Rising Too Much

Baking By rianna.m Updated 5 Jul 2017 , 4:26am by rianna.m

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rianna.m Posted 3 Jul 2017 , 10:52pm
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Today I made my first 14" square cake. I don't have a core heater, so I tried the flower nail trick. The cake rose so much, that the nails disappeared! 

It's a good thing I read the instructions that came with the cake pan, that said use 16 c of batter instead of the chart I found somewhere on here that said 19 c!

Anyway, how am I going to get the nails out? And how can I level a cake that large?Rising Too Much

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ypierce82 Posted 4 Jul 2017 , 3:35pm
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When you flip the cake out of the pan, the flat part of the flower nail should be on the bottom, so just pull it out. 

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doz Posted 4 Jul 2017 , 4:43pm
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To level the cake, take a length of string or dental floss and hold taut and run along the edges of the pan. Cuts through without a problem.


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jchuck Posted 4 Jul 2017 , 4:58pm
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Yes on both comments. Dental floss trick works well. As doz posted Keep floss tight and taunt. 

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rianna.m Posted 5 Jul 2017 , 4:26am
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Thanks so much. I was totally needlessly freaking out about my disappeared flower nails. Of course they were on the bottom. *facepalm. 

Thanks for the dental floss trick. I will give it a try. 

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