I don't have any idea what is causing the bubbles. I never seem to have the problem. Could it be an altitude issue?
running through a strainer should work -- get a large one so you don't go crazy
No not an altitude issue. The only time I don't get bubbles is if I use the two stage mixing method with a scratch cake recipe.
I just want to know why some of us are driven crazy by the air holes and some people don't get them at all... I can't stand the mystery !
Well, you may have answered why I am not bothered with them. I mix all of my cakes the same, cream the butter and/or shortening with the sugar until it is light an fluffy, then added the dry ingredients and liquids alternately until everything is mixed. Just habit, I guess.
Have you ever tried the 2 stage method from Cake Bible? I don't like her recipes, but when I do a regular yellow cake and mix it that way, the finished cake is beautiful, the tightest crumb, but very tender, but in this heat in GA I have trouble keeping my butter cool enough , if it gets the least bit too warm, it throws the whole thing off. I usually do creaming method.
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