Need a scratch cake recipe that will hold up for a character pan.

This is for the motorcycle pan.

Anybody got anything good?
Thanx bunches.

Well, I have used doctored up cake boxes for character pans because they may bake better since they are so oddly shaped... I tried a scratch cake recipe once for a character cake and it burnt in some areas...

I am a 100% scratch cake baker except when it comes for character cakes for that reason...

If you want to go this route, then use a cake mix for yellow cake and then add one extra egg and 1 box of vanilla or french vanilla INSTANT pudding mix to the cake mix. It holds up pretty good.

I used it for a stand up Bear Pan and it was wonderful... It didn't break or anything.

I have use that for the character pans,just looking for something different.

Maybe I will stick with that for those pans.

Adding pudding will make you scratch cakes denser. Try these...

SOUR CREAM VANILLA PUDDING CAKE
2 c all-purpose flour
1 ts baking powder
1 ts baking soda
1 c sugar
1 pk instant vanilla pudding (3 1/8 oz.)
1 c sour cream
4 eggs, beaten
1/2 c oil
1 ts vanilla
Preheat oven to 350°. Mix all ingredients and beat for 5 minutes. greased 10-cup bundt pan. Bake 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes away clean. Cool for 5 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely.

PUDDING CAKE
3/4 c Butter
1 1/3 c sugar
3 eggs
1 ts flavour
1 1/4 c water
1 pk instant pudding mix (3-3/4 ounces)
2 1/4 c all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease and flour two 9-inch round layer pans. In large mixing bowl cream Butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add water, pudding mix, flour and baking powder. Beat at low speed of electric mixer until blended, scraping bowl Constantly. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into prepared pans.
Bake at 350ºF for 35 to 45 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely.

LEMON JELLY CAKE FROM SCRATCH
2 c cake flour
2 ts baking powder
1 1/2 c sugar
1 pk lemon-flavoured gelatine
3/4 c milk
2/3 c oil
2 tb lemon extract
4 eggs
Sift all dry ingredients. Beat eggs, add oil, milk and extract. Mix all together. Ring tin 325oF 40-50 mins.
[strawberry is good - strawberry flavour instead of lemon extract]