On Mar 30, 12:16*pm, Goomba > wrote:
> For you cake baking pros out there- do you cool the cake in the pans
> entirely or turn out onto a cooling rack to finish cooling?
>
> I just baked a banana cake and let the two layers cool in the pan aprox
> 20 min, then turned out onto a rack. Now I find the tops have stuck to
> the rack and left a nice gouge in each one. *I can handle that since I'm
> going to assemble with some sort of filling before frosting. I think I
> can hide the gouges. *But it got me to wondering if I'd forgotten some
> rule of cake cooling....?
>
> (and I know I goofed leaving them upside down on the rack as perhaps the
> bottoms were sturdier)
>
> Goomba

I usually let cool for about 10 minutes, but it also depends on the
cake. I used to work at a bakery that would take them out immediately
after pulling from the oven. BTW, you can always cut off the top to
make your layers more even for filling/icing...