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*When baking four cake layers at a time, use racks
2 and 4. Place the pans as shown so that one pan is
not directly above another.
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borne illness. Minimum safe food temperature
recommendations for food safety can be found at
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. Make sure to use a food thermometer
to take food temperatures.
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