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I left a chiffon I baked on the counter, wrapped in tin foil. And after 5~6 hours it shrank and became stiff. I thought maybe it's too warm and dry in the room(25 C, humidity around 35 %) so I put the next one I baked in the fridge. It became stiff anyway. And the similar thing happens to all other cakes involving whipping egg white, but not to store-bought cakes. Is it natural for cakes to shrink so fast? And is there something I can add to the cake to prevent this? We can hardly finish an 8-inch cake in one day!

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Check the protein content of your flour. Make sure it is not too high. Also, did you add too much sugar? Do not use confectionery sugar. And try using corn oil in your next attempt. Hope this helps.

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  • The other advice is not too bad, although I think it is not very specific to drying cake. But using corn oil in chiffon is a bad idea, chiffon will not rise if you add fat.
    – rumtscho ♦
    Commented Feb 19, 2014 at 18:21
  • I always put corn oil to my chiffon, not too much thou.
    – birajrai
    Commented Feb 20, 2014 at 2:39
  • I think the protein caused the problem(because I didn't add to much sugar and did use add oil). I will try using other cake flour. Thanks
    – arax
    Commented Feb 20, 2014 at 3:39

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