Hi Denise, we're surprised to hear that your recipe called for creaming the butter and sugar together for 5 minutes. Typically we recommend creaming for about 2-3 minutes maximum in order to avoid a dense gluey streak. Next time, try creaming the butter and sugar in 30 second intervals, scraping down the bowl between, until the mixture looks light (about 2-3 minutes). (Check out this video here for a visual demonstration.) Once you add the dry ingredients, mix just until the ingredients are evenly combined, stopping to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl once during mixing. The final batter shouldn't be mixed for more than a minute or two. This should help eliminate the streak and also produce a tender cake. Good luck! Kye@KAF

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