ARSE! Birthday cake in oven BUT think I've messed up. HELP!

[Spidermama]

Shite!

I've used four eggs and the same weight in four, butter and caster sugar BUT whereas I normally put this cake mixture into two sandwich tins, I've put this all in one tin.

Does this mean it won't cook in the middle and all my energy will be wasted? I can't make another as I have to be up for work at 5am and need to go to bed soon.

If ... say ... I were to turn down the oven and just cook it for much longer would that work?

Turn oven down!

Thanks storm so there's hope is there? It's at gas mark 4 at the moment so shall I put it down to 3 or 2?

Sorry to be needy. I really don't want to have to buy a cake.

You can also cover the top of the cake whilst it cooks if it starts to burn before it is cooked through.

I'd put a piece of foil on top - wouldn't necessarily turn the oven down but would keep a close eye on it in between .

Wouldn't worry too much about the outside burning a bit - you can always trim round the edges before icing. No one will ever know!

down to 3, and make a little "cap" for the tin.

Thanks all. I turned the oven down and it worked. Phew!