I made a recipe for Luscious Lemon Raspberry Cake that I found on here and it flopped...literally!
The recipe called for a box mix, sour cream, 4 eggs, a box of pudding, and of course oil and water.
I made it in two 8 inch round pans, baked at 350.
After they sat to cool for about 15 minutes, they SUNK. And I don't just mean the middle, I mean the whole cake looked squashed down. However, they did taste great!
I was going to make a similar cake in chocolate, and THAT recipe says to use a bundt pan.
Why didn't my white cakes come out? I don't want to have to use a bundt pan.
Thanks!
I've had this same issue before with the doctored red velvet cake recipe I got from here. In the oven the layers were probably 3 inches tall, but once they cooled they dropped rapidly and even looked like it had a ribbon tied aorund the middle like a waistline. But, they were delicious, so I keep making it. I think I read a post once where someone said its probably the fat and oil ratio. TRy reducing the sour cream and oil a tad next time and see if that helps. I did it and it worked out for me.
Hi there! I just took a look at that recipe to see what the ingredients are....I had submitted a recipe similar to that with the boxed cakes....the recipe that I use from my grandmother works great and has never sunk on me, regardless of the type of box mix that I use. I would suggest that if you do it again, get the type of box mix that has pudding in it already like I do. I hope this helps....oh...and if you use my recipe...just keep an eye on the time in the oven...checking for firmness before you take it out.
You know, when I saw sour cream in your list of ingredients, I said 'that's it!' I'm sure there is a fix or something I'm doing wrong too, but the exact same thing happens to me whenever I bake a cake with sour cream in it. I avoid sour cream cake recipes at all costs! I won't even try anymore. Maybe someone can help both of us with the sour cream issue. I know that a lot of recipes with sour cream in them have you turn the oven down to 325, so you could try that (but that's never worked for me either). 
Hi again....just looked for my recipe in the recipe index and could not find it. Sorry....here it is and it works great....
1 pkg. of cake mix (any flavor...but I use yellow, white or chocolate
1cup sour cream
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup white sugar
4 eggs
Mix all ingredients except eggs and blend well. Add for eggs mixing after each addition. Bake in greased/floured cake pans at 350 for 45-55 minutes.
Now REALY watch the time on the cake if you bake them in rounds vs a bundt pan because they will not take that much time.
I hope this recipe works out better for you!
I also have a really great chocolate cake recipe if you want it. Black midnight chocolate cake...old family recipe and awesome
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