Chocolate Cake Rising Higher Than Yellow?

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cakecrumb Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 2:18am
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can someone tell me why this would happen?

i made my first 1/2 choc 1/2 yellow sheet cake tonight and i noticed that the chocolate side was rising higher than the yellow.
i used a doctored recipe and the only difference (other than mix flavor) was that i used egg whites in the yellow and whole eggs in the chocolate. icon_confused.gif

does anyone know why this would happen and if its normal?

i'm wondering if the next time i should do something differently.

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cakesondemand Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 2:28am
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Chocolate cake raises higher for me too all I do is use my cooling rack when it comes out of the oven and put it on top press down to the top of the pan and hold it for a few seconds and the whole cake is then even and flat you don't have to cut the top off that way. For some reason chocolate cake raises higher

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indydebi Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 2:33am
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True. Chocolate cake always rises higher. I've given cake decorating demos to high school home ec classes and I always take a choc and a white cake still in the pans to show them the difference in height. I also take 2 cakes the same size still in their pans to show the diff in height on a greased/floured and a greased-only pan. (greased only will generally rise higher).

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nickymom Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 4:21am
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Yes, it's weird,ehh?

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milal Posted 24 Mar 2007 , 12:36am
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Im glad its not only me it happens too!

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