AEG 41056VH-MN user manual Baking results, Streaky Cake sinks be

16Oven - Helpful hints and tips

•Baking time can be extended by 10-15 minutes, if you bake cakes on more than one lev- el.

•Cakes and pastries at different heights do not always brown equally at first. If this oc- curs, do not change the temperature setting. The differences equalize during the baking procedure.

Tips on baking

Baking results	Possible cause				Remedy
The cake is not	Incorrect oven level			Put the cake on a lower oven level
browned sufficiently
below
The cake sinks (be-	Oven temperature too high			Use a lower setting
comes soggy, lumpy,
streaky)
The cake sinks (be-	Baking time is too short			Set a longer baking time
comes soggy, lumpy,				Do not set higher temperatures to de-
streaky)				crease baking times
The cake sinks (be-	Too much liquid in the mix-			Use less liquid. Look at the mixing times,
comes soggy, lumpy,	ture			specially when you use mixing machines
streaky)
Cake is too dry	Oven temperature too low			Set a higher oven temperature
Cake is too dry	Baking time too long			Set a shorter baking time
Cake does not brown	Oven temperature too high			Set a lower oven temperature and a longer
equally	and baking time too short			baking time
Cake does not brown	No equal mixture			Put the mixture equally on the baking tray
equally
Cake does not cook in	Temperature too low			Use a slightly higher oven temperature
the baking time set				setting
Baking on one oven level - Baking in tins
Type of baking		Oven	Level		Temperature (°C)	Time (h:min)
		function
Ring cake or brioche			1		150 - 160	0:50 - 1:10
Madeira cake/Fruit cakes			1		140 - 160	1:10 - 1:30
Sponge cake			1		140	0:25 - 0:40
Sponge cake			1		160	0:25 - 0:40
Flan base - short pastry 1)			3		170-180	0:10 - 0:25
Flan base - sponge mixture			3		150 - 170	0:20 - 0:25
Apple pie			1		170 - 190	0:50 - 1:00
Apple pie (2 tins, Ø 20 cm, diag-			1		160	1:10 - 1:30
onally off set)