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  1. Angie

    Why has my cake sunk in the middle?

    To help you understand why your cake has sunk in the middle, please see some of the below options. Reasons: Out-of-date/wet ingredients such as flour or incorrect quantities. Opening the oven door too soon. Oven temperature is incorrect. Overbeating your mixture, adds too much air and can...
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    Why does my cake peak?

    Here are a few reasons as to why cakes peak in the oven. Reasons Answers Oven temp is too high. Invest in an oven thermometer to ensure the correct temp is used. Too much raising agent has been added to the mixture. Use measuring spoons to ensure correct quantities. Cakes placed too...
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    Why is my cake heavy and dense?

    Cakes can often become heavy and dense for some of the following reasons. Reasons Solutions This can occur if there is insufficient creaming. Always whisk butter and sugar until it goes pale in colour. Overbeating your batter/mixture Mix little and often in quick bursts. Out of date...
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    Chocolate Cake Emergency

    I have found an absolutely delicious chocolate cake recipe which I'm sure a lot of you here already know about as its the normal betty crocker chocolate cake. I made it once and Whole thing fell apart coming out of the tin. Must be very soft I thought, no matter just went and bought a tin that...
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    Caramel Slices Help For Leese - @SouthCoastSaint

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    Quiche Lorraine Help for @AzrielBowles

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    Fruit Tart Help for @AzrielBowles

    Hi Azriel Further to your message on Twitter please find below a list of rough instructions on how to complete your Pastry Pie or what we call a Tart. I do not have your ingredients/recipe so this is just an overview of how to complete the pie. 1. As you stated you know how to prepare the...
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    Oreo cupcakes rose really high, sank and formed a crust :-s

    I followed the recipe as follows: 1. Creamed together 1 cup butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy 2. Sifter 1 cup of self raising flower, removed 1 tablespoon flour and added 1.5 tablespoon corn flour, sifted 2 tablespoons cocoa powder and 1 teaspoon baking powder 3. Add 2 beaten...
  9. Angie

    Granola Bars

    Hello, I've never used your site before, but am looking for some help with baking. I'm struggling with a granola bar recipe - can't figure out how to fix it. Where should I post this question? Is this even the right type of website for this inquiry? Thanks!
  10. Angie

    Frequently asked baking questions. Part I

    No matter how good a baker we think we are, we can all agree that at some point in time, we have had one type of baking disaster or another. The good thing about these disasters or mishaps is that they help us evolve as bakers, and we grow from them. :D I have listed a few of the most common...
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