Help with cakes please?

Question

I normally bake great but the last two times i have tried to bake a chocolate cake, they end up frying. The last time the butter ran out of the cakes and all over the pan. The only thing that i have been doing differently is that i have folded the flour into the cakes so that they would come out lighter. Any suggestions to what is going wrong? Thanks

Answer 1

well i make a great chocolate cake....1 cup flour...1 cup chocolare powder and half a tea spoon of baking powder..just misx it all together..beat the egs really nicely......in a bowl add the melted butter...1 cup of powdered sugar..vanilla essence..and mix it all till SMOOOTH.....slowly and gradually add the flour mixture and beat it into a nice creamy pasty form...grease a pan with butter nad add the mixture and put it in the oven........well..u could take some ideas form this i guess....

Answer 2

You don't fold flour into cakes to make them lighter.  Cake batter needs to be beaten so that you get air into it.  If you want a lighter, fluffier cake, take out 1 tablespoon of liquid and add an extra egg.  Beat the eggs until they are light and fluffy before mixing them into the cake and then beat your cake batter thoroughly after you add your flour.  It should be nice and silky smooth before you put it into the pans.  Before you put the cake in the oven, "spank" the bottom of the pan so that excess air bubbles come to the top and pop.  That way there won't be large holes or tunnels in the finished cake and it will have a nicer, even texture.

Answer 3

you might try melting the butter before mixing into the batter.

Alternatively, the less butter you use, the less fattening the cake, so you might look for a butter substitute. For chocolate cakes, I tend to use about 1/2 tsp whipping cream and 1/4 tsp olive oil per 1 tsp of butter. Don't replace more than 1/2 the butter required this way.

Answer 4

You have to MIX not fold.

You are not incorporating the ingredients....the proteins in the flour & eggs have to combine well with the butter. That is the way you will get a good texture to your cake.

Good luck.