When I make a cake,,the cake feels too fluffy and it falls apart when I bite into it, what am I doing wrong?

Question

When I make a cake,,the cake feels too fluffy and it falls apart when I bite into it, what am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

Too tender; falls apart

1.Too little water

2.Too much shortening  

Answer 2

What kind of cake? Box, scratch, pound, sponge, layer?

Answer 3

I assume you are making your own batter and not a box mix. are you following a recipe? and if so what kind of flour are you using?

Answer 4

needs more butter

Answer 5

Maybe your batter wasn't moist enough. Are you following a recipe or is this a boxed cake mix?

If it's falling apart maybe you should add another egg. Egg is what binds dry ingredients together in a recipe.