- To Make a Cake More Moist & Tender try some of these tweaks:
- substitute egg yolk (fat) and/or potato starch (loosens the crumb) for 10% of the flour
- use milk instead of water (increases sugar slightly)
- add additional leavening (helps with rising)
- beat the egg white and yolks separately (helps with rising)
- use oil instead of all or some of the butter
- use homemade whipped cream for some or all of the liquid
- Put your rack in the lower third of the oven with a baking stone on it and preheat to 350.
- Minimize the amount of time the oven door is open!
- Use a bundt pan for cakes that are designed to be super-moist (like pound cakes)
- Before putting your cake in the oven, drop the pan onto the counter from a height of 4 inches to know out excess air bubbles.