What causes a lot of air bubbles in a cake?

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Admittedly I am not a baker. But, I made a Devils food cake &amp;amp; when I split the layers I see huge air bubbles. I beat the pans down, so no clue what happened. Any thoughts?

mensaque · Answer

Maybe you could explain it through Physics:wormholes!Your cake turned out to be from another dimension...So good,it was out of this world!No,just kidding!!!I'm with Cynthia on this one.It's just chemical reaction.

ChefJune · Answer

Overbeating your batter could also lead to air pockets in the finished cake.

boulangere · Answer

Did you sift your dry ingredients?  It could be that you experienced what is known as "tunneling", which occurs when leavenings (baking soda and/or baking powder) find themselves in clumps, even very small ones.  Rather than creating leavening evenly throughout the cake, they expand in a tunnel.

yo · Answer

Use an electric mixer on med speed and gently drop cake pan on counter so the air bubbles  w.    rise to the top should bake without bubbles

What causes a lot of air bubbles in a cake?

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