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Tips on Baking
Baking results Possible cause Remedy
The cake is not browned
enough at the bottom
Wrong shelf level Place cake on a lower shelf
The cake sinks (becomes
soggy, lumpy, streaky)
Oven temperature too high Use a slightly lower temperature
setting
Baking time too short Increase baking time
Baking times cannot be re-
duced by setting higher tem-
peratures
Too much liquid in the dough/mix-
ture
Use less liquid
Pay attention to mixing times,
especially if using mixing ma-
chines
Cake is too dry Oven temperature too low Increase oven temperature
Baking time too long Shorten baking time
Cake browns unevenly Oven temperature too high and
baking time too short
Set a lower temperature and in-
crease baking time
Dough/mixture is unevenly distrib-
uted
Spread the dough/mixture even-
ly on the baking tray
Cake is not cooked with-
in the baking time set
Temperature too low Use a slightly higher tempera-
ture setting