If you over bake that souffle you will have something more like sweet ciabatta bread than a cake. (self.VeganBaking). Here's a recipe I've used with great results. 9. You can also pair it with a traditional buttercream frosting or a whipped cream. If you're not using ACV + baking powder, give it a try. [–]ebs2357 4 points5 points6 points 1 year ago (2 children). To help prevent a dry, dense cake, let’s add a creamy and light wet ingredient. 4 hr 15 min . Coconut cream & berry pie❕best crust recipe ever ❕. Devil's food cake turned out dry and dense, My German Apple Cake sank in the middle and I don't know how to fix it, cake smells bad of egg, is dense and rubbery. If you’ve got a flat cake on your hands, you may have overbeaten your ingredients. The protein helps a lot. But the one on the left shows streaks – areas of dense, sodden cake. Minecraft Pocket Edition giving "Could not connect: Outdated client!" If you reply with maybe one particular recipe you're having difficulty with it would be helpful for specific recommendations to start with. (I've done vegan OR gluten free cakes, not vegan AND gluten free.) The cake tin is too small. It's great for any recipe where overmixing is a problem. 5 years ago. Related. You didn't have any leavening agent, simple as that. HELP! Rendered by PID 18585 on r2-app-0dc164668a668057a at 2020-12-26 22:21:14.765583+00:00 running 6abf2be country code: FR. It could be! 8. I’ve tried mixing less, mixing more, different oils, different butters, lengthening/lessening baking time, and each and everything in between. I'd suggest only switching up a couple things in your next first attempt. Just make a honey meringue (there are cold versions, but I find hot syrup meringue is more stable in baking) instead of a sugar one. One of my fellow King Arthur Flour test bakers, Frank Tegethoff, recently called me into the test kitchen for show & tell. I agree with the ACV comments also. In addition to milk, add a spoonful or 2 of sour cream. Are you using flax egg? rev 2020.12.18.38240, Sorry, we no longer support Internet Explorer, The best answers are voted up and rise to the top, Seasoned Advice works best with JavaScript enabled, Start here for a quick overview of the site, Detailed answers to any questions you might have, Discuss the workings and policies of this site, Learn more about Stack Overflow the company, Learn more about hiring developers or posting ads with us. I have never tried (and quite honestly hadn’t known of) the reverse creaming method but I will most definitely give it a try, along with all of your other suggestions. I also note you have no raising agent listed, like baking powder. So far, each cake shows extreme potential until the moment I take it out of the oven to find something along the lines of a dense, gluey pie filling (kind of similar to bread pudding?). Thank you so much, this was so helpful. What actually went wrong with this cake? Seasoned Advice is a question and answer site for professional and amateur chefs. http://www.food.com/recipe/southern-living-basic-yellow-cake-recipe-or-chocolate-410027. Dense and gluey centered cake problem. The usual procedure is to mix the butter and sugar, then add the eggs one at a time, beating in between, then add the flour and just barely mix it. Add about 5-7 g baking powder to this amount of flour and you'll get a normal cake. See how that goes. Vegan Hacktivists. I’ve tried a very diverse bunch of recipes, most of which have all been vegan, GF, and free of refined sugars. If you're always using the same GF flour and the cakes always come out badly, why not try making your own flour blend? Get an ad-free experience with special benefits, and directly support Reddit. http://www.food.com/recipe/southern-living-basic-yellow-cake-recipe-or-chocolate-410027. 12 oz strawberries hulled Thank you so much for the quick and informative response. Added to it 1 cup sugar, 200g butter. You appear to have thrown everything together and mixed it for all it's worth. Wow! It gives a better rise, [–]catherinecavan[S] 4 points5 points6 points 1 year ago (0 children). Choco Maqui Berry Tarts by /u/RainbowKitchen, Chocolate Chip Cookies by /u/PlantMatterVegan, Oatmeal Choco bars by /u/slimygreasebucket, Chocolate Caramel Cupcakes by /u/heartsanfarts, Haz-Nog Choco Muffins by /u/MediocreIndependent, Simple & Easy Croissants by /u/boutonsdor. site design / logo © 2020 Stack Exchange Inc; user contributions licensed under cc by-sa. [–]hotinhawaii 5 points6 points7 points 1 year ago (1 child). Taking a bite, you'd think it was under-baked – even though it's actually completely baked. 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