hassle! Ta bozza. In fact do what Bozza says, she knows... we cheat and have sponge, maybe this year it will be marslady's lemon drizzle cake. don't think newspaper will taste any better than one of my fruit cakes........ Actually with 4 yo DS and 1yo DD helping me I dread to think how this year's cake will be. Actually think brown paper (and I have a double layer) is easier to use for this than greaseproof because it is stiffer. Does it go in the oven? Instead of greaseproof paper I keep my butter wrappers and use those! If the tin is not lined in this way then the outside of the cake can cook too quickly, leaving the inside undercooked. Butter the inside of the brown paper bag with the remaining 2 tbsp of butter. thanks lucycat! It is a good idea to have some of the parchment paper lining protruding above the top of the tin, as this helps to reduce the risk of the top of the cake becoming too dark. So I use a round tin (loose bottomed) and double line with the bottom and sides with greaseproof paper which I also grease with butter. Any master bakers out there thanks in advance! as long as you don't use brown packing paper I'm pretty sure they are the same thing! Any ideas? Free 2-day shipping on qualified orders over $35. BTW it is SUCH a pain inthe neck trying to do this, I tend to fold BP in half widthways, so the curve is taken out of it, I then slot one peice inside the other, so it kinda holds together IYKWIM Once you have done it once, it gets easier, or get DH to hold the paper while you start pouring in the cake, the cake mixture holds it in place anyway. A telephone call I took at work has affected me. why do we put ourselved through the trauma of these complicated recipes!!!! The parchment paper and brown paper linings provide some insulation against the heat of the oven, which means that the cake bakes more evenly. And she is well known for making a good fruitcake. Asked by Babbs1000. Silicon Mats. The parchment paper and brown paper linings provide some insulation against the heat of the oven, which means that the cake bakes more evenly. As mentioned above, a lot of paper products aren't food grade material. It's to stop the cake from burning. NO DON@T BUY ONE, They don't taste as nice, Bozza's idea sounds perfect, That is brilliant, a tube stapled and ready to use OUTSIDE the tin. Buy Parchment Paper Baking Sheets - 200 Pack Precut Unbleached Half Sheet Pans Non-Stick Baking Sheet Paper Brown 12 x 16 in Fold down a 1 inch deep cuff along the length of the strip, then make diagonal cuts up to the fold line, about 3/4 inch apart. I used a large brown envelope I had lyign around, cut in half along the length and folded over, tied with string it was just right.