Cake Heating Core

Large cakes tend to get over baked around the outsides so i use this for all sizes.

Cake heating core.

Cake flower nail lifters set flower nails cake decorating stainless steel baking tools cake heating core reusable cake decorating tools baking set 6pcs 5 0 out of 5 stars 2. 5 coupon applied at checkout save 5 with coupon. First you ll obviously need your pans and your heating cores. I have one like this fat daddio heating core and another one the one on the right not sure what brand it is.

Heat radiates through the cake from the sides of the baking pan and while not a problem for smaller cakes larger pans will easily be overdone on the sides before they are finished in the center. Fill the pan with batter. Prep the pan as usual. The heating core is a nifty gadget that helps radiate heat into the center of large or deep cakes reducing baking time and allowing for a more even rise and a more evenly baked cake.

I also use flower nails or heating cores that look like flower nails. Improve baking results use one or more heating rods to improve baking results with deeper larger and novelty shaped cake pans. U se one or more hcr 425 heating rods to improve baking results with deeper larger and novelty shaped cakes. Place heating rod at the bottom of the pan in the deepest part with the flat head on the bottom.

After i posted 3 ways to avoid domed cakes i had a few readers ask me how to use a heating core so i took a few pics to show you. A miabakery heat core is built with a solid stem. Remove rods after baking. To ensure even baking for large cakes over 10 inches round usually some bakers will use a cake heating core.

This is particularly handy when baking cakes in a home oven or when baking large cakes such as the base tier of a wedding cake.