Questions & Answers - Tube Pans

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Question:

I am taking a baking class and was asked to find out the answer to this question: What purpose does the tube in the middle of a tube pan serve?
 

Answers:

The tube promotes even baking for the center of the cake. Following are some examples of the tube pan: