Large cakes tend to get over baked around the outsides so i use this for all sizes.
Cake heating core.
Fill the pan with batter.
To ensure even baking for large cakes over 10 inches round usually some bakers will use a cake heating core.
I also use flower nails or heating cores that look like flower nails.
I have one like this fat daddio heating core and another one the one on the right not sure what brand it is.
A miabakery heat core is built with a solid stem.
Get it as soon as fri sep 11.
First you ll obviously need your pans and your heating cores.
A heating core is recommended by professionals for use on cakes that exceed 9 in diameter and are 3 or 4 deep.
Remove rods after baking.
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Place heating rod at the bottom of the pan in the deepest part with the flat head on the bottom.
The heating core is a nifty gadget that helps radiate heat into the center of large or deep cakes reducing baking time and allowing for a more even rise and a more evenly baked cake.
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Improve baking results use one or more heating rods to improve baking results with deeper larger and novelty shaped cake pans.
Prep the pan as usual.
After i posted 3 ways to avoid domed cakes i had a few readers ask me how to use a heating core so i took a few pics to show you.
This is particularly handy when baking cakes in a home oven or when baking large cakes such as the base tier of a wedding cake.