Baking results
Possible cause
Remedy
The cake sinks and becomes
soggy, lumpy or streaky.
There is too much liquid in
the mixture.
Use less liquid. Be careful
with mixing times, especially
if you use a mixing machine.
The cake is too dry.
The oven temperature is too
low.
The next time you bake, set
a higher oven temperature.
The cake is too dry.
The baking time is too long. The next time you bake, set
a shorter baking time.
The cake browns unevenly.
The oven temperature is too
high and the baking time is
too short.
Set a lower oven tempera-
ture and a longer baking
time.
The cake browns unevenly.
The mixture is unevenly dis-
tributed.
Spread the mixture evenly
on the baking tray.
The cake is not ready in the
baking time given.
The oven temperature is too
low.
The next time you bake, set
a slightly higher oven tem-
perature.
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Baking on one level:
Baking in tins
Food
Function
Temperature
(°C)
Time (min)
Shelf position
Ring cake / Brio-
che
True Fan Cook-
ing
150 - 160
50 - 70
1
Madeira cake /
Fruit cakes
True Fan Cook-
ing
140 - 160
70 - 90
1
Fatless sponge
cake / Fatless
sponge cake
True Fan Cook-
ing
140 - 150
35 - 50
2
Fatless sponge
cake / Fatless
sponge cake
Top / Bottom
Heat
160
35 - 50
2
Flan base - short
pastry
True Fan Cook-
ing
170 - 180
1)
10 - 25
2
Flan base -
sponge mixture
True Fan Cook-
ing
150 - 170
20 - 25
2
Apple pie / Ap-
ple pie (2 tins
Ø20 cm, diago-
nally off set)
True Fan Cook-
ing
160
60 - 90
2
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