Chapter 14 — Food & Cooking
Why did my cake sink in the middle?
Common causes: opened oven too early, oven runs hot (front-loading with heat = raising too fast, then collapse), overleavened, or underbaked. Use an oven thermometer; don't peek before 3/4 of the bake time.
Follow-up questions
Toothpick clean but cake sunk?
Underbaked despite crumb sticking — check center temperature (95–100°C for most cakes).
High altitude adjustments?
Reduce leavening, increase liquid slightly, raise oven temp 15°C. Look up altitude-specific recipes above 900m.
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