In every episode of our new podcast Things bakers knowWe answer bake questions from our listeners. within Our last episode everything about birthday cakeOne caller asked a very important question: Why did my cake fall flat like a pet when I pulled it out of the oven? Below is a fragment edited by hosts David Tamarkin and Jessica Batilana. You can find the full episode here.
David: You know, this caller said it checked to ensure that its baking powder was activeAnd that was a smart thing to do because the first culprit is the top. The fact that her baking powder is still alive makes me think that there is probably a lot of him in this recipe, or maybe she is putting it a little more generous, and I would recommend pulling back to it. Because what happens when you have a lot of peaks on the cake is that you can get that stroke for the cake to rise too high, and then it leads to a large drop. So that would be my first course of action is to retrieve in baking powder and see if it makes a difference.
Jessica:She says she was raising nicely in the oven, and it is also possible that she pulled it out of the oven a little quickly, before the cake structure was completely raised, and so the cake is just slightly baked. Maybe you've done the tooth test, which sometimes I think is not as reliable as you want to be, but what I look for with Doneness is a cake that is a kind of attraction from the sides of the pan. And then I will gently press in the center of the layer, and it must turn a little. I look forward to those signs of donation before pulling it, because if you pull the cake before it really sets it, it will look great at first, but then as it is cool, it just collapses. It happened to me and is such a striker.
David:It is such a bumper. The Pat test, the soft press in the middle, is so important, and I understand why you do not always trust the test of your tooths as well. I just want to tell the oven, if you are not used to the feeling of a well -baked cake in the oven, get used to it because it is so useful.
Learn more here: How to tell when the cake is done.
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