Hello:
I was wondering if there was something to add to a cake mix to make it a little more dense. When I make character or shaped cakes they seem to want to fall apart. They don't hold the shape the best. This is part due to my oven but I was just wondering if anyone new of any tricks to make the cake mix dense so it holds better. Thanks everyone!
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There are a lot of doctoring recipes in the recipe section. I just do the following to all of mine:
1 cake mix
1 box of instant pudding that complements the cake mix
1 cup of sour cream
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup water
4 eggs
Mix and bake as usual, but you may need to add on about 5-10minutes.
There was a thread on denser cakes a couple of days ago. I can't remember which member it was 
but she (and others) lay a kitchen towel over the cakes when they come out of the oven; makes them dense and helps with leveling. Haven't tried it personally though.
Just adding the instant pudding and the extra egg will help, if that's all you have on hand. If you look on the side of some boxes, Duncan Hines in particular, you'll see poundcake recipes. I know the Lemon box does. These are basically the same instructions. Another thing you can do is use one regular mix and one poundcake mix, following the directions for each. This would be good for something you really need to be sturdy, like a 3D cake.
Missy's add-ins are INSTEAD of the the box directions, not in addition too. There's a white almond sour cream recipe floating around here that it YUMMY.
I have used an extra egg and box of instant pudding (in addition to ingredients called for on box) and it does make the cake more dense
I have used an extra egg and box of instant pudding (in addition to ingredients called for on box) and it does make the cake more dense
I have used an extra egg and box of instant pudding (in addition to ingredients called for on box) and it does make the cake more dense
Missy's add-ins are INSTEAD of the the box directions, not in addition too. There's a white almond sour cream recipe floating around here that it YUMMY.
Yes, that is correct! Thanks--I have not been able to get on all day, but I guess, who has? 
For my WASC cake, I do:
1 white cake mix
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of flour
1 cup of sour cream
4 egg whites
3/4 water
1/2 oil
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp almond flavor
VERY yummy 
and I hate white cake otherwise!
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