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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry, I cooked it already. I did it for 30 minutes because at 25 minutes the fork wasn't coming out clean. Can anyone tell me why now after the cake cooled it has a huge dip in the middle? My poor DH is getting the most janky cake for his birthday tonight. [/quote]

Usually it's because the batter was overmixed (beaten too long / too hard) before pouring into the pan.  This incorporates a lot of air into the batter, which expands as you start to bake the cake, so it over-rises, but doesn't have the structure to hold the extra-high rise, so it collapses.

There are a million other reasons it can happen (old baking powder, not enough or too much baking powder, bad ratio of wet:dry ingredients), but I'd assume most of those are OK since you used a mix.

As PP said - fill it in with frosting :)[/quote]

Yep you are right I over beat it now that you say that. It looked clumpy after the suggested 2 minutes so I ran it on high for another minute or so. I'm not a fan of the kitchen aid mixer but that's another thread! [/quote]

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