[O0OITSTIFFANYY]

Everytime I bake a cake (from a box) and use my non stick heavy-metal pans? sth like that, but really nice ones, the cake comes all lopsided.. like most of the time theres a rounded top IN THE CENTER but mine rounds off un-symmetrically, and towards the side. does anyone know any tips I can use to make a perfectly level, pretty cake? ;x ty in advance!

[animeniac206]

did you preheat your oven? or mix them more consistantly

[Dael.K]

do you constantly open the oven to look at the
cake? if so, they you should stop because that
makes a cake weird on the top

[suki_*]

Everytime I bake a cake (from a box) and use my non stick heavy-metal pans? sth like that, but really nice ones, the cake comes all lopsided.. like most of the time theres a rounded top IN THE CENTER but mine rounds off un-symmetrically, and towards the side. does anyone know any tips I can use to make a perfectly level, pretty cake? ;x ty in advance!

hmmm can't be mixing problem if it's out of the box cake mix, i'm sure you made sure that you have full incorporated all the wet ingredients into the dry too.

but yes, next time, try not to open the oven while it's baking it can cause you to lose heat and interrupt the cake's cooking process. just turn on a light inside the oven and take peeks.

OR

you oven rack might be uneven, which makes the cake more on one side compared to the other... i know a few ovens that my friends have, the cake pan would slide a bit cuz their oven or their oven rack is just subtly uneven, can't really fix that you just need to buy a new rack.

[Xiaoba1tu]

Maybe your oven settings is set to heat half the oven and not full? Or maybe that's for the grill.

[kongo89]

Are you applying any non-stick sprays or butter onto the pan? If so, don't lol. Making your pan too slippery causes the already oily and slippery cake batter to move around more. Also, like others mentioned, don't open your oven too much because when you do, it causes the cake to lose proper expansion and air (it falls down). Other than that...Ummmm...Remember to rotate your cake halfway through the baking process, and make sure your batter and pan size are proportional.

[ethan's mommy]

dont worry that happens ALL the time. the cake will never come out flat on top. what u can do and all chefs do is get a serated knife and cut off the top so u get a flat top.