cake question?

Question

I baked a cake at 350'F and was supposed to bake it for an hour and a half. i took it out of the oven after an hour as the toothpick came out clean, and once it had cooled and i took it out of the tin, the bottom of the cake was almost burnt. lucky i had removed it from the oven!

what should i do to remove the crust that has formed at the bottom of the cake?

Answer 1

You can also take a long piece of dental floss and gently pull along the cake under the burnt part to evenly remove the part you don't want.

Answer 2

I saw a cooking show on TV where they were cutting a one-layer (round) cake into three layers, and putting icing between those layers. They used a clean string long enough to go all around the layer. They crossed the ends of the string (you could also use clean, white sewing thread, doubled), and then tightened the string until it met in the middle of the cake, then pulled one end of the string to get it out of the cake. Neat, even little slice it made. That's what I would suggest you do, placing the string below the hard, crusted portion of your cake layer.

About the length of time baked versus time supposed to bake: did you use the same size pan as the cake directions stated, or did you, maybe, use a larger pan? Or did you use a rectangular pan when the directions said to use a round one? If so, that might account for the shorter baking time. (I found out the hard way that if you INCREASE the size of your baking pan, you DECREASE the amount of baking time -- ruined my cake!) *lol*

Happy baking!

Answer 3

Not to worry. Invert the cake and get a serrated knife and just cut carefully along the edge and make your way to the middle. If it is round you can pretty much start at one end and go straight across. When I make cakes I torte them. To make the cutting a little easier I freeze the cake for a bit. You just need to keep your hand on the top and make sure your cut is as straight as can be. For the most part you will cover it with frosting so even if there is an area that is not level.....you will fill it in with frosting. I would tell you though to freeze it after you have cut it.....this will help cut down on the amount of crumbs that come up as you try to frost it. You can also thin out a bit of frosting and put a thin layer on the cut side. Put it back in the freezer until the frosting has set up and then put the regular strength frosting on top. I make cakes and this saves so much aggravation. I wish you luck.

Answer 4

Slice it off. Did you grease and flour the pan, prior to pourin the batter into it? Is the oven in good working condition? You might need a new oven. Some ovens, after awhile, tend to get hotter than the set temperature. I had one like that, last year. Aggravation. I ended up buying a cake, one time, and making another at a lower temperature setting, just so I could get it to bake at 350.

Answer 5

If I were you, I would cut the cake up in cubes and assemble them into a trifle dessert. I have a website here that you can use to get an idea of what kind you might want to make. Enjoy!!!!

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Fantastic Trifle
Source: A Legacy of Faith: Finest & Best Cuisine published by First Baptist Church, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Serves 12.

Make this the night before serving and refrigerate overnight.

1 (16 ounce) pound cake, cubed **USE YOUR CAKE INSTEAD*
1 (16 ounce) jar fudge ice cream topping
1/4 cup coffee liqueur
6 (1 3/16 ounce) Heath bars, crushed
3 small boxes instant vanilla pudding
3 cups whipping cream
3 bananas, sliced
1 (12 ounce) container whipped topping, thawed

Put cake cubes into a bowl.

Heat fudge topping and coffee liqueur in microwave. Pour fudge mixture over the pound cake.

Take five crushed Heath candy bars and crumble evenly over the fudge sauce and cake mixture.

Whisk pudding and whipping cream until thick - DO NOT use mixer. Pour over cake mixture in the bowl. Put bowl in the refrigerator and chill for 30 minutes.

In a trifle dish or punch bowl, layer half of the thickened cake mixture, sliced bananas and whipped topping. Repeat layers, end with whipped topping.

Crumbled remaining crushed Heath bar on top.


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Answer 6

Carefuly cut a small layer of the bottom off that should remove the burnt part off

Answer 7

yes..you can remove the crust (make sure it is even) ..it should be fine

Answer 8

Get a knife and slice it off.

Answer 9

take a serrated knife, and cut it off