mary

When making a chocolate cake, try dusting the pan with cocoa rather than flour. This will prevent the white dots that sometimes appear when cake is turned out.

Jenyfari

Excellent tip Mary. I will remember that the next time I make a chocolate cake.

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tater03

You know in all the years I have been baking I have never heard of that tip. That is an awesome tip. Thank you.

riskey58

I am a grandmother and have made many cakes over the years. But that is one thing I have never thought of. It is a great idea. I am going to tryt it for sure thank you.

riskey58

I am a grandmother and have made many cakes over the years. But that is one thing I have never thought of. It is a great idea. I am going to try it for sure thank you.

blueey

Ooh, good idea. Although now I'm wondering if it would make an interesting addition to a white cake...

FourBear

You never know unless you try!

I'm wondering if you could do a flour-cinnamon combination to flour cake pans as another interesting variation. Cocoa and cinnamon could be interesting as well.

blueey

That's a good idea as well! I wonder, though, would you need to use extra to make sure enough of the taste stuck to the cake? I may have to try this out with my next one....

Melizzy

Hey, that's a good idea! Never thought of that but now it seems obvious!

mtatum4496

I am with everyone else. As many cakes as I have baked over the years, it never occurred to me that cocoa would be ideal for dusting when making a chocolate cake. Now I have to make one this weekend, just so I can use this idea!