re: Scratch cakes crumbling when sliced

thanks a lot for all your replies….I did read them all earlier but was so busy with couple of cake orders that I did not get time to reply back.

Xclusive: I bake general birthday cakes, i try various recipes like Ina Garten’s Choc Cake or Joy of baking Cake recipes etc, butter based, oil based etc. When I leave them out at room temp after covering in fondant n all I see this happening. If I keep the cakes in fridge for sometime to firm up they slice up nicely. But then people give feedback that the cake is hard due to being refrigerated…so I’m kinda loosing at both ends here :) But the cakes are tasty and everyone loves the flavor.

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