My cakes are only an inch tall! I feel like they are suppose to be taller. I used 2 - 9 inch round cake pans with a Duncan Hines cake mix. I was shocked when I turned them out on to the wire racks to cool. Are they suppose to be that way or did I do something wrong?

Becky

yep, that sounds about right, especially if the cake was higher in the middle and an inch at the sides.

Did you only use one box and split it between the two pans? If so, then that's why they are so short-not enough batter. I fill my pans 3/4 of the way full, so that the sides bake all the way to the top of the pan, then I level it. And bake at 325 degrees to help minimize the hump. HTH

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Ditto

I have used one mix for 9in pans and say my prayers that it rises to the top during baking. I use the bake even strips but it is alot easier to just use 2 mixes and fill 3/4 way up. Use left over batter for cupcakes ( I give these to my neighbor kids and feed the gluttons at work