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Baking charts
Please note:
The settings in the following charts are guidelines only. Follow the instructions in your recipe or on packaging and be prepared to adjust the oven settings and baking times to achieve the best possible results for you.
Shelf positions are counted from the base up (1 is the lowest, 4 the highest).
Arrange oven shelves before you turn the oven on, then preheat the oven to the required temperature (until the temperature indicator light goes out).
Full ovens are ideal for
Compact ovens are the ideal and most
Baking chart - full ovens
The shelf positions recommended below use the flat oven shelf (not the
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Small cakes | single shelf | 2 |
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Scones | single shelf | 2 |
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| two small (20 cm), | 2 |
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Sponge | staggered on shelf | ||||
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| one large (26 cm) | 2 | 175 |
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Light fruit cake |
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Rich fruit cake | exact baking time | 2 |
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Apple pie |
| 1 | 185 |
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Custard tart |
| 1 | 220, then 180* | 10, then | |
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