My Kitchen Raised Flan Tin

Used this flan pan for a summer treat. Don't forget to use Lakeland cake release on your pan first, don't be cheap either first off. I used an all in one mixture. First off I weighed two large eggs Then I weighed out exactly the same in sponge flour, caster sugar and soft spread, adding a teaspoon of caramel flavouring as I don't care for vanilla. Pour mixture into the prepared pan and bake at 180 C for about 20 mins until a cocktail stick comes out clean from the thickest part. Let the flan case cool for a couple of minutes, place cooling rack on top and invert. Ease off the pan, perfection.

My mother bought me this flan tin as she loves home-made sponge flans. Was horrified when I tried to turn out, it completely stuck, leaving half the sponge in tin! I did grease slightly before use and dusted with flour, this obviously didn't help but shall try again without any greasing as it says ( non stick). What a job trying to get the mixture off when washing up! What am I doing wrong? Never had a problem with bakeware before!

Bit of a disaster- contents poured out and filled the oven and the macaroni cheese cooking below it. Needs to be on a baking sheet and even then it leaked a lot...cooked in a sponge glue and had to be levered off the sheet!

I was extremely disappointed with this product. I followed the instructions carefully and used the cake release product purchased from Lakeland (which I have used in all my baking products previously). It made no difference. The sponge stuck to the pan and leaked through the tin. I ended up having to use the sponge to make trifle instead of the fruit flan I had planned. I bought the product to replace my old flan tin, which I have used successfully for many years. I have now decided to carry on using my old tin until I can find a better replacement.