Rose Nail Vs. Pan Wrapping; Comparison
Decorating By shellielatham Updated 23 Aug 2014 , 3:30am by MBalaska
I only recently discovered the wrapping your pan to get the cake to bake evenly and flat on top. I then read, on here, about the rose nail method. So today I tried both to compare methods. I can post pics if anyone is interested. My experience is: nail cooks faster but still had the dome shape on top- wrapped is flat but takes considerably more time to bake. Anyone else have any experiences to share?
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I only recently discovered the wrapping your pan to get the cake to bake evenly and flat on top. I then read, on here, about the rose nail method. So today I tried both to compare methods. I can post pics if anyone is interested. My experience is: nail cooks faster but still had the dome shape on top- wrapped is flat but takes considerably more time to bake. Anyone else have any experiences to share?
Yes please; kindly post pictures. It would be interesting to know
I just use a strip of an old towel doubled and all I had hand was a piece of ribbon to secure it.
To avoid any fire danger, put the wet towel in a piece of foil and secure with big metal paperclip or bulldog clip.
I always use the bake strips and for cakes over 8 inches also use the nail. The strips keep from doming and the nail helps with baking the center.
After my little experiment yesterday I think the nail and the strips both serve a purpose. I think the strips help with the doming and the nail helps them cook more evenly. So not really overkill.
Side note, I baked another set of cakes yesterday after the nail/strips experiment. I did 325 like another poster mentioned. I still had domes.
I just flipped them over to flatten the dome. But alas my cakes were sticky and the stops tore off :( I still wrapped them and froze them tho. I'm sure I can fill in with frosting and still use the cakes.
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I forgot to mention that I have a convection, which makes a huge difference when baking. With the convection oven just baking at 325 degrees makes perfect, flat cakes every time.
hmmm thanks I will try that next time, I haven't had much luck with wrapping or 325 :/
Rose nail and Wilton baking strips for these cakes...........nothing wasted, no darkened edges, flat as a pancake. Since it's baking fun for me, I'm happy to take the extra step to get great results.
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