Cake Mishap

Decorating By tifrcade Updated 31 Aug 2006 , 7:37pm by tifrcade

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tifrcade Posted 29 Aug 2006 , 11:20pm
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Help I am doing a stacked wedding cake this weekend. Did a practice cake today only my cake was very crumbly when cut fell apart literally. What did I do wrong? Please HELP ASAP!!!!

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JoAnnB Posted 29 Aug 2006 , 11:43pm
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It is hard to answer without knowing what kind of cake you were using.

Scratch cakes can sometimes be dry. If you used a mix, was it overbaked?

What size are you pans? What oven temp did you use?

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lsawyer Posted 29 Aug 2006 , 11:49pm
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Add a box of pudding and an extra egg (per recipe) to make it more firm

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regymusic Posted 29 Aug 2006 , 11:55pm
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Originally Posted by lsawyer

Add a box of pudding and an extra egg (per recipe) to make it more firm




Yes, eggs act as a binding agent. If there are insufficient eggs in the recipe, that can cause it to crumble.

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tifrcade Posted 31 Aug 2006 , 7:37pm
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My oven temp was off by 30 degrees can you beleive it. It is brand new. I also added the pudding and egg turned out great. Thanks for all your advice.

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