Hey Guys,

I basically went through THC book looking for a 9×13 cake but they’re all round or hearts.
I’m trying to do a 9×13 cake for a book cake. I’ll be cutting it etc after into book shape. Fairy tale book for my niece’s birthday.

I am thinking of using the Chocolate-covered Strawberry Cake recipe (From heavenly cakes) for the cake.

Since it’s a butter cake I’m hoping structurally it would not depend on the pan as much as something like a chiffon.

The cake recipe she has listed is for 2 9 by 2in round pans
The volume of one of those pans is 127.17, so 2 of them is around 254.34

Volume for my 9×13 2 inch high pan is 234
So they’re very close in terms of volume. I think I’ll just Just the recipe straight as is.

Now I’m wondering if I need to place things like flower nail into the cake to help the heat transfer into it.
If so, where and how many.

Thanks!

Hi!

My guess for the flour nail would be to look at the 9x13 as two intersecting circles and put the flour nail in the center of each—i.e., 1/3 of the way in on each side.  So you have a flower nail 4.5” in from the edge of the pan on the long sides.  But again, it’s only a guess.

I know others have made 13 x 9s, but I can’t think of a post offhand.

You know, the She Loves Me Cake might work (RHC)—it’s in a sort of flatter type pan (not exactly sure the size, but it’s a rectangle), so it might work in a 13 x 9 x 2.

Good luck!

So I ended up sticking the nail in the middle just to help the middle cook

It seemed to have worked.

However next time, I will be using the bake strips for the sides as the side was much much much shorter then the middle.
I guess it worked well for a book but I shall try with bake strips next time.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs822.snc4/68199_10100124192125062_28121600_59358189_3105131_n.jpg

It came out beautifully!!!!  What a great job you did on it!

wat a lovely book

thanks

Great “book” look! Did you have the torted layers of filling that the chocolate covered strawberry cake had?  I’ll be the birthday girl loved it.

I layered it with berries (raspeberry and blackberries) and poured creme anglais in a well
Covered it with the mouseline strawberry BC so the fondant would stick to the cake.