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Tips on baking
Baking results
The bottom of the cake
is not baked sufficiently.
The cake sinks and be‐
comes soggy or strea‐
ky.
The cake is too dry.
The cake bakes un‐
evenly.
The cake is not ready in
the baking time speci‐
fied in a recipe.
Baking on one oven level
BAKING IN TINS
Flan base - short pas‐
try, preheat the empty
oven
Flan base - sponge
cake mixture
Sponge cake
Sponge cake
Ring cake / Brioche
Possible cause
The shelf position is incor‐
rect.
The oven temperature is
too high.
The baking time is too
short.
The oven temperature is
too low.
The baking time is too long.
The oven temperature is
too high and the baking
time is too short.
The cake batter is not even‐
ly distributed.
The oven temperature is
too low.
True Fan Cook‐
ing
True Fan Cook‐
ing
True Fan Cook‐
ing
Conventional
Cooking
True Fan Cook‐
ing
Remedy
Put the cake on a lower shelf.
Next time set slightly lower oven
temperature.
Next time set a longer baking time
and lower oven temperature.
Next time set higher oven temper‐
ature.
Next time set shorter baking time.
Set lower oven temperature and
longer baking time.
Next time spread the cake batter
evenly on the baking tray.
Next time set a slightly higher
oven temperature.
(°C)
(min)
170 - 180
10 - 25
150 - 170
20 - 25
140 - 150
35 - 50
160
35 - 50
150 - 160
50 - 70
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