Baking - Panasonic NNA775 Cookery Book & Operating Instructions

Baking Guidelines
COVERING
Just as you wouldn't cover a cake baked in a
traditional oven, NEVER cover your cakes.
DISH SIZE/SHAPE
Always use the exact dish size stated in the
following recipes, otherwise cooking times
and results will be affected.
MIXING/BEATING
Cakes cooked by microwave need to be well
mixed, but not over beaten. Generally it is
unnecessary to cream butter and sugar or
I
ngredients
225 g (8 oz) butter or
margarine
225g (8 oz) caster
sugar
4 eggs
225 g (8 oz) self-raising
flour
I
ngredients
150 g (5 oz) butter
10 ml (2 tsp) grated
lemon rind
125 g packet of cream
cheese
225 g (8 oz) caster
sugar
3 eggs, beaten
100 g (4 oz) plain flour
100 g (4 oz) self-raising
flour
150 g (5 oz) sultanas
150 g (5 oz) glacé
cherries
beat eggs in an electric mixer or food
processor. Do not attempt to cook
whisked/fatless sponges, or any cakes
containing whisked egg white.
EGGS
The following recipes have been tested using
medium eggs. Using a different size of egg
may affect cooking times.
COMBINATION COOKING.
DO NOT use spring form tins, use smooth,
and preferably seamless metal cake tins.
Victoria Sandwich
Dish: 20 cm (8") cake tin, greased and lined x 2
Oven Accessory: glass turntable + metal tray + enamel shelf
1. Preheat oven on CONVECTION 180°C.
2. Cream butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs a
little at a time beating well after each addition.
3. Fold in half the flour, using a metal spoon, then fold in the
remaining flour. Divide the mixture between the two tins and
level with a knife.
4. Place one tin on enamel shelf and one on metal tray on glass
turntable. Cook on CONVECTION 180°C for 25 mins. or until
cooked.
5. When the cakes are cool, sandwich together with cream and
jam and dust with icing sugar or fill with a filling of your choice.
Fruity Cream-cheese Cake
Dish: 20 cm (8") round cake tin, lined
Oven Accessory: glass turntable + metal tray
1. Cream together butter, lemon rind, cream cheese and sugar
until light and fluffy.
2. Add eggs a little at a time beating well after each addition.
3. Fold in sifted flours, sultanas and quartered cherries. Spread
mixture into tin. Cook on Combination: CONVECTION 160°C +
WARM power for 45-50 mins. or until cooked.
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