can I bake a cake in a pudding bowl?

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trying to achieve a half-ball.

Yes, that's how I made a hedgehog.

You can in a Pyrex bowl. You might want to google for timings though. I seem to remember that a slightly lower temperature for a longer time works.

great, thanks!

next stupid question. do you line with paper? or would butter do the job.

I think I just greased the bowl.

I didn't bother lining it. Just us butter.
I've baked a cake in a metal-handled saucepan too, when I didn't have a big enough tin. That did need lining.

You can bake a cake in anything heatproof. I misjudged the quantity I’d need to fill my Christmas cake tin and had some mix left over which I baked in a spaghetti tin. It was fun serving up perfectly round little slices of fruit cake!

very cool badger - and great that I don't need to buy a special tin

I baked the smallest tier on DD’s wedding cake in a pork pie tin!