I just started my first Wilton Cake Decorating class! Anyway, I baked my cake tonight for Thursdays class (our first official decorating week) and the cake rose, but not like the teachers did last week and its a tad lopsided...not too noticeable but i can see it and im sure my teacher will! thinking of getting up earlier before work tomorrow morning to bake another cake.
any tips to make it rise a bit more and not so lopsided lol! Thanks! 
I made the same mistake when I started taking classes (not Wilton). I was only using one cake mix for an 8" cake. Now the only time I only use 1 mix or recipe is for a 6" cake or smaller. Everything else gets 2 or more (a 10" gets 3, a 14" gets 4.
Take a long serrated knife and cut the raised portion of the cake flush with the pan before turning it out onto your cooling rack - if you don't have a cake leveler. This way you will ALWAYS have a perfectly level cake (provided you don't build one side higher than the other with filling)!
You might want to try dropping the cake pan on the counter a couple times when it's filled with batter. This will help with the air bubbles. I find my cakes come out more even when I do that.
If you think the oven is wonky, then you may need to rotate the cake midway thru the baking process so it has even lumps .
I wouldnt bake another cake. Trim off the top pf your cake so it's level, then flip it over and decorate what used to be the bottom. It will be perfectly flat.
Use your husband's level tool and see if the oven is off. Maybe it is just the rack , try switching it with the other rack. If you are baking at 350, decrease to 325 or 300, the cake will not have a big hump in the middle to cut off but will take longer to cook. It will taste better too, because the edge will not cook as fast and be dry. Good Luck
Use your husband's level tool and see if the oven is off. Maybe it is just the rack , try switching it with the other rack. If you are baking at 350, decrease to 325 or 300, the cake will not have a big hump in the middle to cut off but will take longer to cook. It will taste better too, because the edge will not cook as fast and be dry. Good Luck
thats what happened! a big huge hump in the middle and the edge is a bit dry but it still tastes really good! but the top had lots of cake when I cut it off! Oh well I suppose my first cake can be a bit lopsided....the teacher will notice...the rest wont lol! it just looks small, but maybe i thought hers was bigger...and it will be a tad taller with the filling!
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