Flower Nail / Heating Core

[ngrant]

What is the Flower Nail Technic and How do you do it.. I was Also wondering, I have heard of the Wilton Bake Even Stips and I know that there is another Method to use but I'm not sure what it is. Could Someone help????

[Cakepro]

Hello -

The flower nail trick is to simply grease it however you grease your cake pan and set it upside-down in the cake pan. Pour in your batter, and bake as usual. The flower nail conducts heat up through the middle of the cake as it is baking, helping to keep it more level.

Wilton Bake-Even Strips are cloth strips that you soak in cool water and then apply to the outside of your cake pans. The wet cloth slows the transfer of heat from the sides of the cake pan, resulting in a more even baking of the cakes.

Hope that helps!
Sherri

[ngrant]

Yes this does help. Thank you

[2sdae]

you can also use strips of wet towels cut up and pinned to your pans if you cant find or have time to buy the wilton strips.

[cak3mama]

Wow I learned something 2day

[jeri]

I do my flower nails just the opposite... I bake the cake (a 12 or larger) about an hour till the top starts crusting over and it is starting to set up. Then I insert 3 to 4 nails into the cake and finish baking about 15 to 20 min depending on size of the cake till it tests done in the center.... Guess this where it comes if from Duff.... There are no rules!!! Whatever works for you!