Grrrr! Don't Know What I Did Wrong!

[Sweetfudge]

Ok, so I tried to make a cake tonight. I was watching food network today, and loved the idea of a lowfat chocolate fudge cake with zucchini and applesauce in it (something I like to incorporate in my foods). So I printed out the recipe, and subbed the Betty Crocker cake mix for bette hagman's basic cake mix. I swear i did everything, I even compared Bette's directions to the directions from Food network. Yet, I baked it, and the inside didn't cook. I baked it 40 minutes longer than directed to, checking it every 20 minutes...and it still sucked! Why did it do this? I have had this issue before with breads and muffins, and I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Anyone know?

Here's the recipe just FYI:

2c grated zucchini

1 package choc. cake mix

2 tsp cinnamon

1 large egg

2 egg whites

3/4 c plain yogurt

3/4 c applesauce

and for the cake mix i did:

1 1/4 c flour

2 tsp powder

1/4 tsp soda

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp xanthum

1/2 tsp salt

3/4 c sugar

I mixed everything together in blender except zucchini, which i folded in afterward. I baked it at 350F for 45 minutes, then about 40 minutes longer....

I hate being a cooking noob again!

[tarnalberry]

did you squeeze out the zucchini first? it just seems like an awful lot of liquid for only that much flour...

[gfp]

Hey, look on the bright side.

I would prefer my gluten-free baking to fail any day over messing up and getting glutened

it just seems like an awful lot of liquid for only that much flour...

Even without adding the liquid from the zuccini that seems like a LOT of liquids.

[eKatherine]

What size was the Betty Crocker cake mix called for (in ounces), and did yours give the same number of ounces of dry weight? From looking at your recipe, it looks like something that would produce a small single layer, while I know some of those mixes show layer cakes in the photo on the front of the box.

It just seems like you've got an awful lot of liquid ingredients there when you count the zucchini, which will give off a lot of moisture.