Something Wrong in Gclc Recipe?

[TheFreddiesCook]

I've tried the german chocolate lava cake twice, just as the recipe says, and my batter is still dry and I need to add more milk or water to make it able to pour from the batter bowl to the baker. It looks nothing like it looks like in the demo video on the website. Is anyone else having the same problem and knows how to solve it?

 

[babywings76]

I do remember that it was a really thick batter. More like cookie dough thick instead of a pourable standard cake batter. How was your finished result?

 

[ChefPeg]

Are you at a higher altitude?

 

[TheFreddiesCook]

No, just normal altitude here.... near coast actually

 

[pchockeymom]

That is so weird! I won't make it at a show because each time I've made it it's like soup!

 

[esavvymom]

Too much dry cake batter maybe? I know it only uses half a regular cake mix, or one of those smaller mixes like Jiffy, or the Duncan Hines cupcake mixes works as well.

 

[wadesgirl]

Too much dry cake batter maybe? I know it only uses half a regular cake mix, or one of those smaller mixes like Jiffy, or the Duncan Hines cupcake mixes works as well.

This is my first thought - make sure that you are using the right size cake mix. The batter is a little thicker than a normal cake batter but shouldn't be dry.

 

[babywings76]

My batter is super thick, but after adding the sweetened condensed milk and stuff, the finished product is very moist and there's a ton of sweet goo.

 

[tjbussey]

I made the German Choc Cake in the RCB and although it was super sweet but the consistency was fine. I tried doubling the recipe for the DCB and doubled everything except the sweetened condensed milk (since I thought it was too sweet to begin with) however, then the cake was too dry. The next time I make it I will use less of the milk in the topping and use most of it in the batter mix.