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Tips on Baking
Baking results
Possible cause
Remedy
The cake is not
browned enough at the
bottom
Wrong shelf 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 ma-
chines
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 in-
crease 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 tempera-
ture setting
