Need some cake help

I just might give this a try. i see it is done in weight thanks. That makes it so easy.
BTW UnConundrum looked at your recipes on rails very nice! lots of good stuff there. (What I love to eat)
Kim
 
UnConundrum said:
... Just don't know why it fell... Maybe it still needed to come out sooner. I'll try the "finger touch" test Saturday. Thanks for all the advice :)
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I think it's FAR more likely that it needed to stay in the oven a bit longer and/or you took it out of the pan too soon. Just a guess, of course, so let us know what works.
 
UnConundrum said:
No.... it fell while still in the oven. Waiting longer wouldn't help....
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Oh. Didn't get that fact the first time.

Here are some reasons that cakes fall, according to www.baking911.com:

· Over or underbeating – too much or too little air is incorporated into batter.
· Underbaking - oven temperature too low and / or too short a baking time. Probably not thoroughly cooked. Bake longer or reduce the heat by 25 degrees F and bake longer.
· Over or under measurement of liquid or too much sugar. See How to Measure.
· Too small a pan
· Excessive jarring or moving of the cake during baking.
· Opening the oven door before cake sets
· Oven temperature too low.
· Too much baking powder or baking soda Keep recipe close to 1 teaspoon baking powder or 1/4 teaspoon baking soda per cup of flour.
· Excessive mixing of the batter.
· Beaten egg whites - When you beat egg whites, their proteins unwind and join together loosely, making them very unstable. Make sure at least one of the egg whites is not beaten, but added with the liquid ingredients instead, to help stabilize its structure.
 
The newer ovens have a fan that comes on that regulates temperature and this often makes it harder to bake cakes.
 
Cream of tartar will also stabilize the egg whites if that is the problem. Sponge cakes can fall if one over folds or if the the mixture is not properly incorporated. It is tricky to do but I turn the bowl and I fold with a special spatula for this purpose. It is firm and has holes in it.
 
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