Fat Daddio Mad Dadder Pans Review And Warning!!!
Decorating By BGchef Updated 13 Feb 2015 , 12:25pm by EdieBabe
Considering I got no replies to my earlier post asking how these pans are, I guess I'm the only one on cake central who was stupid enough to buy these. .
No...I also bought two...I HATE THEM!!! In fact, I don't like any of their pans.....my cakes come out way to dark in them! I will stick to Magic Line!
I haven't got got the mad dadder pans, but I have a full set of round and square tins and wouldn't use anything else! Logic would dictate that if you are baking a bigger and deeper cake (even though there is a deep and shallow side to these pans) that you would need to use either a heating core or flower nail or baking strips, surely?
For anyone interested, there's Ateco heating cores in a package of 4. They look like the flower nails, but are thicker.
http://www.pastrychef.com/HEATING-CORES_p_1992.html#
I don't have the pans, and I don't use flower nails, but I just came across these and thought I'd share.
How funny! So many of us use flower nails, we recommend flower nails to other cakers all the time, but not one of us thought of sawing off the points & marketing them as heating cores! 
Hi,
I couldn't figure these pans out either. And I just dont understand how they would work. Anyway, you can always list them on ebay, this reaches people all over the world also. You can be honest that your not going to use them anymore and maybe that your not happy with them someone will bid on them, I even got rid of one of the wilton levelers.
At least you might get some of your money back.
I too only purchase magic line pans. They are so good.
I just found this link to instructions from fat daddios. They must have heard you guys. http://www.fatdaddios.com/userfiles/faq/Mad_Dadder_Baking_Instructions.pdf
I just tried out the 8" round mad dadder pan. I used two flower nails in the deep end with 7 cups of batter and my cake rose so much that it buried the nails!!! Now I have to dig down into my cake and find the nails!! I placed the nails point side down with the flat top resting on the top of the batter. Did I do something wrong? Did this happen to anyone else?
oh no i bought these pans too! oh well gonna give it a try on my bday next week( so if it doesnt work , no problem). but i was wondering can you put a filling in these? also those of you have used them do you recommend making a another cake to give them hieght?
These worked great for me. I used a super moist pound cake recipe and baked at 325. No flower nails or heating core. Largest size was 12".
Sorry it didn't work out for OP!
I read the instructions from Fat Daddio and it makes no sense to me to put the flower nails with the point-side down. I always put my flower nails flat side down with the point up. The picture of the flower nails in the link that someone posted above shows them flat side down. Does anyone else use flat side up?
I just tried the 10" round pan and this time I put the flower nails in the deep end with the nail head on the bottom of the pan and the point pointing up. It worked so much better! It baked for 70 minutes. I am happy with how it turned out.
I read the instructions from Fat Daddio and it makes no sense to me to put the flower nails with the point-side down. I always put my flower nails flat side down with the point up. The picture of the flower nails in the link that someone posted above shows them flat side down. Does anyone else use flat side up?
You use them the normal way first ( at the bottom of the pan, with the point up ). Then you put one more on TOP of your batter " floating ", with the point down ( in the batter ). I guess they feel the top of the batter should also send heat down the cake.
I have the 12", 8" and 6" Fat Daddio Mad datter pans, and I like them. I used the Ateco flower nail type heat cores, and also the bake even strips. I also did not fill the pans vey full, relying on addition regular round layers to build up height. They cooked fine. The pans are not very Wonky though, and I usually carve the sides in more.
I have used flour nails in Fat Daddio’s topsy turvy pans without any problem. I have the Ateco heat core nails which have flat bottoms and don’t rust, but are similar to flour nails. To keep the nails in place during baking, cut a parchment circle to fit the bottom of the pan. Poke holes in the paper where you want the nails to be. Grease and flour your pan. Set the nails in the pan, pointed side up of course, and place the parchment paper over the nails, so they poke through the holes. (I have never bothered to grease the nails). The parchment holds the nails in place, and after baking when you turn out the cake, they are easily removed as the base is outside of the paper.
Edited by yortma - 12/5/12 at 7:27am
Hi was just looking to see how to use those mad pans and found out that to stop the cakes from cooking unevenly just pop in a nail flower into the deep end of the pan. For the 8" and larger 2 or more. This way they act as a heating core and the cake cooks nicely... as I haven't tried them yet it does make sense to me to use nail flowers. I hope this helped although I won't be making them today I will in the next few weeks and I will use the nail flowers also. I have added the link for the instructions on how to use them. 
fatdaddios.com/userfiles/faq/Mad_Dadder_Baking_Instructions.pdf
AOk I was a question I am purchasing the 3 tier, how do you stack them. Will the SPS system still work because the rods are all the same length.
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These worked great for me. I used a super moist pound cake recipe and baked at 325. No flower nails or heating core. Largest size was 12".
Sorry it didn't work out for OP!
How did you stack them so they were secure?
Each cake is sitting on a level surface. A flat area the same size and shape as the bottom of the next tier up is carved out so the next tier sits level on the one below it. The supports, whatever type they may be, are all the same length. There are good YouTube videos demonstrating the technique. The cakes are quite stable. It is an illusion that each one is sitting on a slanted surface. A center dowel, especially for transport will add extra security. There is a nice diagram by FromScratch SF in this CC Discussion:
I didn't buy the Mad dadder ones, but the anodized 2 and 4 inch deep squares and circles. I've never had a problem with those ones, but maybe its a different quality for the Mad Dadder ones?
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