Dense and gluey centered cake problem

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I tried baking a cake for the first time. The brief procedure I followed was:

  • Mashed 4 eggs. Added to it 1 cup sugar, 200g butter. Mixed it using an electric mixer.
  • Then added to it 1.5 cup of all purpose flour. Mixed it thoroughly again using electric mixer.
  • Baked it at 180 degree celsius for half an hour.

But the end product was not light and fluffy at all.

It looked something like this:

I cut open the entire cake

My question is:

What actually went wrong with this cake? What can I do so that I do not end up making a cake like this in future?

I want to make a normal cake which is significantly light and fluffy.

Thanks.

cake


Best Answer

You didn't have any leavening agent, simple as that. Add about 5-7 g baking powder to this amount of flour and you'll get a normal cake.



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Why is my cake gummy in the middle?

It's easy to tell if a cake is under-baked: If it's high and fluffy around the edges, but fallen, dense and gummy in the centre, it needed more time. To avoid under-baking your cake, check it for doneness no sooner than 5 minutes before it's supposed to be done.

What causes dense gluey cake?

A cake that is overly dense typically has too much liquid, too much sugar or too little leavening (not excess flour, as is commonly thought). A cake that bakes too slowly takes longer to set and may fall, causing a dense texture.


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Answer 2

It does look like you might be using a pound cake recipe. Pound cake will not be light and fluffy. Baking soda will not act as a leaving agent in your recipe (not acidic enough) baking powder would help some. If you are looking for a lighter cake, I would suggest a basic yellow cake like this. http://www.food.com/recipe/southern-living-basic-yellow-cake-recipe-or-chocolate-410027.

Answer 3

I had a similar issue but not as extreme, the solution is to make sure all of your ingredients are at room temperature especially if using heavy cream, butter or both. My pound cake recipe called for heavycream and butter but it looks like yours is just butter?

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