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Food
Short-crust pastry
Short-crust pastry
Parfait cake
Cream puffs
Sponge cake
Rice pudding
Brioche
Preheat the appliance.
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17.4 Tips for next time you bake
If something goes wrong when baking, you can find
some tips here.
Issue
Your cake collapses.
Your cake is too dry.
Your cake is generally too
light in colour.
Your whole cake is too
dark.
Your cake is too light on
top and too dark under-
neath.
Your cake is too dark on
top and too light under-
neath.
Your cake is unevenly
browned.
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Weight in kg
Shelf position
1
2
1
1
1.2
2
0.7 – 1.2
2
1
2
1
2
1 – 1.2
2
Tip
¡ Note the ingredients
and preparation in-
structions that are
given in the recipe.
¡ Use less liquid.
Or:
¡ Reduce the baking
temperature by 10 °C
and increase the bak-
ing time.
Increase the baking tem-
perature by 10 °C and
shorten the baking time.
¡ Check the shelf posi-
tion and accessory.
¡ Increase the baking
temperature by 10 °C.
Or:
¡ Increase the baking
time.
Reduce the baking tem-
perature and increase the
baking time.
Place the cake one level
higher in the cooking
compartment.
¡ Place the cake one
level lower in the cook-
ing compartment.
¡ Reduce the baking
temperature and in-
crease the baking time
¡ Reduce the baking
temperature.
¡ Cut the greaseproof
paper to a suitable
size.
¡ Position the baking tin
in the centre.
¡ Shape small baked
goods to be the same
size and thickness.
Type of heating Temperature in
°C
160 – 170
170
160
180
150 – 160
160
160
Issue
Your cake is cooked on
the outside but is not fully
baked through on the in-
side.
The cake will not come
out of the tin when turned
upside down.
17.5 Tips for next time you roast
If roasting is not successful the first time, you can find
some tips here.
Issue
Your roast is too dark and
the crackling is partly
burnt.
Your roast is too dry.
The crackling on your
roast is too thin.
Duration in
mins
1
35 – 40
1
55
1
55 – 60
1
50 – 60
1
55 – 60
1
55 – 60
1
30 – 35
Tip
¡ Reduce the baking
temperature and in-
crease the baking
time.
¡ Add less liquid.
For cakes with a moist
topping:
¡ Pre-bake the base.
¡ Sprinkle the baked
base with almonds or
breadcrumbs.
¡ Place the topping on
the base.
¡ Allow the cake to cool
for 5 - 10 minutes after
baking.
¡ Use a knife to carefully
loosen the edge of the
cake.
¡ Turn the cake tin up-
side down again and
cover it several times
with a cold, wet cloth.
¡ Next time you bake,
grease the baking tin/
dish and sprinkle it
with breadcrumbs.
Tip
¡ Select a lower temper-
ature.
¡ Reduce the roasting
time.
¡ Select a lower temper-
ature.
¡ Reduce the roasting
time.
¡ Increase the temperat-
ure.
Or:
¡ Switch on the grill
briefly at the end of the
roasting time.
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