Hellllpppp!! Cakes Keep Falling

Decorating By S1eepygrl Updated 14 Apr 2006 , 3:29am by lsawyer

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S1eepygrl Posted 14 Apr 2006 , 2:41am
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Hi Ya'll

This cakes history is: Carrot Pineapple Cake III
Followed directions exactly! Doubled the reciept.
Used a wilton decorators best 14" aluminum pan. 2 #7 flower nails inserted near center to help with even cooking.
Oven strips used to help keep cake level. (they worked)
Rotated pan half way through cooking time.
Oven Thermometer used to control oven temp.--Exactly at 325 degrees.
Cake tested done at 72 minutes, with cake tester.
While cooling in pan for 15 minutes, I noticed center starting to fall.
When I fliped cake and removed pan, the nice flat bottom fell ALOT!
What did I do wrong???
Many of my cakes have been having this problem lately, but taste great!!!
Thank you for any and all ideas, tips and hints.

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lsawyer Posted 14 Apr 2006 , 2:49am
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Too much liquid? Did you drain the pineapple? An extra egg or two might provide more structure. I'll look at the recipe in a minute. bump

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lsawyer Posted 14 Apr 2006 , 2:54am
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Hhmmm....I don't see anything unusual about the recipe. I've heard that some recipes don't double well (don't know why), so maybe this is one of them. Sorry that I couldn't be much help. Maybe someone else can offer more insight. I'd like to know why you had the problem, too.

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S1eepygrl Posted 14 Apr 2006 , 2:58am
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Thank you.
Yes I squeezed the pineapple juice out and made the girls (devil and demon) jello. I did not know about the extra egg.

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lsawyer Posted 14 Apr 2006 , 2:58am
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I looked again--one tsp of baking powder doesn't seem like enough. There should be at least two tsp. in the recipe. Could this have caused it?

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S1eepygrl Posted 14 Apr 2006 , 3:29am
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Maybe the carrot juice. I didn't squeeze them dry. So tomorrows attempt dry the carrots and pineapple and add another tsp. of baking powder. Luckily, I have another layer to make.

May the baking angel be watching this one.

Thank you for your help!!!

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lsawyer Posted 14 Apr 2006 , 3:29am
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OK--one last thought: If your baking powder is more than 5-6 months old, it's dead. This will cause your cake to fall.

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