Every time I bake a cake, it rises nicely in the middle but very little around the edges. I'm using a 9 X 13 metal pan and I follow the directions exactly to the letter. Is this typical? If not, what am I doing incorrectly?
2007-04-05 01:46:33 · 7 answers · asked by AZ123 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Try lowering the temp by 25 degrees and maybe adding a few minutes to the time (do the toothpick test , insert toothpick in center of cake if it comes out dry/clean the cake is done) That is what my cake lady instructor told us in class. Also, if the hump really bothers you, you could use a serrated knife and even it out. Just be sure to dust of the crumbs or flip the cake before you frost. Best of luck!
2007-04-05 01:54:20 · answer #1 · answered by mom 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Most cakes will rise more in the center than the edges. Before putting the cake in the oven, using a spatula, gently push batter from center toward the sides of the pan. This may help even out the top of the cake - especially if the cake is baked with its topping and served in the pan.
If the cake is going to be removed from the baking pan and frosted, you can carefully cut off the "mound" - a great snack while you are frosting, but a waste of the cake and it makes too many extra crumbs. When I take the cake out of the pan, I put it mound side down and have a wonderful flat, even surface to frost.
2007-04-05 02:05:45 · answer #2 · answered by cat m 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
In my opinion. The best way to bake a cake in a 9x13 pan is to set the oven at 250 and let the batter cook slowly for even an well baked cake
2007-04-05 04:07:48 · answer #3 · answered by CulinaryCad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More often than not cakes will "mound" in the middle. It's the bain of a lot of bakers and you'll read about techniques ranging from dental floss and guitar strings to expensive serrated knives and actually turning the thing on its head to cure the "problem".
More likely than not, this is all you're experiencing.
Make peace with it, or get a serrated knife and take it's head off ;o)
2007-04-05 01:51:35 · answer #4 · answered by Tom ツ 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Spray the pan with Pam.
2007-04-05 01:54:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Perfectly normal. If you notice, it looks really high in the oven but as it cools, the eggs calm down a bit and flatten out.
2007-04-05 01:54:36 · answer #6 · answered by marie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do you butter and flour the cake pan?
2007-04-05 01:49:59 · answer #7 · answered by Dave C 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋