Can you bake a chocolate cake without using greaseproof paper to line the bottom of the cake tin?

Question

Can a cake be baked without putting greaseproof paper at the bottom of the cake tin? Can I only grease the tin with some extra butter and not put any greaseproof paper on top?

Answer 1

I always grease then flour the tin,  and I don't cover the top. I never have any trouble with the turn out. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

I either use a non stick cake tin or grease the bottom with some butter

Answer 3

You can use either crisco or butter, dusted with lightly with flour.

Answer 4

Yes, butter the tin, then sprinkle a small amount of flour and shake it about so it sticks to the butter. The cake should come out easily when it's done.

Answer 5

If you want the cake to come out of the pan rather than serving the cake in the pan, parchment on the bottom is the recommendation.   If you are using a springform pan then you should be able to skip the parchment and still be able to unmold.  The recommendation to butter and lightly dust with flour is a good one (with or without parchment).  

Answer 6

yes but use a good tin and butter and flour it.

Answer 7

Yes, I never use greaseproof paper, just use butter to grease and never have a problem.

Answer 8

Hello Amy,

You don't have to use paper liners for your tin. You may use a non-stick cooking spray. When I bake my chocolate cakes, I use a thin coating of butter, then I dust it with cocoa powder. Flour with butter works too, but can leave a  white residue on your cake, that is why I use cocoa when baking chocolate cakes.

I hope this helps you out!

Genesee from www.the-chocolate-spot.com

Answer 9

Sure you can. Coat the bottom of the pan with butter, then a dusting of cocoa powder for a chocolate cake.