Cake Testers

The best wire cake testers have thin metal wires with loops at one end for hanging them and when used to test for doneness, make only a small hole in a cake. These can be found at Parrish Magic Line and Wilton. Wooden toothpicks are fine to use for some cakes as long as you remove the cake when just a few crumbs cling to them. I recommend them over the wire testers for a few recipes that require longer baking and where you do want the toothpick to come out clean to indicate doneness.