to release any large air bubbles.
bake for 15 – 16 minutes or until the center of the cake springs back to the touch. remove the cake from the oven. slide a knife around the edges of the cake. flip the cake onto a clean kitchen towel that has been dusted with powdered sugar. a larger baking sheet placed over the hot sheet will make flipping easier. carefully peel off the parchment paper from the flag pattern.
place another clean kitchen towel (no powdered sugar) and the now empty baking sheet on the cake and flip it once again so that the blank side is facing up and the flag pattern is 