Cake cooling

Question: What’s the best way to cool a cake?

Stand the cake for up to 15 minutes before turning it only a wire rack to cool further. Turn the cake, upside-down, onto a wire rack, and then turn the cake top-side up immediately using a second rack (unless directed otherwise), Some wire racks can mark a cake, particularly a soft one such as a sponge; to prevent this, cover the rack with baking paper.

If the cake is to be cooled in the pan, it is always covered, and this will usually be a fruit cake.

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