AHello cake professionals here.
Can someone explain why my cakes are not raising as I expect to? I feel that a cake that doesn't raise don't get spongy. My cakes seem too raise a the bigging but later on they like sink in the middle. I wonder if that could be the baking powder I'm using or maybe the amount I'm using.
Helpp!!!
I won't be able to help you, as I am not a scratch baker, but I'm sure some one will jump in soon and help.
2 Tbs is not really a lot since there is a lot of flour, sugar and eggs. Not much fat though. What size tin are you baking in, at what temperature and for how long? Perhaps your cake is undercooked, even by a few minutes could cause it to sink.
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2 Tbs is not really a lot since there is a lot of flour, sugar and eggs. Not much fat though. What size tin are you baking in, at what temperature and for how long? Perhaps your cake is undercooked, even by a few minutes could cause it to sink.
That's interesting, I've never heard of 2 Tbs in a recipe.
AHave you made this recipe with good results before? If so, check to the expiration dates on your baking powder.
I don't know cakelove2105 that sounds an awful lot like a pound cake recipe. But they don't use baking powder or baking soda in any of the recipes that I have seen and used.
The reason I said this is because I noticed the recipe calls for a pound of flour and a pound of sugar. This site explains how pound cake got its name because it called for a pound of most of the ingredients.
http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/Cakes/PoundCake.htm
Here is one recipe
- 1 pound (3 1/4 cups) all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon coarse salt
- 4 sticks softened unsalted butter, plus more for pans
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 9 large, room-temperature eggs
Do you mind my asking where you got this recipe from?
I make a lot of pound cakes. far too much of baking powder in this recipe. I would add only 4teaspoon baking powder for this quantity of flour - for sure. (also about 8eggs) failing which check your oven door beading (rubber strip) 2 tablespoons of Vanilla????? 2tsp (teaspoons) should do. there is far too much of liquid. one cup milk is more than enough, in my opinion. What temperature are you baking it at and for how long? I would say 180 degrees. I would bake this in a 10" sq/rnd pan. for abt 1 hr - 15mins
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1. 1Lb Flour
2. 2 tbs of baking powder
3. 1/2 c margarine
4. 1/2 c butter
5. 10 eggs
6. 1 Lb Sugar
6. 2 Cups milk
8. 2 tablespoons of vanilla extract
9. 2 teaspoons of limon zest
The ratio of fat and sugar to flour is a little off to be a traditional pound cake, not enough fat I know. The amount of eggs is right for one but in a regular cake recipe is excessive. So are the amounts of vanilla and baking powder.
I would try using 3 1/2 cups of flour (4 cups=1#), 4 eggs, 1 1/2 cups of milk, 2 tsp of vanilla and maybe 1 tbs of baking powder.
Or maybe this is a practical joke,lol because this is one weird recipe.
Hi
I use "a pound all round" mix and have done so for the past 12 years. We don't use any extra raising agents. Over the years i have found that the quality of the flour plays an important role as does a variety of other factors. Sometimes if the butter is too cold, i have had cakes sink slightly in the middle, so try and make sure its at room temperature when you're mixing. I've also baked at home and the cakes are nowhere near as good as they are at work, as all the ingredients are the same the only other factor is my oven at home is vastly inferior to the convection oven at work. It really is a case of trial and error and finding what ingredients work best for you.
Good luck with the next bake.
Try rapping the cake pan on a hard surface several times to help release bubbles. Too much aeration in the batter will cause the cake to collapse in the middle. So will opening the oven door to early (in the first 15 mins of baking) or shutting it too hard. Check the expiration of your leavening. Then do a water test - sprinkle it in some warm water. Both soda and powder should foam if its still good. Do not use self rising flour and always always sift your dry ingredients.
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Here is
1. 1Lb Flour
2. 2 tbs of baking powder
3. 1/2 c margarine
4. 1/2 c butter
5. 10 eggs
6. 1 Lb Sugar
6. 2 Cups milk
8. 2 tablespoons of vanilla extract
9. 2 teaspoons of limon zest
The ratio of fat and sugar to flour is a little off to be a traditional pound cake, not enough fat I know. The amount of eggs is right for one but in a regular cake recipe is excessive. So are the amounts of vanilla and baking powder.
I would try using 3 1/2 cups of flour (4 cups=1#), 4 eggs, 1 1/2 cups of milk, 2 tsp of vanilla and maybe 1 tbs of baking powder.
Or maybe this is a practical joke,lol because this is one weird recipe.
Might sound weird to you because its a Dominican cake and we make cakes differently. however, there should be no difference in the amount of baking power a cake should have as it has to do with the fat we put in, am I wrong?
cakelove2105 I meant no disrespect, if you look at my post I said it seems a lot like a pound cake recipe except for the baking powder and it is unusual for a cake recipe to me. I was responding to suzied's post about the fat to flour ratio, should have replied under her post. When there was no response from you I thought it might have been a joke as it has happened on this site before. You put as much baking powder in your cake as you want too. Your World, sorry for responding to your post about why Your cake doesn't rise and trying to help. Deuces!
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cakelove2105 I meant no disrespect, if you look at my post I said it seems a lot like a pound cake recipe except for the baking powder and it is unusual for a cake recipe to me. I was responding to suzied's post about the fat to flour ratio, should have replied under her post. When there was no response from you I thought it might have been a joke as it has happened on this site before. You put as much baking powder in your cake as you want too. Your World, sorry for responding to your post about why Your cake doesn't rise and trying to help. Deuces!
Did I mention anything about "fat" in my post? I don't think so " Enga" that recipe isn't mine. Not sure what you are referring to.
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Did I mention anything about "fat" in my post? I don't think so " Enga" that recipe isn't mine. Not sure what you are referring to.
No you didn't mention fat, I did. You mentioned that you make a lot of pound cakes. So I replied to you about the fat to flour ratio in a pound cake. I also stated that most traditional pound cakes don't have baking powder in them. Which is why I was miffed by the recipe and said it was weird (meaning something I have never ran across before) not that it was a bad thing, just unusual , cakelove, and I never said the recipe was yours "suzied".
You learn something everyday. The other day I learned that I could make a pretty nice vanilla cupcake using 1 egg and 1 egg white that I thought wouldn't rise. Today I learned not to call someone's recipe weird and not to use a fellow posters name in my explanation.
I am so sorry that I made you both so angry. Believe me, it will never happen again. OP, I wish you luck with your recipe.
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cakelove2105 I meant no disrespect, if you look at my post I said it seems a lot like a pound cake recipe except for the baking powder and it is unusual for a cake recipe to me. I was responding to suzied's post about the fat to flour ratio, should have replied under her post. When there was no response from you I thought it might have been a joke as it has happened on this site before. You put as much baking powder in your cake as you want too. Your World, sorry for responding to your post about why Your cake doesn't rise and trying to help. Deuces!
I did not mean like that. Dont get it twisted. What I meant was that my whole recipe might sound wierd as its a dominican cake. Never meant to disrespect. All comments are welcome. I have had people here that In fact have disrespected me and Ive never said anything to offend them, and I'm not going to start with you.
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I don't know cakelove2105 that sounds an awful lot like a pound cake recipe. But they don't use baking powder or baking soda in any of the recipes that I have seen and used.
The reason I said this is because I noticed the recipe calls for a pound of flour and a pound of sugar. This site explains how pound cake got its name because it called for a pound of most of the ingredients.
Here is one recipe
[LIST] [*] 1 pound (3 1/4 cups) all-purpose flour [*] 1 tablespoon coarse salt [*] 4 sticks softened unsalted butter, plus more for pans [*] 2 cups sugar [*] 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract [*] 9 large, room-temperature eggs [/LIST]
Do you mind my asking where you got this recipe from?
I got it from a domincan website. You forgot to mention the baking powder in your recipe.
Acakelove, can we start over? I got the recipe above from a traditional pound cake recipe. They do not use baking powder or chemical leavening in them. That is why I original thought your cake recipe was a pound cake recipe but it had baking powder as one of the ingredients, so I started wondering why it wouldn't rise.
I really was just trying to help you. I was not trying to be rude to anyone. I tried to reply to suzied because she stated that she makes a lot of pound cakes. I thought she was talking to me because I was the one who brought up pound cakes. This seems like a big misunderstanding, that is why I don't post a lot on here because things can quickly heat up.
I sincerely hope you find out what the problem is as to why your cake wont rise. If you have made this recipe before with no problems,then (as others have stated above), it could be your ingredients, the temperature of them, or your oven.
Good Luck!
AHi cakelove2105 I found this at work. I think it will really help. :)
http://dominicanflavor.com/desserts/dominican-style-cakebizcocho-dominicano.html
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Hi cakelove2105 I found this at work. I think it will really help.
http://dominicanflavor.com/desserts/dominican-style-cakebizcocho-dominicano.html
Oh thanks a lot
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