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Helpful hints and tips
Baking results
The cake sinks (be-
comes soggy, lumpy,
streaky)
The cake sinks (be-
comes soggy, lumpy,
streaky)
Cake is too dry
Cake is too dry
Cake does not brown
equally
Cake does not brown
equally
Cake does not cook in
the baking time set
Baking on one oven level - Baking in tins
Type of baking
Ring cake or brioche
Madeira cake/Fruit cakes
Sponge cake
Sponge cake
Flan base - short pastry
Flan base - sponge mixture
Apple pie
Apple pie (2 tins, Ø 20 cm, diag-
onally off set)
Apple pie (2 tins, Ø 20 cm, diag-
onally off set)
Savoury flan (e.g. quiche lor-
raine)
Curd Cheese Cake
1) Pre-heat oven
Baking on one oven level - Cakes/pastries/breads on baking trays
Type of baking
Plaited bread/bread crown
Christmas stollen
Possible cause
Baking time is too short
Too much liquid in the mix-
ture
Oven temperature too low
Baking time too long
Oven temperature too high
and baking time too short
No equal mixture
Temperature too low
Oven
function
1)
Oven
function
1)
Set a longer baking time
Do not set higher temperatures to de-
crease baking times
Use less liquid. Look at the mixing times,
specially when you use mixing machines
Set a higher oven temperature
Set a shorter baking time
Set a lower oven temperature and a longer
baking time
Put the mixture equally on the baking tray
Use a slightly higher oven temperature
setting
Level
Temperature (°C)
1
150 - 160
1
140 - 160
1
140
1
160
3
170-180
3
150 - 170
1
170 - 190
1
160
1
180
1
160 - 180
1
170 - 190
Level
Temperature (°C)
3
170 - 190
3
160 - 180
Remedy
Time (h:min)
0:50 - 1:10
1:10 - 1:30
0:25 - 0:40
0:25 - 0:40
0:10 - 0:25
0:20 - 0:25
0:50 - 1:00
1:10 - 1:30
1:10 - 1:30
0:30 - 1:10
1:00 - 1:30
Time (h:min)
0:30 - 0:40
0:40 - 1:00
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