ALBERT HEIJN SPRINGFORM PAN 24CM SQUARE | 541467

1. Cheesecake.
2. Ice cream cake.
3. Flourless chocolate cake.
4. Bread pudding.
5. Fruit tart.
6. Frozen mocha torte.
7. Savory dishes, such as rigatoni pie, lasagna, garlic cheese bread, or chicken pot pie.

Springform pan are called for when making cheesecakes, cakes with loose toppings, and attractive tortes and trifles. This special pan makes it easy to get delicate cakes out of the pan without damaging them, but they aren’t a necessity, despite what any recipe says.

Generally, you do not grease the sides of the pan. The delicate batter rises higher if it can cling to ungreased sides of the pan. However, some recipes direct that you need to lightly grease the side of the pan.

The bottom of springform pans usually have dimples and a bit of a lip around the edge. Though technically you can face the bottom either way, professional bakers recommend dimple side down .