I've baked Cakes for Years....and just this past 3 months.... I have baked a BUNCH .... a HUGE 6 tier wedding cake, a 7 tier wedding cake, 2 seperate 3 tier wedding cakes, numerous Bday Cakes...
I have used the SAME brand Cake mixes on them.... The same brand of EVERYTHING.....
I use the SAME amount of ingredients each time...
Well, this weekend....I had 4 cake orders.... and each cake I baked practically Fell apart. When removing them from the oven they would not stay together when i took them from the pan..... They stuck in the pan....which Normally NEVERRRRRRRRR Happens to me....
What is going on? I'm beginning to feel Jinxed lol.
My cakes usually always come out so good and nice.....
Why are they falling to pieces?
I could understand if i was using the wrong amount of oil/eggs/water etc.....or if i was cooking in a different oven, or using a diff brand mix...
BUT WHAT Gives???????????
Everythings the SAME except these crazy Cakes.

so...hope you can help me... What makes the Cakes Crumble???????????
I need your Awesome Expertise!!!
Thanks
Kaye

Are you letting your cakes rest for 10 Minutes when they come out of the oven before turning them out? If they are sticking to the pan I would suggest using wilton's cake release or there is also a recipe on here for how to make your own cake release. I love it and I have never had a cake stick since!! Hope this helps!!

The recipe for homemade cake release is equal parts melted crisco , flour , and oil. I brush it onto my pans with a pastry brush. Hope this helps!

I use equal parts of crisco, oil and flour and beat together. I don't melt the crisco. It works great.
Have you checked the oven temp.? Perhaps you oven has a problem that you are not aware of. I think there is a thermometer you can buy to check the temp. . I know how expensive it is to call a repairman in if it isn't the problem.

Also, what cake mix are you using? Have you checked to see if they changed the formula? This has happened to me with Pillsbury. I called and talked to Pillsbury.
Vicky

What cake mix are you using. There was just a big thread on here about Duncan Hines. I have used them forever and this weekend the same thing happened to me as what happened to you and apparently a lot of other people too - doesn't that make you so mad. I did all the same things like I always do too and they were a disaster!! Apparently they've changed their formula too.

I made a Duncan Hines Mix (French Vanilla - no doctoring) two weeks ago and it all fell apart. I had a bunch of pieces

This past week I made another one (lemon this time - no doctoring)
and it turned out perfect.


Alexis

You guys are scaring me. I just bought the DHines to make a cake for Granny. Are y'all making BIG cakes, or what? Do I need to do something a little differently this time to compensate fo a possible formula change?

Same thing happened to me with the above metioned DH Brand. I have since stop using it. I went through 20 cake mix box with this happening to nearly each box. What I did do after experencing this with my first 20 box the remainder I baked at a lower temperature. The cakes that did not fall apart as bad. I also recomend not stocking up since the store will not take the product back. I tend to kepp pleanty in stock for unexpected order. Also I never got an answer back from DH on my concern on why this was happening. I no longer use them.