Tips on Baking
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The cake is not | Wrong shelf level |
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The cake sinks (be- | Oven temperature too high | Use a slightly lower tempera- | |||||
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streaky) | Baking time too short |
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| Too much liquid in the dough/ | Use less liquid |
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Cake is too dry | Oven temperature too low | Increase oven temperature | |||||
| Baking time too long |
| Shorten baking time | ||||
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Cake browns unevenly | Oven temperature too high | Set a lower temperature and | |||||
| and baking time too short | increase baking time | |||||
| Dough/mixture is unevenly dis- | Spread the dough/mixture | |||||
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| evenly on the baking tray | ||||
Cake is not cooked | Temperature too low |
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time set |
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Table: Desserts |
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Apple pie |
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Rice pudding |
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Fruit crumble |
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Pineapple upside down cake |
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Pavlova |
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Baked custard |
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