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Cake Strips

We tested four brands of cake strips to see which baked the most even, moist cakes.

Published Jan. 1, 2011

What You Need To Know

Perfectly level, evenly baked cakes can elude even the most practiced bakers. Cake strips, also known as magic strips, are engineered to correct uneven baking by applying an insulating layer around the outside of a cake pan. Without insulation from the oven’s heat, the edges bake more quickly while the center tends to dome, crack, or rise quickly before collapsing. And while cake kn...