Why Do Bakers Have To Adjust Their Cake Ingredients When They Live At Higher Elevations?
How fast liquid evaporates makes a big difference in how well a cake turns out. The liquid that turns the cake mix into batter will evaporate out of the cake earlier in the baking process at a higher altitude than at a lower one. Unless you follow the special directions on the side of the cake mix box, by decreasing the amount of cake mix or increasing the amount of liquid, the cake you bake in the Rocky Mountains will probably end up very dry and perhaps even burnt.
