IT'S A PIECE OF CAKE

I have so many tins and bits and pieces of baking paraphernalia that I risk an avalanche and bodily harm every time I open my cupboard.  So you'd think I had no excuse to buy any more tins.  But you'd be wrong:  that's to say I have something better than an excuse; I have a reason.  Tipped off by a friend of mine, I have just bought a new - or new to me - cake 'tin' which has a ceramic base and silicon sides, that clip on and then come off in one.  I may not be making myself clear, but if I tell you that you can bake cakes, cheesecakes, make mousses, whatever, and then simply remove the sides and have your creation already sitting on its plate (no stress-inducing removing from tin base to platter), you get the picture.  For those of you who like freezing, you may be pleased to know it can go in the deep-freeze as easily as in the oven.  It does cost more than a regular tin, but in effect you are getting a tin and a plate for your money.  And, since the sides are removable and squishy, it's easy to store - even in my cluttered cupboards!

Buy it online in the UK from Amazon.co.uk for £16.61, and in the US from Amazon.com for $29.95.
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