Causes Of Cake Failures

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• When a cake "falls in the middle," it is occasioned by:
• Insufficient quantity of flour or raising ingredients,
• Or
• Moving it in the oven after the cake has risen and starts to bake,
• Or

Instructions

1. Removing it from the oven before it is thoroughly baked.
2. Heavy cakes are sometimes caused by:
3. Too slow an oven,
4. Or
5. The use of too much sugar or butter.
6. A cake is "solid" or "bready" when too much flour has been used.
7. The uneven surface and cracks on top of a cake occur when:
8. Too much flour has been used,
9. Or
10. Too strong heat is applied at first before the mixture has risen to its full height.
11. Coarse grained cakes occur from:
12. Too much leavening ingredient,
13. Or
14. Too slow an oven,
15. Or
16. Insufficient mixing and beating of sugar, butter or eggs.
17. If nuts or fruits sink to the bottom of the cake, it shows that the batter is too thin.