Why are all my chocolate cakes failing
I use a fan oven and I'm pretty that's the problem. I think it runs hotter than normal ovens because the cake always looks like it's done and passes the toothpick test but when I take it out the middle is dense and falls flat.
I already checked the baking soda. That's fine. I tried three different recipes thinking perhaps it's the recipe. That also didn't work. All three failed. I followed all the recipes to a tee.
The only thing I can think of the oven being too hot. I've baked other cakes before. The banana muffins I made last week were a bit burnt and I took it out a few minutes before the timer was done. I made a plain cake two weeks ago and that was fine, if a bit dry.
So I suspect the oven is too hot. Has anybody experienced this same thing? I googled and they suggested I lower the oven by 20 degrees Celsius and increase the baking time