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14
OVEN USE
--P-_BLEM
CAUSE
PROBLEM
CAUSE
Cakes are uneven.
Panstoo closeor touching
Cakes don't brown on top.
Incorrectrack position,
each otheror oven walls.
Temperatureset too low.
Batter uneven in pans.
Overmixing.
Temperature set too low or
Too much liquid.
baking time too short:
Pan size too large or too little
Oven not level,
batter in pan.
Underrnixing.
Oven door opened too often.
Too much liquid.
Cake high in middle.
Temperature set too high.
Excessive shrinkage.
Too little leavening.
Baking time too long.
Overmixing.
Overmixing.
Pan too large.
Too much flour.
Temperature set too high.
Pans touching each other or
Baking time too long.
oven walls.
Pans too close to each other
Incorrect rack position,
or oven walls.
Cake falls.
Too much shortening or sugar.
Too much or too little liquid.
Uneven texture.
Too much liquid.
Temperature set too low.
Undermixing.
Old or too little baking powder.
Temperature set too low.
Pan too small
Baking time too short.
Oven door opened frequently.
Added incorrect type of oil to
Cakes have tunnels.
Not enough shortening.
cake mix.
Too much baking powder.
Added additional ingredients
Overmixing or at too high a
to cake mix or recipe,
speed.
Cakes, cookies, biscuits
Incorrect rack position.
Temperature set too high.
lon't brown evenly
Oven door not closed properly.
Door gasket not sealing
properly.
Cakes crack on top.
Batter overmixed.
Incorrect use of aluminum foil.
Temperature set too high.
Oven not preheated.
Too much leavening.
Pans darkened, dented or
Incorrect rack position.
warped.
Cake not done in middle.
Temperature set too high.
For optimumresults, bake on one rack. If bakingcakes on /
Pan too small.
two racks;place pans towardback of oven on upper rack |
Baking time too short.
and towardfrontof ovenon lower rack.
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"_akes, c ookies, biscuits too
Oven not preheated.
brown on bottom.
Pans touching each otheror
cookingtime to increase.
oven walls.
Incorrectrackposition.
Pie crust edges too brown.
Temperatureset too high.
Incorrectuseof aluminumfoil.
Panstouchingeach otheror
Placed2 cookie sheets on one
oven walls.
rack.
Edges of crust too thin; shield
Used glass, dark, stained,
with foil.
warped or dull finish metal
pans. (Use a shiny cookie
Pies don't brown on bottom.
Used shiny metal pans.
Temperature set too low.
sheet.)
Incorrect rack position.
Follow cookware manufacturer's instructions for oven
temperature. G lasswareand darkcookwaresuchas Ecko's
Pies have soaked crust.
Temperaturetoo lowat start
I Baker'sSecret requireloweringthe oven temperature by
of baking.
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Fillingtoo juicy.
Used shiny metal pans.
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