this may help you!! it's an old post.
Michelle
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopicp-13861.html
Lisa
Moderator
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:57 pm
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I don't think it's silly. If you're using a flower nail, spray it with a little no-stick cooking spray and place it in the bottom of your pan flat side down. The pour your batter over it. After you've removed your cake from the pan, while the cakes warm remove the nail. You can actually peel off any cake that stuck to it and fill in the hole. Or just fill it in with frosting
Hi ShelbysYummys
I see you are from the SF Bay Area.....when I visited the states that was my favourite place. I just loved the people and the whole feel of the place....if that makes sense. 
My question is more for the type of nail.....are flower nails of a certain type of metal, and that is why they are used or would an ordinary nail from the hardware store work as well.
Regards
Shamani
Hi Shamani,
I am not certain but I would have to say any flower nail would be ok to use. I aslo think you need a flower nail rather than a hardware store nail because the flower nail has the round piece to help generate heat properly. It will Distributes heat to bake large cakes evenly.A hardware nail is to thin to generate proper heat???? I hope this nakes sense. I am tired and trying to stay awake so I don;t burn my cake
Michelle
PS Glad you like CA. I love it but sometimes I say to my self why??
people here are to obbsessed with things. I am into the old fashioned Leave it to beaver day's. WHere did it go? Where I live it's all $$$$ what you got and how you can flaunt it best. I hate it. I deal with people daily who make soooo much money that it's sick.
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