I am making my first sheet cake. I keep seeing notes about using flower nails for more even baking. Is this necessary? What would I do? Thanks..you folks are the best!

Hi Joenshan.

The flower nail is used to help the cake bake evenly. Just grease it and put in in the pan upside down!

Beth

You can use either a flower nail, or the heating core. Sometimes when you are baking a cake bigger than 10" the center doesn't cook thoroughly. By using some sort of metal to help distribute the heat in the oven allows it cook perfectly! I ALWAYS use one on any cake that is 12" or bigger!
HTH!