Why does my pineapple upside down 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.
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.
Too Much Leavening Agent
This might sound crazy, but adding too much baking powder, baking soda, or yeast to baked goods can cause it to sink, as the amount of air that is created within the cake will be more than the structure can support. You'll blink your eyes and the whole thing will come crashing down.
Unfortunately once a cake has cooled it is not possible to re-bake it. The cake would have to heat all the way through again and the outside parts of the cake would become too dry. Also if the cake has sunk in the centre from being underbaked it will not rise again as the raising agents in the recipe will have expired.
Q: Why does fruit sink to the bottom of the cake? A: Cake mixture too slack, fruit too large and/or syrupy e.g glace cherries (see next question).
If a cake pan is too small, the batter may be too deep. It will rise and maybe dome, but if the center is still wet, it will collapse before the structure sets in the center. (It may also spill over the sides of the pan and onto the oven floor, or both!)
Pineapple upside-down cake needs to be refrigerated if you're not planning to consume it within 48 hours. Remember – this type of cake contains fruit, which means it will spoil quickly if not chilled. If your kitchen is hotter than 70F, pineapple upside-down cake will need to be refrigerated immediately.
- Because of its high fruit content, you should always take special care to properly store pineapple upside-down cake after you've prepared it. ...
- If you're not planning on eating your cake for a few weeks, another place where you can safely store it would be in the freezer.
Add the cake batter to the pans and smack them down on the counter a few times. This will eliminate any air bubbles. Put it in the oven and bake away. What's happening here is that the moisture from towel is helping the cake bake more evenly, resulting in an even rise and a cake with a flat top.
Will a sunken cake taste OK? As long as it is baked entirely, it is still okay. You might want to check to make sure the flavor has not been altered, though, which may be the case if you have added too much baking soda or another ingredient.
How do you make a cake rise evenly?
Add the cake batter to the pans and smack them down on the counter a few times. This will eliminate any air bubbles. Put it in the oven and bake away. What's happening here is that the moisture from towel is helping the cake bake more evenly, resulting in an even rise and a cake with a flat top.
There is a trick to prevent sponge cakes like Angel food cakes from sinking: cool these cakes upside down! By cooling the cake upside down, the cake has plenty of room to stretch out of the pan, instead of collapsing into the bottom of the pan.
