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Tips on Baking
Baking results
Possible cause
Remedy
The cake is not
browned enough at
the bottom
Wrong oven level
Place cake on a lower shelf
The cake sinks (be-
comes soggy, lumpy,
streaky)
Oven temperature too high
Use a slightly lower tempera-
ture setting
Baking time too short
Increase baking time
Baking times cannot be re-
duced by setting higher
temperatures
Too much liquid in the dough/
mixture
Use less liquid
Pay attention to mixing
times, especially if using
mixing machines
Cake is too dry
Oven temperature too low
Increase oven temperature
Baking time too long
Shorten baking time
Cake browns unevenly Oven temperature too high
and baking time too short
Set a lower temperature and
increase baking time
Dough/mixture is unevenly dis-
tributed
Spread the dough/mixture
evenly on the baking tray
Cake is not cooked
within the baking
time set
Temperature too low
Use a slightly higher temper-
ature setting
