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I don't know. BUT - what I do know is..... If you roll the fruit in flour, so that it gets a light coating, before adding it to the rest of the mixture (I'm talking about rich fruit cakes, but it might work with other sorts too) then the fruit doesn't sink.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agobecause its heavy........ derrr
If you open the oven door and it slams shut (you have to shut it extremely carefully i you do open it) it can knock the air out and cause it to sink!
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∙ 11y agoFruit is heavier than the cake batter, so gravity will pull it to the bottom and make it sink.
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Be certain the fruit pieces are dry, then dust with a Tablespoon of flour before adding to the batter. This method will help keep the fruit suspended in the cake.
Replacing some of the flour with cornstarch or reducing the quantity of liquid also helps, making the batter heavier in density because of the smaller particles of cornstarch or the larger ratio of solids.
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∙ 15y agoJust because it is heavier. If you will mix it with the flour before the wet ingredients it will stay distributed a little better.
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∙ 12y agobecause water/moisture vaporizes and also air that has been locked inside the cake escapes.
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∙ 11y agoBecause it's a liquid. It may not look like a liquid but it is. And liquids always start from the centre
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∙ 14y agoGravity pulls the fruit down as it is heavier than the cake mix is.
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∙ 13y agoBecause heat rises and when it does the fruit falls because of its weight.
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