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Hole in the middle

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TinyTwo Wed 31-Aug-16 09:45:56

My cakes keep flopping. This is my third in a row (Victoria sponge so not complicated) and the first two didn't rise and the third came out looking great and then slumped so there's a huge dip in the middle. Help!
My cakes used to be quite lovely and I'm beginning to take this personally...

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TriciaF Wed 31-Aug-16 10:45:44

Have you changed anything? eg oven, recipe, brand of SR flour or baking powder?
I've noticed that cakes flop if the batter is too wet.

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tanith Wed 31-Aug-16 10:50:21

Maybe the flour is at fault, or the oven isn't heating properly.

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PRINTMISS Wed 31-Aug-16 11:03:46

Just scrape the middle out, put a bit of icing on the "ring" with a few 'hundreds and thousands' and hey presto!

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felice Wed 31-Aug-16 11:12:36

Fill the hole with fresh fruit, mixed berries for instance cover the rest in whipped cream and chocolate shavings and serve as a nice dessert.

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Elegran Wed 31-Aug-16 11:20:44

Has your oven thermostat got less reliable?

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NonnaW Wed 31-Aug-16 13:26:42

According to the Sainted Mary, too much baking powder can cause a cake to collapse.

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Auntieflo Wed 31-Aug-16 13:55:37

I had a ginger cake that did that sinking thing, so I covered it in icing. And forever after it was ' Ginger Disasteer Cake'. Very popular it was too.

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JackyB Wed 31-Aug-16 16:55:56

I'm wondering if it's just the hot weather.

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