Getting To Know Your Oven - Chef cooking CFE547WBB User Manual

Getting to know your oven

Getting to know your new oven with this
'Simple Test Cake'
When baking, it is possible that there will be some variation in
colour. Therefore, we suggest to make this simple, easy and
delicious test cake to help you understand your new oven.
All ovens do sometimes have hot or cold spots, therefore it is
important to judge with your eye as you may need to rotate your
dishes during baking.
'Simple Test Cake'
125g butter, softened to room temperature
1 cup caster sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla essence
4 large eggs
2 cups self-raising flour
pinch of salt
4 tablespoons (80mL) full-cream milk
30 Chef 540 Upright Cooker
Method:
1. Butter base and sides of two, 20cm straight-sided round
or square cake pans. Then line the base with grease proof
paper or baking paper.
2. Preheat oven to moderate '180ºC' (170ºC fan forced) for
30m and ensure oven shelf is in position 2 of the oven.
3. Cream softened butter and sugar until light in colour.
4. Add vanilla essence.
5. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
6. Sift flour and salt into the mixture and beat until well
combined.
7. Add milk and beat or stir to combine.
8. Spoon mixture equally between prepared cake pans.
9. Bake in preheated oven, position 2 for about 25 to 35
minutes. Tip: Insert a fine cake skewer into the cake mix. If
it comes out clean, or if the edges of the cake have come
away slightly from the sides of the cake pan, the cake is
ready.
10. Remove from oven and place on wire cake rack and rest for
5 minutes before removing from cake pans. Cool completely.
To Serve: sandwich together with your favourite jam or
conserve, and dust top with pure icing sugar.
FOOT NOTE: if desired, substitute butter for either margarine
or olive oil spread.
Recipe is based on the Australian standard metric 250mL cup
and 20mL tablespoon sets.