Questions tagged [cake]
Questions about preparing or baking cakes, defined as chemically or mechanically (using eggs) leavened flour batter.
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Healthy chocolate cake [on hold]
What is the easiest recipe for making low calorie chocolate cake?
I would love to put it on my blog.
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What makes cake a Sponge Cake? And what doesn't?
I've been watching the Great British baking show and they refer to basically every cake as a sponge. I live in the USA and grew up in Australia. We just called cake, cake.
I know how to make a ...
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What would be considered thick milk in old recipe
I have a cake recipe from my Grandmother that calls for thick milk? Anyone know what this might be? Not sure of the cake name, handwriting is hard to read. Full recipe is 1 c sugar, 2 eggs, 1 c ...
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Less sweet / lower sugar alternative to icing?
When making a cake as a base line I usually halve the recommended sugar as I find it too sweet. Now I want to ice the cake for appearance and colour I notice that icing recipes are loaded with sugar. ...
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salamande(?): name of bread
Last weekend, I had a delicious bread, whose name was Sal-ra-man-d. Since English is not my native language, its name was written in non-english. It sounds like french. But I don't know its exact name....
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Can I bake 2 cakes at a time on 2 different shelves in my oven toaster grill?
I have a 45 liter capacity oven toaster grill, with 3 rack levels. Can I use the 2 shelves at a time, to bake 2 cakes simultaneously?
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the oil I put in cake mix is old
The oil I used in a cake mix was old & made the batter taste like old oil. Is there a salvage or is it ruined?
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Japanese Cotton Sponge Cake - How to stop collapsing?
I've recently found videos about Japanese "Cotton" Sponge Cake. (Possibly also called a 'Jiggly Cake'?) I've never had it, but I figured it looked good, so why not try it? All of the videos I have ...
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Will apricot Jam glaze affect the shelf life of Christmas fruitcake?
I am using a apricot jam glaze to decorate the top of a Christmas fruitcake (made using rum soaked dryfruits and fed with rum after baking). This kind of fruitcake really lasts long due to alcohol in ...
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How to get intended taste using baking powder instead of acid + baking soda?
A coffee cake recipe calls for using sour cream and baking soda. I understand that acid + baking soda is a leavening agent and you can use them as a substitute for baking powder. But I only have ...
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Plum cake recipe
After all its a Christmas month so I wanted to something different so tried to do plum cake. But that ended up really mess. I got the recipe from blog did some variations to that but the cake ended up ...
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Chocolate cake vs Brownies
I have heard people saying that brownies are simply a smaller version of chocolate cakes, is that so? If not, then what could be the differences between brownie and chocolate cake?
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Using baking strips vs. submerging in a water bath
I've just recently become aware of baking strips, which are strips of fabric submerged in water and wrapped around a baking pan to reduce the heat transfer to the sides of a cake, preventing the sides ...
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Can I make a cake with finely ground coffee instead of cocoa powder?
I used all my cocoa powder. Will it taste good if I use coffee instead? If anyone has done this before, please share your experiences and hints.
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How to make a cake sweeter without adding too much sugar into it?
How can make our cake much sweeter without adding too much sugar into it or what can we add in our cake instead of using too much sugar that make our cake sweet.
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Why doesn’t my gas oven cook well?
I have a gas oven, and I use an oven thermometer. Even though I cook at the correct temperatures, it takes significantly longer to cook than recipes say, sometimes even double or triple the cooking ...
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What are the basic tricks to prevent the bottom layer of cake from burn when making it without an oven?
I have tried making a cake without an oven, but the bottom layer of the cake burned. How can I prevent my cake from burning at the bottom?
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How much oil do i use in place of butter in a cake?
I have a cake recipe which use butter in cake.But, i want to use oil in place of butter.So, how much quantity of oil is used in replacement of butter.According to recipe 10 tablespoon butter is used ...
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Getting some rum into a commerical fruitcake
I have purchased an inexpensive (Costco) 1.6kg (3.5lb) fruitcake. Some folks have recommended adding rum to the fruitcake to moisten it up a bit and give it more flavor. Some process involving ...
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Why did my fondant tear? [closed]
I am having issues with my fondant tearing and cracking. I experimented a lot but didn't get the satisfactory results? What could be going wrong?
Some possibilities I thought of:
Am I using too much ...
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Why do my cake gets hard after baking?
When trying to make marble cake, I guess I used the ingredients with correct proportion but when I take cake out, I found the cake hard. Following is the recipe I followed:
2 cups all-purpose flour,...
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Chiffon cake constantly has an unfilled bottom
Not sure why this keeps happening. I read that mixing the yolks is critical and I mix until the color becomes whiter.
In the oven it grows very tall roughly 20 minutes after start, but starts ...
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Mondernist Green Tea Microwave Sponge Cake - Siphon charging
I just saw a recipe for microwave sponge cake. The mixture is strained before putting in a siphon and charging. However, there is no mention if that is a NO2 or a CO2 cartridge. Can someone confirm?
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When to add marzipan?
I want to bake a cake with the following ingredients:
200 g butter
200 g sugar
200 g grated marzipan
4 eggs
50 g flour
This is a classic recipe were you cream butter and sugar, add eggs one at the ...
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Chocolate cake recipe requires both baking powder and baking soda?
Here is the recipe I am using.
For batter:
2 cups Sugar
Flour 1 3/4 cups
Cocoa 3/4 cup
Baking Soda 1 1/2 tsp
Baking Powder 1 1/2 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
2 eggs
Milk 1 cup
Oil 1/2 cup
Vanilla Extract 2 tsp
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How to adjust baking time and temperature for volume?
I have a recipe for a round honey cake, I want to halve the amount and bake in a loaf pan. Or, the other way round - I have a recipe for a loaf pan, I want to double the amount and bake in a round pan....
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Question about mirror glazes and freezing
I'm trying my hand at a layered mousse cake with a mirror glaze (I guess this is an entremet?). I've read several places that it is advisable to freeze the cake prior to glazing. My question is then: ...
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Why did my cake go Offsided?
Not sure where I went wrong
3 layers cake, cutted the top (levelled)
Cooled overnight
Did buttercream in between and on the sides
Fridge for 3hrs
It's offside!
Any future suggestions?
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Pitaya Red Velvet Cake became brown
Starting point:
I was trying to follow a red velvet cake recipe from the internet, but since I always try to replace industrial/artificial ingredients by more "natural" ones (just out of curiosity), ...
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How to substitute beetroot for other ingredients into a cake recipe?
Me and my roommate want to make a batch of brownies, however each of us has their heart set on a different recipe: I want to use one from Serious Eats because it's loaded with cocoa and I have a lot ...
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unable to bake runny batter recipes
I made a chocolate cake and recipe calls for buttermilk and oil which makes the batter liquidy,but when I bake it, they turn out rubbery or they become very dense and when I press it feels like soft ...
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Is this sponge cake recipe correct?
I found an old family recipe for a big size sponge cake. Are these measures correct?
10 eggs
6 heaped tablespoons of flour
3 heaped tablespoons of corn starch
10 heaped tablespoons of granulated ...
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What actually happens if you pour a glaze over a loaf cake before it has cooled?
Taking a regular loaf cake, say a pound cake, and a glaze of about 3/4 cup confectioners sugar to 2 Tablespoons liquid:
What actually happens if you pour a glaze/coating over a still hot or warm cake?...
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Chocolate mousse for frosting?
Can you use a basic chocolate mousse as frosting for a cake? Would it be stable enough or is my layered cake going to fall apart?
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Angel Food Cake: crushed pineapple instead of sugar?
For my mom's birthday, I want to make an angel food cake.
I am against using any type of processed sugar (even cane sugar) but I am okay with fruit so I am looking for a way to substitute sugar with ...
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How to incorporate grape flavor in a chiffon cake?
I'm trying to make a layer of chiffon cake, with a grape flavor but I'm not satisfied with the flavor. I have tried using the juice from the grapes, incorporated into the batter, but it is not ...
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Accidentally beat sugar and butter together
I was doing a pound cake and instead of gradually adding the sugar to the butter, I mixed both together. I continued with the recipe because I was too afraid of telling my mom. Will my cake come out ...
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Is both creaming and chemical leavening needed?
Most cakes call for both physical fluffing which is accomplished by creaming the fats and sugars together, as well as chemical leaveners (baking powder or such). Is this needed. Why can't I just use ...
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Are there negative effects of freezing for bread and cake?
Are there any negative effects to flavour and or texture to freezing breads/cakes and such?
I notice many layered cake recipes have to bake a cake cover it in a layer then cool or freeze in the ...
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What can I replace pineapple with in a cherry dump cake?
I would like to make a cherry dump cake, but some kids are allergic to pineapple. What can I replace it with?
The recipe I am working with is:
1 (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple with juice, ...
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Is Torta de Santiago supposed to be very moist?
Is a Torta de Santiago supposed to be moist? I cook it on convection for full time but the cake is still moist, so much so that my 95 year old mother-in-law cooks pieces I give her again! A couple ...
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Mixing Fondant Icing to make Pink
I have some White and Red Fondant icing left over from a cake I made recently, I have another cake to make for my mother in-law, and need Pink icing.
If I mix the white and red together, will I get ...
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Hitting specific color of orange in a sponge cake
What could I use in a cake to make it stackoverflow-orange?
Would a copious amount of carrot ever turn a sponge cake that orange?
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Would this recipe really work
Found this coconut cake recipe in https://www.completelydelicious.com/southern-coconut-cake/
A lot of people indicated success with it, but several readers including myself got a really dense cake ...
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Chocolate layer cake tears easily
I really like the chocolate cake recipe that appears on Hershey cocoa boxes. It's very rich and moist. It uses oil and boiled water to give you an idea of the type of recipe.
I always make it in a ...
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Used Metal Knife on Aluminum Cake Pan, is it Ruined?
I'm learning to make cakes from scratch and bought two of these 4-inch round pans to make a small layered cake.
After letting my layers cool, I turned one layer out and the cake fell from the pan ...
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Cake dry to wet cooking time ratio
Is there a ratio of how much water, fats, dry ingredients and flour to temperature and cooking time for cakes?
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Why did my devil food cake come out flavorless?
Here is a picture of my devil food cake . The recipe is in this video (there is no written recipe). Just by looking at the cake, could you tell what mistakes I have done baking it?
Recipe:
400g ...
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Can I replace baking soda with bread flour in a cake recipe that already has baking powder?
Can I replace baking soda with bread flour in a cake recipe that already has baking powder?
Google was no help and I really need to make this birthday cake today. Buying baking soda just isn’t a ...
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Julia Childs cake recipe featuring Galliano?
My grandmother remembers watching an episode of Julia Childs’ TV show in which she made a cake that featured a tall bottle of bright yellow liqueur, which we think is probably Galliano. Her ...
