I've never used a heating core before. Tonight was my first time as I made a 12" round cake. The heating core I have is the wilton brand and my question is since it leaves a hole in your cake, like an angel food, do you put the cake core back in the cake with icing or without?

When you use the heating core spray the inside and fill it half with some cake mix. After its baked remove the cake out of the core and put it in the hole in the cake.

Bump.. don't need to put icing it just blends in. You will never know there was a hole there when its cut.

Thank you!

I have also heard people on here say that they use their flower nail instead of the heating core, haven't tried it myself but I intend to........they say you just stick it upside down with the pointy side up and then pour your cake mix in the pan when it's done baking and you remove your cake from the pan you just pull the flower nail out and there is a very tiny hole in the cake and supposedly it works just as well as the heating core.

Yes the flower nail works also I have done it both ways.

I use the flower nail. Just be sure to either grease/flour it or spray it with cake release or whatever you use on the pan.

I also use the flower nail. Didnt like the heating core too much. Now it just sits in the closet cloecting dust.

I agree the flower nail is a way simpler and more effective way to go. I use one in any cake over 9 in., sometimes I use more than one, like when I am making sheet cakes. The hole it leaves is so tiny that icing covers it no problem,and yet it works very effectively.

Will definitely try the flower nail next time. Thanks for the hint! I learn and learn on CC.

Diane

Thanks!! I'll give the flower nail a try next time.