Plz give me the perfect cake recipe?

whenever i bake a cake,i follow all the ings.but while baking,the centre rises like a volcano and bursts.the cake is thoroughly cooked and tasty but not perfect shaped.i would like to get flat surfaces or evenly rounded surfaces for icing purpose.Plz give me the perfect cake recipe?
you oven is just a little too hot ....turn it down about 20 degrees, if you can





also, you do not need to leave the cake as it is ..... you can cut off the rounded top so that the top is perfectly flat ..... then ice it with an undercoat using very little icing, let that dry and then apply icing to the top and sides, the final coat...then you can decorate that if you wish...





also, you can crumble the piece(s) that you cut off the cake so that it makes crumbs.....all the same size ..... then when you have just finished icing the cake, press some crumbs into just the side of the cake all the way around....you can also mix in little pieces of nuts or some toasted coconut, and press that into the side with the crumbs....








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Lakshmi ParimalaPlz give me the perfect cake recipe?
here it is..............





Cinnamon Coffee Cake (Barb's)





1/2 cup butter or margarine


10 oz. sour cream


1 cup white sugar


2 eggs


1tsp. vanilla


2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking powder


1 tsp. baking soda


Pinch of salt (omit if using margarine)


1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans





Topping for coffe cake





1/2 cup sugar


3 tsp. cinnamon





1.) Preheat overn to 350 dehree fahrinheat. Grease and flour a 10'; tube pan.


2.) cream sugar and butter until smooth. Add egg one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add sour cream and beat well.


3.) Add vanilla, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Blend well and beat.


4.) Put 1/2 of the batter in a well greased tube pan. Stir in 1/2 of the topping in circular motion to achieve marbled affect. Add remaining dough and the rest of topping stired in as before. Springkle chopped nuts on top. Bake for 50-60 minutes.





Preparatio time 20 minutess


Cooking time 50 to 60 minutes


Serves 8 to 10
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