Comments on: Baking for Bocce III: Chocolate Dump-it Cake

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Three Perfect Valentine’s Day Menus — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:38:26 +0000

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By: Anne Zimmerman

Anne Zimmerman — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 19:57:48 +0000

I think I did over-mix it. But I also to think all will be well. I’ll let you know how it tastes soon: t-minus 7 hours till party time.

By: megang

megang — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 21:51:34 +0000

Hi Ann! Hmmm…ok, so it’s even clumpy after you sifted it, huh? That’s really odd. I don’t recall having that problem when I made it the first go-around, but perhaps I’ll try it again (why not?!) soon and compare notes. I don’t know quite as much about the chemistry of baking as I should, so I have no earthly idea why that would happen! One thing I know that would flatten the cake would be any over-mixing, but I doubt you did that…But I do think a 4 layer cake sounds FABULOUS. Thanks for the update

By: Anne Zimmerman

Anne Zimmerman — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 21:30:10 +0000

I have a little status update. I was making multiples of this cake, and let some of the batter sit. 90% of the flour clumps went away. Super. But the over-mixing did affect how my cakes rose. Mine look to be 1/2 the size of the ones in the photos. I’m considering making two more (4 layer cake, anyone?) or really swathing up the icing so it looks big and tall and pretty.

By: Anne Zimmerman

Anne Zimmerman — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:06:27 +0000

Boy, I had a lot of trouble with that flour! Regardless of how slowly I folded it in, there were still white clumps. Lacking a mixer, I just beat and beat with a fork, hoping that all would be well. I am still hoping that there won’t be white clumps in the cake. Megan, do you recall if you had trouble with this?