# Oh my, it sunk (my cake that is) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 12, 2006, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-it-sunk-my-cake-that-is/376237 "2006-10-12T19:52:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-it-sunk-my-cake-that-is/376237/1 "2006-10-12T19:52:00Z")
Last night, I decided to bake a cake. 1 box chocolate cake mix, half a packet of instant pudding. Replace the water with OJ, and bake in a bundt pan. I’ve done this before and it turned out quite well. Last night, not so much. When I removed the cake from the oven, there was a ring, just outside the center hole, that had sunk. ☹ So, what causes this? I backed some of the extra batter as cupcakes, and they turned out well. They rose fine, baked through and didn’t sink. So, what sunk my bundt cake?