Flat cakes are disheartening
Can I fix it?
It’s not always possible to fix a cake which hasn’t risen, as the most common cause of a flat cake is missing ingredients or over-mixing in the preparation process. Raising agents, like baking powder or self-raising flour, are essential in cake baking, as they react with moisture to release gas bubbles which cause the cake to rise in the oven. If these ingredients are missing, the cake will remain flat and airless, like a brownie or a cookie.
However, if you have forgotten to add your raising agent, you can still salvage your bake and make it into something edible. As long as it’s still reasonably soft, spongy and not overcooked, you can cut it into chunks and top with homemade buttercream or icing to make mini cupcakes.
If you’re sure you have remembered all of your ingredients, it’s possible that your cake hasn’t risen because you haven’t given it long enough in the oven.
Double-check your recipe and leave your cake to bake until it rises. Make sure your oven is definitely set to a high enough temperature, and try not to open the oven door too much during the cooking process, otherwise your sponge may sink.
Some tricky cake batters can collapse when they have been over-mixed, for example, genoese sponge, meringue batter and angel cake mix.
Make sure not to over-mix when handling delicate sponge, and avoid sudden movements that may knock the air out of the mixture.
What to do next time?
Remember to add your baking powder next time.
Make sure your baking tin is the right size - if it's too big the mixture won't rise enough to fill it.
This is the mistake I made
And last but not least, don't over whisk your mix.
Once your ingredients are combined, that's it - stop whisking and get baking
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