Better Baking Tips Recipe

Ingredients

Eggs and dairy products (butter, buttermilk or milk) should be at room temperature before going into the batter. If they are too cold, especially the butter, the cake volume will be reduced.
to 3/4 2 1 forgiving flour that helps to ensure velvety soft cakes. If you need a substitute, use 3/4 cup all-purpose flour and 2 tablespoons cornstarch for each 1 cup flour.
to mix the sifted flour mixture into the batter all at once. Add it a little at a time alternately with the buttermilk or milk. Be sure to begin and end with the sifted flour mixture.
1-cup of pouring the batter into the cake pans, use a soup ladle or a 1-cup measuring cup so you can count the number of scoops per pan. This ensures that you get equal amounts of batter in each pan and end up with cake layers that are the same height.

Preparation

Step 1

Should you have bubbles in your batter after you pour it into the pans, gently tap the pans on your countertop. this helps to release the air bubbles.