ANY GOOD RECIPES AND IDEA WHY MY CARROT CAKE FALLS IN THE MIDDLE WHILE IN THE OVEN PLEASE HELP?

I VE MADE LOADS OF THESE CARROT CAKES AND IVE USE IN DATE INGREDIENTS. I DON'T OPEN THE OVEN WHEN ITS COOKING EITHER. THE ONLY THING I SOMETIMES DO IS TURN IT DOWN FROM 180C TO 160C AFTER ABOUT 20MIN'S (DOESN'T SAY TO DO SO JUST WORRIED IT WONT COOK INSIDE) COULD THIS BE A PROBLEM PLEASE HELP, THANKS XX XXANY GOOD RECIPES AND IDEA WHY MY CARROT CAKE FALLS IN THE MIDDLE WHILE IN THE OVEN PLEASE HELP?
Carrot cake is very dense. It probably falls in the middle because the middle doesn't cook as fast as the rest of the cake. You can correct that by putting a flower nail upside down in the center of the pan. The metal will conduct heat through the center of the cake and help the middle to cook faster. You can find a flower nail at a cake decorating supply shop or craft store.ANY GOOD RECIPES AND IDEA WHY MY CARROT CAKE FALLS IN THE MIDDLE WHILE IN THE OVEN PLEASE HELP?
For a glass baking dish keep it at 325 degrees,


or metal 350 degrees, do not lower the temperature of your oven while baking If your cake starts to brown too fast before the center is down, lay a piece of foil over the top. Most likely this is your problem, if not check the following





Make sure your oven is preheated and you may want to invest in a oven thermometer (walmart carries them) to make sure your oven is heating properly





You may want to change the pan your using, if you have a window for your oven, you can tell when your cake is close to being ready when the cake starts to pull from the sides.





You may have too much batter for a small baking pan.
Carrot cakes take an hour to cook. Never turn the heat down unless your recipe says to. The only time you do that is with pastries, not cakes. Bake it at 350F., it's a heavy moist cake that needs a lot of baking time.