Tips on baking
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The cake is not browned | Wrong oven level |
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| Place cake lower in the oven | |||||
enough at the bottom |
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The cake sinks (becomes | Oven temperature too high |
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| Use a slightly lower setting | |||||
soggy, lumpy, streaky) |
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Baking time too short |
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| Too much liquid in the mixture |
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Cake is too dry | Oven temperature too low |
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| Baking time too long |
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Cake browns unevenly | Oven temperature too high and |
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| baking time too short |
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| Mixture is unevenly distributed |
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| Spread the mixture evenly on the | |||||
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Cake is not done within | Temperature too low |
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| Use a slightly higher oven setting | |||||
the baking time given |
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Table: Desserts |
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Shelf position |
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Apple pie |
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Rice pudding |
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Fruit crumble |
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Pineapple upside down cake |
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Pavlova |
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Baked custard |
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Baked apples |
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Bread and butter pudding |
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Apple charlotte |
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Soufflé - sweet/savoury |
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