I know this is kind of dumb but for some reason I tend to take the flower nail out immediately after placing the cake on a cooling rack. Be extremely careful because the nail will burn your fingers. It seems to get hotter than the pans. Just a warning!!!
alimonkey Forum Fanatic
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Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:27 pm
I do the same thing with the flower nails, and they are hotter - I believe steel conducts heat better than aluminum, which is why cake pans are aluminum (more even, slower heating.)
The bake even strips will keep a hard crust from forming on the sides of your cakes but won't always keep it from doming.
If you decide to use the water, which will help a bit with the cracking, but not with the doming, put the water in a pan on the rack beneath the racks your cakes are on. If you were to put the cake pan directly in the water, you'd have one slow-cooking cake!
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