What causes a cake to fall?

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There are air pockets in a cake that cause it to raise. When not done or even if done and not cooled enough, the air pockets colapse like popping a ballon. Can also happen if there is too much oil or too little flour. There isn't enough structure to hold the cake up.

 

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