Cake Baking - Flower Nail Method Tutorial

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Just a quick demo to show what the flower nail method looks like. This method is an alternative to using “bake even strips” for a cake that requires less to no leveling after baking.
Hope this is helpful.

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1. Spray flower nail with non-stick spray

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2. Place nail in the center of pan, touching the  bottom. Bake as usual

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3.  Remove from oven. Cover top with cake board or sheet pan and flip entire cake pan over

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4. after flipping over the cake pan, nail pops out making it easy to remove.