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Cakes Recipes
Birthday cakes, Sunday loaves, and cozy snack cakes. Here are cakes for every day and every celebration.
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About Cakes
A cake is a baked batter, light and soft, made with flour, sugar, eggs, fat, and a rising helper like baking powder. Some are creamed with butter, some use oil, and some get their lift from beaten eggs. Frosting, glaze, or a dusting of sugar finishes them off.
Cakes are different from cookies because they are baked in a pan and cut into slices or squares. They are fluffier than pies and tarts, which rely on a crust. And unlike puddings, which are spooned, cakes hold their shape on a plate.
Questions folks ask
Why did my cake sink in the middle?
Often the oven door was opened too early, the oven was too cool, or the cake was not baked long enough. Check with a toothpick before taking it out.
How do I keep a cake moist?
Do not overbake it, and cover it once it has cooled. Oil or sour cream in the batter can help too.
Can I bake a cake in a different pan?
Yes, but the time will change. Watch it closely and test with a toothpick.
Kitchen tips
- Heat the oven fully before the pan goes in.
- Mix just until the flour disappears. Too much mixing makes a tough cake.
- Grease and line the pan so the cake slides out clean.
- Check with a toothpick near the end of baking time. A few moist crumbs are fine.
- Cool the cake completely before frosting.