8 too much cake Recipes

food cake mix, instant chocolate pudding mix, sour cream, vegetable oil, eggs, warm water, semisweet chocolate chips

food cake mix, instant chocolate pudding mix, sour cream, vegetable oil, eggs, warm water, semisweet mini chocolate chips

food cake mix, instant chocolate pudding mix, sour cream, vegetable oil, eggs, warm water, semisweet chocolate chips

food cake mix, instant chocolate pudding mix, sour cream, vegetable oil, eggs, warm water, semisweet chocolate chips

food cake mix, instant chocolate pudding mix, sour cream, vegetable oil, eggs, warm water, semisweet chocolate chips

problem : batter curdles and separates., solution : eggs were not added 1 at a time and beaten thoroughly after each addition; an electric mixer was set at too high a speed; and/or the eggs were too cold. try adding 1 tbsp. flour per egg and reducing the speed of the electric mixer., problem : cake didn tsp rise., solution : too much or not enough fat or liquid in the batter; batter was overbeaten; and/or oven temperature was too high., problem : cake is tough., solution : butter and sugar were underbeaten in the early stages of mixing; batter was overbeaten after the flour was added; not enough sugar; not enough baking powder; and/or not enough fat. try brushing cake layers with sugar syrup, or filling and frosting the layers with a generous layer of moist frosting., problem : cake crumb is sticky., solution : too much sugar in the batter or sugar was too coarse., problem: top crust is hard ., solution : oven temperature was too high; cake was overbaked; and/or cake was baked too close to the top of the oven. try slicing off the top of the cake layer before frosting.