Tips on Baking
Baking Results | Possible Cause | Remedy |
The cake is not | Wrong oven level | Place cake lower |
browned enough at |
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the bottom |
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The cake sinks (be- | Oven temperature too high | Use a slightly lower setting |
comes soggy, lumpy, |
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streaky) |
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| Baking time too short | Set a longer baking time |
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| Baking times cannot be re- |
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| duced by setting higher |
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| temperatures |
| Too much liquid in the dough | Use less liquid next time. |
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| Pay attention to mixing |
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| times, especially if using |
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| mixing machines |
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Cake is too dry | Oven temperature too low | Set a slightly higher oven |
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| temperature next time |
| Baking time too long | Set a shorter baking time |
Cake browns uneven- | Oven temperature too high | Set a slightly lower tempera- |
ly | and baking time too short | ture and increase baking |
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| time |
| Dough is unevenly distributed | Spread the dough evenly on |
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| the baking tray |
| Grease filter is inserted | Take out the grease filter |
Baking time too long | Temperature too low | Set a slightly higher oven |
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| temperature next time |
| Grease filter is inserted | Take out the grease filter |
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