Baking a cake from scratch requires understanding the science behind the ingredients. Leaving cake batter out even briefly can lead to a dense cake due to premature activation of leavening agents. It's crucial to separate wet and dry ingredients until the final mixing step to preserve the leavening process. Prepping ingredients and preheating the oven at the start can prevent common mistakes and ensure a well-risen, delicious cake.
Your leavening agent activates the second it touches a liquid, so if you let your cake batter sit, you'll be left with a dense, flat cake.
Most cake recipes require you to prepare your wet ingredients in one bowl and your dry ingredients in another... the most important reason has to do with the leavening process.
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