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Produce => Recipes => Topic started by: aquilegia on October 15, 2004, 13:42:12

Title: collapsing cake
Post by: aquilegia on October 15, 2004, 13:42:12
I made another batch of muffins on Wednesday.

They all rose beautiful and actually looked like proper american muffins. But after they'd cooled the middles had turned to craters.

I put some extra baking powder in to help them rise a bit more.

How can I stop them collapsing? (Not that I mind really as they are still delicious!)
Title: Re:collapsing cake
Post by: Doris_Pinks on October 15, 2004, 14:20:42
Aqui, Sounds like they weren't quite cooked in the middle? Poke them with a skewer or knife to ensure they are cooked. (Knife comes out clean = cooked!) Or gently push the tops, if they spring back they are cooked, stay where it is, then leave in for a few mins more.
Title: Re:collapsing cake
Post by: aquilegia on October 15, 2004, 15:43:09
I did the top poking thing and they sprung back.  ???
Title: Re:collapsing cake
Post by: Jendaffodil on October 15, 2004, 15:54:18
I put the baking powder in and they still didn't rise but it really didn't matter, they were delicious!
Title: Re:collapsing cake
Post by: Jesse on October 15, 2004, 15:59:18
Aqui, could it be too much baking powder? Once I added extra baking powder to a cake hoping it would rise nicely and it did but then collapsed when it cooled.  ???
Title: Re:collapsing cake
Post by: Mrs Ava on October 15, 2004, 17:35:19
YUp, I agree, too much raising agent, the muffins rose more than there was flour to support.