Urgent cake help please

[DaanSaaf]

My cake mix is lumpy. I think the butter was too cold, I've mixed and mixed but it's not going smooth. Should I bake and hope for the best or attempt to warm it to melt the butter? Don't want scrambled eggs!

Lumpy mix

If it’s just little lumps butter, it will be ok to bake.

Just bake it, will be okay

Can you use a slotted spoon to fish out the lumps and then add a small amount of the remaining mix. Whisk until smooth then whisk in the rest of the mixture. You need an electric hand mixture or mix really hard. Do not cook with the lumps or try to melt them.

What type of cake are you making?

Unfortunately I think your biggest worry might now be the overmixing rather than lumpy batter, I always mix mine very, very sparingly so it's often a bit lumpy looking but has never failed to rise

yep, lumps of butter.
bake it, it will turn out fine.

It's a shortcake sponge, I really hope I haven't ruined it by over mixing

You shouldn't add the eggs until you've properly creamed the butter and sugar. You could try whizzing it in a mixer/blender.
Or just stick it in the oven and hope for the best!
Next time - everything at room temperature including the eggs.

Give it a go, cakes are fickle beasts (and you could always use it as a fancy flan instead)
Good luck!

If all else fails make some custard and have it as a pudding.

I cubed the butter and gave it 30 seconds in the microwave before I started to soften it, obviously wasn't enough. I can't serve with custard as it's a birthday cake I'd have started again but have no butter left. Never mind, it's in the oven now. Fingers crossed!

It will be fine!

🤞🏼🎂

If it's any consolation OP some of the worst looking cake batters I've made have turned out to make the nicest cakes I've made

How did it go OP?

It looked shit and didn't rise much so I cut it up for the dc and us. It was bloody lovely unfortunately my replacement using stork instead of butter is god awful so no birthday cake tomorrow. Will have to do an emergency coop run before work