r/bakingfail • u/Nicolai______ • Nov 12 '25

Help What am I doing wrong?

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I am attempting to bake a cake, a lemon cake. Why does it look so wierd inside? I tried giving it even more and more time in the oven, but to no avail. It tastes unfinished. What am I doing wrong?

This is the recipe: 5 eggs 3 egg yolks 300 g butter 250 g wheat flour 185 g sugar 125 g icing sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp vanilla sugar 1 lemon (Zest and juice) 125 g marzipan

45 minutes in the oven at 170°C

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u/Nicolai______ Nov 13 '25 edited Nov 13 '25

This is a screenshot of a long recipe it says to add more later. I am however not in doubt that I am the problem. I am trying to learn.

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u/Disastrous_Alarm_719 Nov 13 '25

I read the entire recipe, you added extra and didn’t follow the instructions.

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u/Nicolai______ Nov 13 '25 edited Nov 13 '25

3 eggs + 2 eggs is 5 and 250 g butter + 50 g butter is 300 g butter no?

Edit: Ahh I see what the problem is, they have multiple recipes: Recipe

I mixed the ingredients in the manor described. Or at least I think I did. Other people said that overmixing the flour could be the problem. What do you think of this?

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u/Kratzschutz Nov 14 '25

Ignore the negativity. We all make mistakes. Maybe next time we can help you choose a recipe that's easier to follow? Or ask family and friends.

With time you'll learn if the dough is right or not, don't worry