Electrolux EPEE63CK Dealing with cooking problems, Get to know your oven, ‘Simple Test Cake’

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Dealing with cooking problems

problem	causes	remedies
Uneven cooking	Incorrect shelf position	Select shelf that puts the food in the centre of
		the oven
	Oven tray too large	Experiment with other trays or dishes
	Trays not centralised	Centre trays
	Air flow in oven uneven	Rotate food during cooking
	Grill dish affecting thermostat	Remove grill dish from oven on bake modes
Baked products too brown on top	Oven not preheated	Preheat oven
	Baking tins too large for the recipe	Use correct size tins
	Baking tins not evenly spaced	Stagger baking tins at least 3cm between tins
		and oven walls
	Products not evenly sized or spaced on trays	Make into same size and shape, and spread
		evenly over trays
	Baking temperature too high	Lower the temperature
Baked products too brown on	Baking tins too large for the recipe	Use correct size tins
bottom	Baking tins are a dark metal or glass	Change to shiny, light tins or lower the temp
		by 10°C
	Food too low in the oven	Cook one shelf higher
	Oven door opened too frequently during	Don’t open the door until at least half the
	baking	cooking time has passed
	Baking temperature too high	Lower the temperature
	Grill dish affecting thermostat	Remove grill dish from oven and bake on
		modes
Cakes have a cracked thin crust	Baking temperature too high	Lower the temperature
	Food too high in oven	Cook one shelf lower
	Cake batter over mixed	Mix just long enough to combine ingredients
	Pan too deep	Check size of pan and use
	Baking pans dark	Change to shiny pans
Baked products are pale, flat and	Baking temperature too low	Raise the temperature
undercooked	Food too low in oven	Cook one shelf higher
	Baking time too short	Increase the cooking time
	Incorrect size tin	Use the correct size tin
Cakes fallen in the centre	Baking temperature too low	Raise the temperature
	Baking time too short	Increase the cooking time
	Proportions of ingredients incorrect in the recipe	Check recipe
	Open door too early in baking	Do not open door until the last quarter of
		cooking time
Roast meat, potatoes not	Poor air circulation	Elevate food onto a rack to allow air circulation
browning in fan oven	Grill dish affecting thermostat	Remove grill dish from oven on bake modes
Juices running out of meat		Do not pierce meat with a fork
		Turn with tongs
Grilled meats outside is		Grill at lower insert position
overcooked and centre is raw
Grilled chops and steaks curling		Cut into fat every 2cm

Get to know your oven

Get to know your new oven with this ‘Simple Test Cake’

Although we strive for a perfect performing oven, it’s possible that there will be some variation in colour when baking. Therefore, we suggest this simple, easy and delicious to make Simple Test Cake, it can help you understand your new oven. All ovens do sometimes have hot or cold spots, therefore it is important to judge with your eye as you may require to rotate during baking.

‘Simple Test Cake’

125g butter, softened to room temperature

1 cup caster sugar

1 teaspoon pure vanilla essence

4 large eggs

2 cups self-raising flour pinch of salt

4 tablespoons (80mL) full-cream milk

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Method:

1.Butter base and sides of two, 20cm straight-sided round or square cake pans. Then line the base with grease proof or baking paper.

2.Preheat oven to moderate ‘180ºC’ (170ºC fan forced) and ensure oven shelf is in the centre position of oven.

3.Cream softened butter and sugar until light in colour.

4.Add vanilla essence.

5.Then eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

6.Sift flour and salt into the mixture and beat until well combined.

7.Add milk and beat or stir to combine.

8.Spoon mixture equally between prepared cake pans.

9.Bake in preheated oven, middle shelf for about 25 to 35 minutes or until when tested with a fine cake skewer it comes out clean or the edges of the cakes have come away slightly from the sides of the cake pans.

10.Remove from oven to wire cake rack and rest for 5 minutes before removing from cake pans.

Cool completely.

To Serve: sandwich together with your favourite jam or conserve, and dust top with pure icing sugar.

FOOT NOTE:

if desired substitute butter for either margarine or olive oil spread.

Recipe is based on the Australian standard metric 250mL cup and 20mL tablespoon sets.