I made a stollen cake today everything was going well it had risen well then once i ihad started to bake it started to flatten once baked it had gone from 6cm high to half that. what went wrong?could i do something different next time? this is what i used cheers
- 200g (7 oz) unsalted butter
- 50g (2 oz) fresh yeast (or if you’re using dried fast action yeast, follow the proportions on the packet.)
- 250ml (9 fl oz) of milk, warmed to blood-heat (it should feel just warm when tested with your finger)
- 85g (3½ oz) caster sugar
- 500g (1 lb 2 oz) plain flour
- pinch of ground nutmeg
- pinch of ground cloves
- vanilla essence
- almond essence
- 50g (2 oz) finely chopped almonds
- 200g (7 oz) raisins
- 110g (4 oz) currants
- 110g (4 oz) mixed peel
- 225g (8 oz) marzipan
- Extra melted butter and icing sugar to finish