I used a cake mix and followed the directions for a more "homemade" cake (the extra egg etc). After I baked it there is a sticky transparent liquid that keeps seeping out after every slice. I have never had this happen when I make a cake from scratch. Can anyone tell me why this happened?
2007-01-12 23:42:29 · 3 answers · asked by shannon g 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
It's a chocolate cake. I frosted it and left it on the counter.
2007-01-13 01:21:23 · update #1
Let me throw my hat into this ring. You've made the cake per directions including proper cooking method and time which gives me a clue that you have done everything that's needed for a cake to come out perfect. So, that makes me think that there's something else that's causing your dilemma. Has is rained in the last 24 hours or is it humid, was the cake put in the fridge for any length of time? Moisture and cooked sugar have this funny war going on that's hard to explain except that it's science. Moisture breaks down cooked sugar and the results is it starts to weep, turns into simple syrup so to speak. Now if it's a chocolate cake we have another dimension that adds to the same problem. Well that's my 2 cents worth, hope it gave you some help, good luck
2007-01-13 01:09:32 · answer #1 · answered by Steve G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you cooked your cake at to high of a temp so the outside cooked before the inside
2007-01-13 08:03:39 · answer #2 · answered by pixiepunk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
undercooked it if it was getting done too fast on outside you can place a piece of foil loosely over cake
2007-01-13 08:11:08 · answer #3 · answered by Tina Tegarden 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋