Overflowing batter in oven... Quick cleaning help please?

Question

So I'm an idiot... I'm 19, I don't bake, but I thought I'd try to make a chocolate cake. Problem: I poured too much into the pan, and now it has overflown into my oven. I cleaned it out with a rag and water, and I tried to preheat it again. After I pre-heat it, I opened it, and the whole oven was smokey still. I turned it off, and now, here I am. I need to clean it before 1:00 (when my mom comes home, dunn dunn dunnn!!)

I don't think I have any oven cleaner or anything.
Thank you!

Okay, so I already wiped the batter down while it was wet, and now I think it's stuck to the bottom anyway. DAMNNNIT! AHH, oh man. Well I think I'm gonna play the blame game, and say that I didn't bake anything. :-)

Thanks so far to all of you!

Answer 1

I have done that before (with banana bread).

What I did was let the oven cool. Then get the garbage pail beside you and try to remove any large hunks of batter. Get paper towel and wipe up what's easy.

Do you have a metal bbq spatula? If not find something hard that you can scrape the gobs off with. Be careful not to scrape off the stove's black lining.

Remove the oven racks and clean separately. A scouring pad will work the best. Otherwise you'll be scrubbing all day.

Get a bucket full of hot soapy water and a jay cloth (rag). If you have a scouring pad use that too. Now scrub until it's clean.

Don't forget to put the oven racks back!

Answer 2

Quick tip: always use a baking sheet or cookie sheet when you're baking bread, cake, etc. For just this reason.

Anyway, in the absence of oven cleaner, the best you can do is scrape off most of the burnt-on cake batter (let the oven cool completely first). Use something with a flat metal edge. A perfect choice would be the burger flipper thing that you use to barbecue. Be careful not to scratch the floor of the oven. If you're lucky, this will take care of most of the batter.

If there's any left, cover it with salt, then add enough water to just moisten the salt---you don't want a big puddle in your oven. Turn the oven on, to a fairly high temperature (400 degrees ought to do it). Let it cook until the water has dried up (you'll have to keep checking....it might be 10 minutes, it might be 45 minutes).

Then, let the oven cool down again, and use the scraper again. If you have a shop-vac or hand-held vacuum cleaner, you can use it to suck up the salt. Finally, wipe out the oven with damp paper towels.

Answer 3

Best Case: Does the oven have a self-clean option? If so, use it!!! Be sure to turn the vent on and light a candle or two. Once it's cool, just wipe off the white dust left.

2nc Best Case: Let it cool off completely. Open the door and give it a couple hours.
Look under the kitchen sink...see if your mom has any Easy-Off Oven Cleaner, or Dawn Release. Both of those will soak it off. Spray on, let sit awhile (20 min?) then wipe out. Use a scrubbie sponge to get resisitant stuff off.

Answer 4

Next time put aluminum foil in your oven so it will catch the batter. Now u just have to do some work get a brillo pad and scrape away. Or maybe ur oven has a self cleaning device. Or set the inside of ur oven on fire.

Answer 5

Next time you bake do this:

Lay a sheet of aluminum foil over the top of a cookie sheet, and put on the rack under the one you are baking on. When you are done, you throw the aluminum foil away and pick up the cookie sheet.

Answer 6

first get the burnt of if you have a scouring pad that will do it
Second she must never know
third get the stink out of the house because you may think it smells clean so go outside for like fifteen and walk back in the smell is there
fourth she must never know
fifth if she finds out say i was baking a cake for you or something cheesy like that
Sixth she must never know

oh and good luck scrub scrub scrub!!!! :-)

Answer 7

Can't help you this time but next time put some foil on the bottom of the oven just in case.