Tips on baking
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The cake is not | Wrong oven level | Place cake lower in the oven | |
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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Baking time too short | Set a longer baking time | ||
streaky) | |||
| Baking times cannot be re- | ||
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| Too much liquid in the mixture | Use less liquid | |
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| Pay attention to mixing | |
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Cake is too dry | Oven temperature too low | Set oven temperature higher | |
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| Baking time too long | Set a shorter baking time | |
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Cake browns unevenly | Oven temperature too high | Set a lower oven tempera- | |
| and baking time too short | ture and a longer baking | |
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| Mixture is unevenly distributed | Spread the mixture evenly on | |
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Cake is not done | Temperature too low | Use a slightly higher oven | |
within the baking |
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time given |
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