I need emergency baking help.

[cbwm1]

Okay. I'm trying to make the summer strawberry cake.

I cream the butter and sugar, all is well. I add the egg. All is well. I add the milk, and then this shit happens.

WHAT AM I DOING WRONG

[stinkyfeet]

smell your milk. looks curdled. OR maybe the butter needed to be creamed longer.

[cbwm1]

The milk is brand new!

Did I not let my butter soften enough?

[madringal]

That's about what mine looks like. Once you add the dry ingredients it's fine.

Best cake ever.

ETA - I just wisk mine in lightly, I don't use my KA.  Maybe that's the problem.

[soozy87]

I would just keep going. I bet it just needs a little more mixing.

[cbwm1]

Aug 1, 2014 11:57:43 GMT -5 madringal said:

That's about what mine looks like. Once you add the dry ingredients it's fine.

Best cake ever.

Are you sure?

[studytime45]

Milk is too cold!!

ETA: Did you add it right out of the fridge?? It makes the butter bead up. 

[venice2007]

Aug 1, 2014 11:57:43 GMT -5 madringal said:

That's about what mine looks like. Once you add the dry ingredients it's fine.

Best cake ever.

ETA - I just wisk mine in lightly, I don't use my KA.  Maybe that's the problem.

Yes this is what happens. Just keep going.

[goonfest]

Was your dairy room temp or cold? And ditto that the butter may be under creamed.

[madringal]

Aug 1, 2014 11:58:07 GMT -5 cbwm1 said:

Aug 1, 2014 11:57:43 GMT -5 madringal said:

That's about what mine looks like. Once you add the dry ingredients it's fine.

Best cake ever.

Are you sure?

Yes.  My sister send me a similar picture and was like...."Ughhhh...is this right?"

[fortnightlily]

My totally-based on nothing instinct tells me studytime45 is right and the temperature of the milk made the butter start to re-solidify.

ETA: Annd jinx.

[orangeblossom]

It's not creamed enough. Just keep going until it's smooth. Ideally, that should have been done before the eggs, but it will still be okay.

Also, what everyone else said. Eggs and dairy should be at room temperature.

[lilac05]

It's fine! You can let it set for a few minutes, then mix. The cold milk caused the butter to harden a bit. If you just added the other stuff now, you'd be fine. The worst that would happen would be tiny pockets of a little extra buttery goodness!

[studytime45]

Aug 1, 2014 12:02:22 GMT -5 lilac05 said:

It's fine! You can let it set for a few minutes, then mix. The cold milk caused the butter to harden a bit. If you just added the other stuff now, you'd be fine. The worst that would happen would be tiny pockets of a little extra buttery goodness!

Yes. This is the answer. 

[cbwm1]

So, I added the dry ingredients. It looks totally fine now.

[jennistarr1]

I've never wanted to stick my fingers in something so bad

[cbwm1]

Aug 1, 2014 12:09:52 GMT -5 TamiTaylor said:

Aug 1, 2014 12:04:26 GMT -5 cbwm1 said:

So, I added the dry ingredients. It looks totally fine now.

Can you please post the recipe? I would love to bake this.

www.marthastewart.com/336020/strawberry-cake