Do I Lower The Temperature??

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jessieb578 Posted 24 Aug 2007 , 11:56pm
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I'm finding with larger size cakes - 12 inch, etc....that they are taking a while to cook in the center and starting to burn on the outside. I bake at 350

Should I lower the temp to 325 and bake longer??? If it makes a difference I use the cake recipe with extra egg and pudding.

Any thoughts?

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heavenlyfire Posted 25 Aug 2007 , 12:06am
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Are you wrapping the pan with anything? I use wet dishtowels wrapped around and clipped with soaked wooden clothespins and that has helped a lot.

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jessieb578 Posted 25 Aug 2007 , 12:24am
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no, I use the magicline pans which seem to be great with the smaller sizes, but don't seem to work so well with 12 and above. I do use a flower nail in the middle, but it still takes longer.

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jessieb578 Posted 25 Aug 2007 , 12:44am
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bump - anyone?

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SuHwa Posted 25 Aug 2007 , 12:49am
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Cook them at 325 and use two flower nails a couple of inches from each other if you're not using a heating core. If you have bake even strips use them, if not, use the method heavenlyfire suggested.

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Cake_Princess Posted 25 Aug 2007 , 4:04am
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Originally Posted by jessieb578

no, I use the pans which seem to be great with the smaller sizes, but don't seem to work so well with 12 and above. I do use a flower nail in the middle, but it still takes longer.





Invest in some bake even strips and a heating core.

A lot of people on here swear by the flower nail. I find it's a waste of time.

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jmt1714 Posted 25 Aug 2007 , 1:35pm
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I use bake strips on all my pans, regardless of size. For anything larger than a 9" round or a 10" square, I use 1-2 flower nails. For the very large round cakes I use a heating core. I bake at 315 degrees in a convection oven - I usually have very evenly baked flat cakes that reuqire little trimming or leveling (I always level, it just helps me not have to take too much off the top).

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Luby Posted 25 Aug 2007 , 2:25pm
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I always use bake even strips and lower the temp by 25 degrees. I have never used flower nail or a heating core and never had a problem with a cake and that includes 16" round cakes & 16" square cakes.

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