Help Please...hole In My Cake..

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LuvLyrics Posted 5 Feb 2010 , 7:33pm
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Can I still fix a cake that baked with a hole in the middle, I don't know why the hole ...but right now i don't have time to bake another one, and the b-day it's tomorrow icon_cry.gif can I just add more filling in th middle? It;s a 2 tier..will the top sink it? Help PLEASE..

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ANNA

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_Jamie_ Posted 5 Feb 2010 , 7:42pm
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Is this for a paying customer?

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LuvLyrics Posted 5 Feb 2010 , 7:50pm
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yes, I am not charging much..b/c I am learning...and NOW,my top layer also sunk...why would this happen? I don't use the box mix,...could I've had added to much baking poweder???...almost crying here

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_Jamie_ Posted 5 Feb 2010 , 7:53pm
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You need to look over your recipe, make sure you followed the directions and re do it. No one deserves, paying, paying only a little, paying whatever to have a cake that's been filled in with bc to hide an improperly constructed cake. It will be a good learning experience. These are some of the things that happen when you accept money. You don't get to say "oh well, they aren't paying much..." It will be good for you. icon_smile.gif

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LuvLyrics Posted 5 Feb 2010 , 8:25pm
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Originally Posted by _Jamie_

You need to look over your recipe, make sure you followed the directions and re do it. No one deserves, paying, paying only a little, paying whatever to have a cake that's been filled in with bc to hide an improperly constructed cake. It will be a good learning experience. These are some of the things that happen when you accept money. You don't get to say "oh well, they aren't paying much..." It will be good for you. icon_smile.gif




I defently agree with you..... there is no way I would sell it, while baking I thought the sinking was going to be as much as the amount I was going to cut out to trim..but it didn't turn out like that... please don't miss understand me..i would not cheat anyone...I am even embarressed to have asked how to fix it...I guess a moment of desperation icon_cry.gif

It is a learning expirience...I double the recipe..one ingredient at a time... I also learned not to wait till the day before the event to bake the cake icon_sad.gif I've baked cake so many times before for friends and family for free and the first time i charge this happens ... icon_smile.gificon_sad.gificon_biggrin.gificon_cry.gif

Thank you for your advice Jamie..

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JanH Posted 5 Feb 2010 , 8:26pm
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What you're describing might be "tunneling" which is caused by improper mixing.

Handy cake trouble shooting charts:

http://tinyurl.com/2p5bdu

http://tinyurl.com/32goqe

http://tinyurl.com/6c745g

Everything you need to know to make, decorate and assemble tiered/stacked/layer cakes:

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-605188-.html

HTH

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LuvLyrics Posted 5 Feb 2010 , 9:10pm
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thanks Jan, I got lots of good information from those sites..

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_Jamie_ Posted 5 Feb 2010 , 9:24pm
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Yep--a little stressful at times, for sure. I have to rebake two 8" squares tonight because of a goofup late last night. Throws my schedule off wack. Eh...that's what coffee at 3:30 am is for. icon_biggrin.gif

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LuvLyrics Posted 6 Feb 2010 , 8:53pm
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Yep--a little stressful at times, for sure. I have to rebake two 8" squares tonight because of a goofup late last night. Throws my schedule off wack. Eh...that's what coffee at 3:30 am is for. icon_biggrin.gif




3:30 am..yeap that's about the time I went to bed..but I learned so much yesterday, i adjusted the recipe to less fat and 5g less of BP and it work great !!! I was so happy the way it turn out..pictures to follow later...need to download !!!

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