How do you NOT get the dome effect when baking a cake. I know I can shave that off when it cools but can I do something to stop it from happening during the baking process?
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Denise

Using bake even strips and/or a flower nail/heating core and baking at 325.

sorry to sound stupid. flowery nail?
Denise

A flower nail is that metal little disc on a stick used to make buttercream roses. It's included in many decorating tip sets (ie Wilton) and can be purchased at a many cake/craft supply stores.

ok another question I know exactly what you are talking about flower nail but do i put that in the middle of the batter and bake it on 325 and then pull it out? lol lol Sorry if these are stupid questions. New baker here. lol
Thanks
Denise

Do you use boxed mix, or do you bake from scratch. When I use box mixes they dome unless I use the baking strips, and when I bake from scratch my cakes tend to rise a little while baking and then in the cooling process they tend to go flat, which is very nice but sometimes I need my cakes to have the dome like with cupcakes. Is there any advice anyone can give me to have my cakes/cupcakes get that nice dome?

When you transfer the cake to a cake board and invert it, the nail will pop up and you can just pull it the rest of the way out.