My Cakes All Sink In The Center

My cakes all sink in the center and are crusty all over the outside, top and bottom. I googled possible causes for this and the most common answer was the oven's temperature.

I tried experimenting with tweaking the temperature but still had the same outcome. When my cakes bake for the recommended time it has risen but it's still runny in the center so I let it go an extra 15 minutes. At the end of those 15 minutes the cake has sunk in the center.

I had my temperature tested and 180°C/350°F was fine and still my cake sunk in the center.

I'm willing to pay for having my thermostat replaced but I'm worried it might not be the thermostat that's the problem and I end up lose that money.

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Best Answer

Lower your oven temperature to about 320 F. You need the heat to penetrate to the centre of the cake and at 350 F based on your post, the temp is too high and you're forming a caramelized crust, giving the indirect oven heat more difficulty to penetrate.

Trust me, lower your oven temp and add some time.

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Quick Answer about "My Cakes All Sink In The Center"

Using a Cake Pan That's the Wrong Size or Shape. ...
Baking in an Oven That's Too Hot or Cold. ...
Using Too Much Baking Powder or Baking Soda. ...
Undermixing the Cake Batter. ...
Over-Aerating the Batter. ...
Underbaking Your Cakes. ...
Rotating the Cake Pans at the Wrong Time.

Why did my cake sink in the middle?

Too much leavening agent like baking soda or powder can cause a cake to rise too high too quickly. The gas from the leavening agents builds up and escapes before the cake bakes through in the center. This causes the center to collapse and makes your cake layers sink in the middle.

How do you stop cakes sinking in the middle?

If you need to rotate the cake pans during baking then wait until the cakes have baked for around 3/4 of the baking time and are almost fully set. Avoid opening and closing the oven door too sharply and move the pans around gently to minimize the risk of sinking.

WHY DID YOUR CAKE SINK IN THE MIDDLE??

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