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my cake is so thin!      CakeCentral.com Forum Index » Cake Disasters Author Message suzannetherlands Junior Member Joined: Mar 01, 2006 Posts: 50 Location: the Netherlands Birthday: Jun 30 Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 2:18 am  hallo, i am having 20 colleague VBN-leaders over for a meeting (a vbn-leader is a dutch LLL-Leader). i baked a chocolate cake and is just did not rise! instead of a 2 inch-cake I have a half inch cookie i think i will try to cut it in two layers, put whipped ganache between the layers and put ganache on top of it (you can not have to much chocolate ) just wanted to share this disaster. Will come back with the taste luggi Regular Member Joined: Oct 04, 2005 Posts: 109 Location: Germany Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 2:42 am  Hi! What about baking a second "cookie" for a second layer? I'm an expert in flat cakes . Beeing a child and a teenager I always saw my mom baking the most beautiful and delicious cakes but every time I tried it on my own it didn't rise. Same recipe, same tin, same mixer, same ingredients - only different baker. It usually was my fathers birthday cake but he loved (he's my daddy ). Don't worry, it will taste delicious. BTW Today I can bake high cakes and don't know what I've changed. Luggi suzannetherlands Junior Member Joined: Mar 01, 2006 Posts: 50 Location: the Netherlands Birthday: Jun 30 Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 3:23 am  thank you! didn't think of that. i just cut the layers, well actually looks more like levelling taste is good (tasted some crumbs) maybe i take a picture of the result for the worst cake competition! Biebelenyip Junior Member Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 38 Location: the netherlands Birthday: Aug 06 Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 7:38 am  Oh dear! Let's be honest: (look at my signature - this reaction doesn't sound as a surprise) there's no such thing as too much chocolate. And if that doesn't work enough, than there's allways the wipped cream;-) adven68 Forum SuperStar! Joined: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 2666 Location: BKLYN Birthday: May 13 Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 5:22 pm  cookies and chocolate? I don't think they'd mind! mmdd Forum SuperStar! Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 2745 Birthday: Jul 30 Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 5:26 pm  suzannetherlands wrote: thank you! didn't think of that. i just cut the layers, well actually looks more like levelling taste is good (tasted some crumbs) maybe i take a picture of the result for the worst cake competition! Just in case you didn't know, there is a "post your worst cake" thread going around somewhere around here. Glad to hear the cake tastes good, and I hope everyone likes it!!!! AuntEm Frequent Member Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 482 Location: Magnolia Texas Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 10:00 am  I know what it feels like to have cookie cakes. I'm having that problem. But I wondered if maybe you wonderful experts could help me. I use DH cake mix and hadn't had a problem with it until I started storing my mixes in the refrigerator. and now they're hardly rising at all (maybe not at all) Is it maybe because I'm using the mixes while they're cold? I also started using the bake strips about the same time could that affect it? Thanks, chellebell70 Regular Member Joined: Mar 09, 2006 Posts: 125 Location: Michigan Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 7:58 pm  homemade or box? I usually use a box mix and never Pillsbury it doesn't rise as well. I use DH or BC I store them on the shelf and you need to make sure the bake strips are rung out really well. I had a sinking spot in my last cake because of that - to much moisture. We always use old worn out bath towels cut into strips. I have better luck with those than the strips. Hope this helps. Display posts from previous:   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year  Oldest FirstNewest First     CakeCentral.com Forum Index » Cake Disasters You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You can attach files in this forum You can download files in this forum Translation: