Can I make this casserole in a cake pan?
Yeah, you can make it in that cake pan, no problemJust take a paper towel and do a light rub with canola or olive oil around the inner sides and bottomThis will help prevent the rice from sticking to the pan and damaging the non-stickAnother user suggested using PAM spray in itwhile that sounds like a good idea, you don't want to do it, especially not in a non-stick cake panCooking sprays when baked actually cause a lining to form on your pan (nearly impossible to clean off) and will ruin the non-stick propertiesDefinitely stick to using oilUnder ideal circumstances, I would recommend not using your cake pan to cook other foods in it thoughCooking foods other then breads and batters in those pans can potentially (doesn't mean they will, but they can) ruin the pan for the intended purposeThis sounds silly, but you could always make an insert for your casserole using aluminum foil to make it smaller.If you have a cast-iron pan, or oven-safe pots, that would be another option.
