Large Silicone cake moulds

On the whole, I like silicone moulds, but don't do what I did and try to lever a cake out with a knife. Result: a large hole in the mould.

I will try leaving them until they cool djen when I visit DD.
However, have to use GF flour so perhaps the cakes are a bit more fragile.

As when says, use a tray underneath silicone moulds. I nearly came a cropper with my first batch of Yorkshire puddings. They were beautifully risen but trying to lift them out of the oven was a nightmare.

Half of them ended up on the floor.

I like silicone ones. I bought the first ones over five years ago, star shape and flower shape. I have two loaf ones which have ridges underneath for stability.
I always put it on a tray first, and I do not need to grease them.
They can be washed in the dishwasher. My youngest granddaughter wanted a flower one which looks like a chrysanthemum, with lots of petals. Bad idea. That's the only one where the cake sticks.
I always leave the cakes in until they have cooled down. Then they come out really easily.
I have bought a silicone breadmaker today from Lakeland. My grandson likes making bread but the machine sprang a leak. You are supposed to be able to mix, knead, prove and bake in the one container.

A bit off the point, but I now use the paper liners when making big cakes. They save the faff with greasing the tin and lining with baking paper.

I've not used the silicone ones, a bit wary of them. x

I love mine! It's much easier to remove the cakes, they don't seem to stick as much. I got some really cheap ones at first, they weren't as good, they did get burnt and the muffins stuck in them, too. The big ones are great, but I would like them even better if they stacked as I have so many of them now. However - they do squish up and spring back into shape if space is tight.

Thanks. I wouldn't normally choose. these, but have to make two numerals and the tins are very expensive. ( I know one can hire them but I can't work round the timescale as we live some way from the shop!) Im just a bit worried the cake will come out in pieces!!

Put it on a tray so you don't have to lift it out when it's wobbling all over the place and likely to burn you. I've gone back to metal tins - the silicone ones soon look shabby and burn marks don't all come off.

Be careful you don't burn your fingers! Perhaps it's best to allow the cake to cool a bit first as I tried to turn it out straight away which was not a good idea.

DD has these and I can't get used to them, but she loves them so they must be OK (I like my old-fashioned tins).