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Cakes in ABQ?

Hello:

I'm looking for a cake recipe that does well here.

Box mixes taste pretty good, but usually rise a lot.

I got a 'high altitude' mix at a local baking shop which performed well (not much rising, dense texture), but I didn't care for the taste. It only required water to be added, no eggs and no oil.

Does anybody have any recipes for cakes that work well here?

Thanks!
Greg

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Permalink Reply by Sandra Dodd on November 21, 2008 at 11:51am: The regular cake mixes have high-altitude notes, small print, under the directions. It usually involves adding extra flour and another tweak or two. Sometimes I do, but sometimes I don't. If you're using a mix, though, go for the ones you add eggs and oil to, and I think they'll taste better than the powdered eggs water-only things.

I found this New Mexico State University sit for you, about cakes in New Mexico. I figured the county agents would have such things online.
http://cahe.nmsu.edu/pubs/_circulars/Circ293.html

My personal favorite cake recipe is the one from the side of the Hershey's cocoa box and it works fine here. Because it's a kind of heavy cake anyway, with so much cocoa, it does well.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Greg Gómez on November 21, 2008 at 2:00pm: Hi, Sandra:

Thanks for the URL!

I always follow the high altitude directions, but my cakes invariably end up with large domes and voids up to about the size of a pea or bean inside. Over time, I've learned to reduce the heat and extend the baking time slightly. Also, sifting the mix and then hand-mixing seems to help a little.

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