Flat Cake with simple thing

Every expert at anything is just that: an EXPERT because they have learned the trick of doing something the easy, fast, and most correct way. The same goes for cake and pastry baking, or learning to spread icing. For instance, if you’re interested in having your cakes come out more even and flat on top so they stack easily and are more pleasing to the eye when decorated, well, have I got a trick for you!The first thing to do after you've filled your pan with batter is to pick up the filled pan and rap it on the countertop a few times. This will help remove excess air bubbles from the batter. But this in and of itself is not enough to make a flat topped cake. Next, take an old (but clean) towel (heavy kitchen towel will do or you can cut up an old terry bath towel) and wet it. Fold the wet towel and wrap it around th outside of your cake pan. Secure the end of the towel with a safety pin so you have a wrapped cake pan like the ones in the photos below. The moist heat from the towel helps the cake bake and rise more evenly, resulting in a flat topped cake like the one in the photo at right below. Save the towels for re-use with your next cakes. It true that cake decorating stores sell an insulated wrap specifically made for this purpose, but why spend extra money when the towel method works every bit as well?