Homemade Cake Diaster

[Bella W]

Hey everyone!
I love making things from scratch, but cakes have just never been my strong suit. Whenever I make a cake from scratch it's either too wet, too chewy, or too dry. How can I change that? I always use 3 eggs, 2 cups of flour, and 1.5 cups of sugar as a starting base.

 

[MyDigitalpoint]

When doing a recipe from scratch I think that the best way to avoid homemade disasters as those that you describe is ruling your criteria based on the batter consistency that your mixture has.

You might need to buy an error-proof cake mix to find out what is the right consistency, but probably the problem is with liquid, too much or too little.

This is the ingredient that you omitted to mention.

 

[Christine Mlinek]

I would stick to a known recipe that produced a good tasting cake. I tried a few from scratch on Pinterest and it was way too dry. I would go to Taste of Home and find a recipe that has been rated by members to be the best.