how does a heating core work? does it leave a hole in your cake when done?
It helps to distribute heat better to the middle of large cake to aid in even cooking. I use greased and floured flower nails placed flat in the cake pan rather than the heater core because it does take cake out when you remove it and then you have to return the piece of cake to the cake.
so if i do a 14" round how many nails would you say to use?
I use my heating core for anything over 11 X 15 or 10". I put batter in the core, and when it is done, I just "plug" up the hole with the cake that has baked in the core (did that make sense?).
I do agree about the heating core in the 3 D bear pan! I have stopped using that!
On that note, I actually prefer to have to level. It gives me a chance to peek inside the cake and taste test the part that I take off just to ensure it's up to snuff! And it gets rid of the brown top of the cake so that's not showing when the cake is cut.
On that note, I actually prefer to have to level. It gives me a chance to peek inside the cake and taste test the part that I take off just to ensure it's up to snuff! And it gets rid of the brown top of the cake so that's not showing when the cake is cut.
What she said! 
No "brown stuff" in my white wedding cakes!
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