I mix slow and try not to over mix. My cake layers show air pockets, and I feel not a dense cake, too soft. What am I doing wrong, The last cake I tried a doctored Duncan Hines White cake mix. Egg whites, pudding added. I would love my cake to look like the one here on the left. Any good recipes for a denser cake?
you need to use at least a speed four on a stand mixer -- and you can trail a butter knife though your batter to break up bubbles too -- or you could try sieving your batter to burst air bubbles -- but you do have to mix it right to begin with
For years I have banged my pans :) And I mean bang! them probably a dozen times until no more bubbles come up. Then one day I got a phone call while in that process and found the bubbles had risen while the pan just sat on the counter (about 10 minutes) and I used a toothpick to break them :) Now I only bang the pans when I'm in a big hurry to get them in the oven.
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