21Uses, Tables and Tips
Tips on BakingTable for Bak es and Gratins
Baking results Possible cause Remedy
The cake is not browned
enough underneath
Wrong oven level Place cake lower
The cake sinks (becomes
soggy, lumpy, streaky)
Oven temperature too high Use a slightly lowe r setting
Baking time too short Set a longer baking time
Baking times cannot be re-
duced by setting higher tem-
peratures
Too much liquid in the mixture Use less liquid.
Pay attention to mixing times,
especially if using mixing ma-
chines
Cake is too dry Oven temperature too low Set oven temperature higher.
Baking time too long Set a shorter baking time
Cake browns unevenly Oven temperature too high and
baking time too short
Set a lower oven temperature
and a longer baking time
Mixture is unevenly distributed Spread the mixture evenly on
the baking tray
Grease filter is inserted Take out the grease filter
Cake does not cook in the
baking time given
Temperature too low Use a slightl y higher oven set-
ting
Grease filter is inserted Take out the grease filter
Dish Oven function Shelf
position
Temperature
°C
Time
Hr: Mins.
Pasta ba ke Conventional 1180-200 0:45-1:00
Lasagne Conventional 1180-200 0:25-0:40
Vegetab les au gra tin1)
1)Pre-heat the oven
True fan 1160-170 0:15-0:30
Baguettes topped with
melted cheese1) True fa n 1160-170 0:15-0:30
Sweet bakes Conventional 1180-200 0:40-0:60
Fish bakes Conventional 1180-200 0:30-1:00
Stuffed vegetables Tr ue fan 1160-170 0:30-1:00