HOW TO CUT PARCHMENT PAPER ROUNDS FOR CAKE

Avoid the added cost with this easy tutorial for cutting your own parchment circles; it's quick, simple, and inexpensive.

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SUPPLIES NEEDED

– parchment paper – scissors Learn More

It's easy. Once you get the basics down, you'll be able to cut your own parchment circles in less than 60 seconds.

Start with a sheet of parchment. It should be at least as wide and as long as the diameter of your cake pan, and preferably a few inches larger than that.

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Fold the sheet in half. We'll take this back to elementary school - fold the paper in half, hot dog style.

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Fold again in the opposite direction. Repeat step two, but this time fold it hamburger style. You should now have a rough square shape.

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Fold a third time, bringing one folded side to the other. Fold the square diagonally, so that the two folded sides line up evenly. You'll be left with a triangular shape.

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Fold once more as you did in step four. Essentially you want to fold your triangle in half, bringing one folded side over to the other again.

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