What happens if you bake a cake in a glass pan?
Because glass is an insulator, rather than a conductor, it’s slow to heat but, once hot, retains that heat for longer. This can result in uneven baking: By the time the interior is baked through, the exterior is often overcooked, dry, or dark.
How long does it take to bake a cake in a glass pan?
Choosing the right pan
That said, any pan is the right pan if it helps you put baked goods in the oven. The standard advice for baking in glass is to lower the oven temperature by 25°F from what the recipe calls for, and bake up to 10 minutes longer.
Can you bake in glass Pyrex?
Pyrex glass bakeware is designed for use in a preheated conventional or convection oven at any temperature that is called for in a baking recipe, so long as you follow the Pyrex Safety and Usage Instructions. Remember that Pyrex glass bakeware is NOT to be used on the stovetop or under the broiler.
Does it take longer to bake in a glass pan?
Glass bakeware is heavier and slower to heat than metal, but once it’s hot…it retains that heat for much longer. So when using a glass pan to bake something like a cake or batch of brownies, you may find that the sides and bottom are brown at a much faster rate than the interior cooks.
How long to bake a cake in a 9×13 glass pan?
For the cake:
Carefully stir the boiling water into the cake batter and pour into the prepared 9×13 dish. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
Can you bake a cake in a glass pie plate?
Reduce the temperature on your oven by 25 F when following a cake recipe and using a glass dish. The lower temperature will counteract the fact that glass causes cakes to brown and bake faster.