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Middle of cake has flopped
I tried lesson 1 and followed the recipe and the instructions exactly as stated. The cake is cooked but the middle has flopped. I never opened the oven until the 20 mins had passed. Please help
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Hi Charmaine, sorry that you've had some trouble with this! I find that there are usually a few reasons that this could have happened - which might sound frustrating as it's not a 100% clear answer, but it also gives you a really good idea of what might have gone wrong:
1. Too much raising agent (could not have measured absolutely accurately) AND believe it or not, it could also be because your raising agent is too old (test your baking powder by sprinkling a tsp into a glass of warm water, it should bubble if it is still fresh)
2. Over-mixing the cake batter
3. Oven door opened too early (even 20 mins can be too early depending on oven)
4. Oven not at correct temperature/not pre-heated long enough and so cake didn't cook for long enough to compensate for this (it can take up to 30 minutes for some ovens to reach the correct temperature, so this is where an oven thermometer comes in handy)
5. Cake sat on the counter for too long before going into the oven (up to 20 minutes or so is fine)
Please let me know how you get on!
Best baking wishes
Sarah x
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