HI I REALLY JUST START IN THIS CAKE THING BUT I USED TO DO IT VERY RARE BUT I USED TOO. BUT I DID NOT REALLY DID DECORATIONS OR SO ...BUT KNOW I HAVE 4 KIDS AND I GOT IN TO IT AND I REALLY WANT TO DO IT ..I DONT THINK I WILL HAVE PROBLEMS DECORATING BECAUSE I DO HAVE PRACICE IN CLAYS ...SO THE BAD PART HOW COULD I GET THERE IF I CANT MAKE A GOOD CAKE I HAVE BEEN PRACTICING AND PRACTICING AND I THINK IM WORST THAT BACK THEM I HAVE BEEN RECEIVING TIPS USING IT BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS WHY? MY CAKES LOOK GREASE? LIKE A PUDIN IN THE BOTTOM? AND IF THEY RISE WHEN I TAKE THEM OUT SUNKS AND IS SO DENSE TRY 325F TRY LESS MORE BAKING POWDER DIFERENT FLOUR CAKE FLOUR SELF RISING.BEATING MORE TIME THE BUTTER WITH SUGAR BUYING OVEN TERMOMETER PLUS IT TAKES FOR EVER TO BE FINISH WHY????????? 
Don't give up. It sounds like you are doing a cake from scratch. I do some teaching in my home. Some of the students are timid about doing scratch cakes. At the end of the classes they make them just fine. For those students we start out with mixes. These always turn out well. You still need one of these, baking strips around your cake, or if you are willing to try it a pan of water in the oven along with your cakes. Make sure there is enough room in your oven for the cake pans so the heat circulates around them. Preheat your oven for at 45 mins before you put your cakes in. And most important, get an oven termometer to check oven temp. Most ovens are off. There you have it.
Maisza, I recommend that you check out this following website. Click the link
http://www.baking911.com/cakes/problems.htm
I hope that helps.
If you are taking classes try using a cake mix so that you have something to take to class with you to decorate.
Don't give up or be intimidated by cakes sinking or other baking problems. We all have cakes that don't do what we want. Only the other day my cake burnt on one side,but I tried again and the next try it was perfect! Family and friends are great for using up problem cakes on!
Don't give up, it just takes practice!
HI THANKS A LOT THAT WEBPAGE REALLY LOOKS GOOD! THANKSSSSSSSS
YEAH I AM DOING THE SCRATCH RECEPIES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.....BUT STILL CONFUSING MNE THE PAR OF TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE beaten and well im going to keep trying thanks a lot 
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well look i finally did it! it was so soft and so good thanks look at my album for my first cake please
well, your cake is just adorable-LOVE the cow. i don't know why you're having problems with the baking. i usually just do cake mixes and doctor them up because scratch cakes give me problems and i'm more of a decorator, not baker 
NO!!!!!!!!
NOT ANYMORE!!!!!!!!!!
UF! I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS BUT NO MORE AND IT IS NOT A BOX CAKE IT WAS MADE COMPLETELY BY ME!!!!!FINALLY! 
So glad you found something that works for you! I've been doing this off and on since 1969, and I still can't make a scratch cake that's worth a dime! So, you're ahead of me in that regard! Nice cake! Just keep practicing, practicing, practing, and you'll be amazed at what you can do!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
I DID REALLY FIGHT I GOT SO FRUSTRATED EVERY TIME I WILL BAKE A CAKE AND NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!
BUT FINALLY DID IT JUST BECAREFULLY WITH YOUR EGGS ,,CREAM YOUR BUTTER END SUGAR 15 MIN ADD EACH EGG AT A TIME UNTIL THE FIRST IT IS COMPLETLY MIX AT LOW SPEED WHEN FINISH WITH YOUR YOLKS BEAT THEN FOR 2 O 3MIN MORE AT LOW SPEED ALWAYS PUT DRY INGREDIENTS FIRST AND FINISH WITH IT TRY TO PUT IN 3 PARTS.AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE BEATIND THOSE WHITE EGGS VERY GOOD...I TOUGHT I WAS DOING IT BUT MY FRIEND TOLD ME THERE WERE NOT READY UNTIL THEY FORM PICKS AND NO MORE WATERY EGGS IN THE BOTTON.....AND HEY MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A GOOD OVEN THE OTHER ONE I HAD WILL KEEP CHANGING TEMPERATURES ??????IN GLAD I DONT HAVE HIM NO MORE.....
GOOD LUCK
AND C I N D Y............?????????
I AM THE ONE THAT CANT WAIT TO MAKE ANOTHER CAKE BUT I JUST MOVED ,,,,SO I HAVE TO WAIT!!!!!!!!!BUT IT IS KILLING ME MAYBE A CHEAT AND DONT CLEAN FOR 1 DAY AND MAKE ONE?????????? 
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