Tips On Baking - Zanussi ZCG551 User Manual

Tips on baking

Baking results
The cake is not browned
sufficiently below
The cake sinks (becomes
soggy, lumpy, streaky)
The cake sinks (becomes
soggy, lumpy, streaky)
The cake sinks (becomes
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
Top oven cooking chart
Food
Biscuits
Small / Queen Cake
Sponge
Victoria Sandwich
Gingerbread
Meringues
Flapjack
Shortbread
Fruit Pies, Crumbles
Milk Puddings
Scones
Choux Pastry
Éclairs / Profiteroles
Flaky Pastry
12
Possible cause
Incorrect oven level
Oven temperature too high
Baking time is too short
Too much liquid in the mixture
Oven temperature too low
Baking time too long
Oven temperature too high and
baking time too short
No equal mixture
Temperature too low
Shelf position
1-2
1-2
1-2
1-2
1-2
1-2
1-2
1-2
1-2
1-2
1-2
1-2
1-2
1-2
Remedy
Put the cake on a lower oven level
Use a lower setting
Set a longer baking time
Do not set higher temperatures to decrease 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
Gas mark
4
5
4
4
2
1
5
3
6
3
7
6
5
6
Cooking Time (Total
Hours)
0:10 - 0:20
0:18 - 0:25
0:18 - 0:20
0:18 - 0:25
1:15 - 1:30
2:30 - 3:00
0:25 - 0:30
0:45 - 1:05
0:40 - 0:50
1:30 - 2:00
0:08 - 0:12
0:30 - 0:35
0:20 - 0:30
0:25 - 0:40