When baking a cake, it is important to remember some very important rules. Cake baking is an art AND a science, and if you fail to follow either the scientific rules of baking or the art of cake design, you will likely have a cake that for which few people would waste calories.
Having a moist, fluffy cake usually requires the addition of eggs to the batter. Without eggs, cakes will usually be flat and hard. This is fine if you are baking shortbread or other sorts of more bulky pastries, but if you are baking a cake, eggs are vital. Heating the oven too much to try to speed up the process is also a big mistake many people make; if their recipe reads "preheat the oven to 350 and bake at 375", some people will try to bake it at a higher temperature to speed up the baking process. This will sap the moisture from a cake quickly. Making one's own frosting is also a frequent error; if you are a first time baker, make sure you use commercial frosting so that there are no clumps or uneven spots.
There is artistry to cake making as well, and it is important that you have the right molds for your cake. It is easy to mold a cake; simply pour enough batter so that it fills the mold about 3/4 of the way up. Since cakes expand, it is important that you not fill the mold all the way to the top; otherwise, you will get a puffy top which does not match the mold. Finally, when frosting the cake, make sure you use the right tools and frost evenly.
Cake making can be fun and rewarding, and if done correctly, it will provide fun for the whole family.
Having a moist, fluffy cake usually requires the addition of eggs to the batter. Without eggs, cakes will usually be flat and hard. This is fine if you are baking shortbread or other sorts of more bulky pastries, but if you are baking a cake, eggs are vital. Heating the oven too much to try to speed up the process is also a big mistake many people make; if their recipe reads "preheat the oven to 350 and bake at 375", some people will try to bake it at a higher temperature to speed up the baking process. This will sap the moisture from a cake quickly. Making one's own frosting is also a frequent error; if you are a first time baker, make sure you use commercial frosting so that there are no clumps or uneven spots.
There is artistry to cake making as well, and it is important that you have the right molds for your cake. It is easy to mold a cake; simply pour enough batter so that it fills the mold about 3/4 of the way up. Since cakes expand, it is important that you not fill the mold all the way to the top; otherwise, you will get a puffy top which does not match the mold. Finally, when frosting the cake, make sure you use the right tools and frost evenly.
Cake making can be fun and rewarding, and if done correctly, it will provide fun for the whole family.
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