Cooking Guide

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Cakes& pies

Make your very next cake or pie in your microwave oven. Not only will it cook in half the time, but it will be delicious! Microwave-cooked cakes are superior in texture, height, and lightness to those cooked in conventional ovens. Pie crust comes out extra flaky.

Microwave cakes & pies: tips & techniques

l When making pie fillings, slightly reduce the amount of liquid given in the conventional recipe.

lPastry will not brown, but it does come out extra flaky. To add color, brush prepared shell with vanilla extract before cooking.

l All pies should be cooked in a microwavable pie plate. Prick pastry before cooking. To check, the bottom of the crust should look opaque and dry.

9 Crumb crusts work well in the microwave oven.

l Because microwave-cooked cakes rise much higher than those conventionally baked, fill dish only half full.

lCakes are done when a toothpick inserted near the center of the layer comes out clean. There may be some moist spots on top immediately after removing from the oven. These will disappear during the standing time.

lAngel food cake, chiffon cake and cream puffs need dry heat, so bake in a conventional oven for best results.

Convenience

cakes

and mixes

cooking table

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAKES

& MIXES

COOK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER

COOKING TIME

 

 

SPECIAL

INSTRUCTIONS

 

 

Brownie

Mix

7

14-l 5 minutes

Prepare

as directed

on package.

Spread

batter into

(23.6

oz)

 

 

 

greased

7x11 -inch microwavable

baking

dish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shield corners with foil halfway through cooking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

When done, top will appear puffy and dry and will

 

 

 

 

 

 

spring back when lightly pressed with finger. Let

 

 

 

 

 

 

stand on flat surface 10 minutes. Cool before

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cutting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cake,

layer

 

7

5-6 minutes

Prepare

as directed

on

package.

Divide

batter

 

(17-18X

oz)

 

 

between

two wax paper-lined, 8-inch, microwavable

 

 

 

 

 

 

cake dishes. Fill each dish half full. Any extra batter

 

 

 

 

 

 

may be used for cupcakes. When done, wooden

 

 

 

 

 

 

toothpick inserted near center will come out clean.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let stand on flat surface 5 minutes. Invert onto

 

 

 

 

 

 

serving plate. Carefully remove wax paper. Repeat

 

 

 

 

 

 

with second

laver.

 

 

 

 

 

Cake,

tube

 

7

1O-l 2 minutes

Prepare

as directed

on package.

Pour batter

into a

(17-18%

oz)

 

 

1O-12 cup,

microwavable

fluted

tube dish that

has

 

 

 

 

 

 

been greased and sprinkled with granulated sugar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

When done, wooden toothpick inserted near center

 

 

 

 

 

 

will come out clean. Let stand on flat surface 10

 

 

 

 

 

 

minutes. Invert onto serving plate. Cool.

 

 

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