Tips on baking
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The cake is not browned | Wrong oven level | Place cake lower in the oven | |
enough at the bottom |
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The cake sinks (becomes | Oven temperature too high | Use a slightly lower setting | |
soggy, lumpy, 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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| Too much liquid in the mixture | Use less liquid | |
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| Pay attention to mixing times, espe- | |
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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 and bak- | Set a lower oven temperature and a | |
| ing time too short | longer baking time | |
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| Mixture is unevenly distributed | Spread the mixture evenly on the | |
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Cake is not done within | Temperature too low | Use a slightly higher oven setting | |
the baking time given |
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