Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong. I had to buy a new stove. I got an electic on this time. Every cake I have baked so far has fallen. I am just about to give up baking cakes. I got an over themometer and according to it my oven is 10 degrees off. I set my over 10 degrees higher and my cakes are still falling. The ones that seem to fall the most were my Italian cream cake and my carrot cake. Anyone have any ideas to help me. I am so discoraged.

What temp are you baking them at? Even tho you have the thermometer to tell you 350 or whatever it still may just not be the right temp for your cakes. Try increasing it a little bit more or mixing a little longer to add more structure.

I was baking them at 350 degrees and they were falling. When I put the themometor in the over it showed it was 10 below 350 so I increased the temperature to 360 and my cakes are still falling.

Try baking them at a lower temperature (325) degrees for a longer time. Are you making large cakes--over 9"?

Maybe you could try baking a box mix. If that falls too you know it is your oven, if it doesn't maybe it something you are doing with the scratch cakes?

I baked another one and lowered the temperature a little bit. This one didn't fall nearly as much as the other one. Maybe I need to lower my temperature a little bit more. I used a 9" X 13" cake pan. Thank you all for you comments. I do appreciate your help.

Here's a cake troubleshooting chart:

www.joyofbaking.com/ButterCakeTroubleshooting.html

Here's a link to all the Wilton cake preparation & serving guides:
(Tells how much batter needed per pan, how long to bake at what temperature.)

http://www.wilton.com/cake/cakeprep/baking/times/index.cfm

HTH

i would try throwing in an extra egg

With most cakes I always use at least one flower nail in the center of the cake to help it bake evenly. I also bake at a lower temp......hth

Thank you so much for all your help. I am going to try some of these suggestions!

I thought the Joy of Baking Toubleshooting chart was great. I'm making a copy, and taping it to the inside of my kitchen cupboard.

Thanks

P.S. So you think your cakes fall? Try baking in high altitude! Don't get me started.

Anne

Hiya anne, welcome to c.c. I have to agree with ya there on the altitude thing sheesh what a mess. OMG. O btw I live in northeast co.

That is why I bake in gas ovens. When I was baking in electric, the same thing was happening (falling).

I can empathize... some of mine fall too - either that or they look 9 months pregnant!
I usually have a lot of "cutting and pasting" to do before icing.

good luck-

I bake in an electric oven and most cakes I bake at 325 since my oven sucks anyways (next year getting a convection oven upon kitchen being remodeled) Anyway my cakes usually look 9 months pregnant too (LOL I love that description Caprica) So I usually have to get my cake leveler out and whack away at it...Hopefully when I get my convection oven it will be better????