How it works
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Issue
Tip
The time has elapsed but
your food is not yet done
on the inside, but is
already overdone on the
outside.
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Stir while cooking.
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Reduce the microwave
power setting and in-
crease the cooking
time.
After defrosting, the
poultry or meat is defros-
ted on the outside but not
defrosted in the middle.
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Reduce the microwave
power setting.
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Turn large pieces of
frozen food several
times.
16.4 Cakes and baked items
Recommended settings for cakes and baked items.
The temperature and baking time depend on the con-
sistency and amount of the mixture. This is why ranges
are given in the tables. Begin with the lower value and,
if necessary, use a higher setting the next time. A lower
temperature results in more even browning.
Baking tips
We have compiled a few tips to help you achieve a
good baking result.
Issue
Tip
You want your cake to
rise evenly.
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Only grease the base
of the springform cake
tin.
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After baking, use a
knife to carefully
loosen the cake from
the baking tin.
You do not want small
baked items to stick to
each other when baking.
Leave a minimum clear-
ance of 2 cm around
each item to be baked.
This allows enough space
for the baked items to ex-
pand and brown on all
sides.
Determine whether the
cake is ready.
Push a cocktail stick into
the highest point on the
cake. If no dough sticks
to the wood, the cake is
ready.
You want to bake using
your own recipe.
Use similar items in the
baking tables as a guide.
Use bakeware made of
silicone, glass, plastic or
ceramic.
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The bakeware must be
heat-resistant up to
250 °C.
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Cakes in this bake-
ware brown less.
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When using the mi-
crowave, the cooking
time is shorter than the
time shown in the
table.
Cakes in tins
Recommended settings for baking cakes in tins
Note:
Preparation tips
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The recommended settings apply to dishes placed into the non-preheated appliance.
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Always place the cake tin in the centre of the wire rack.
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Use heat-resistant, microwave-safe bakeware.
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Metal baking tins are not suitable for baking with microwaves.
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Dark-coloured metal baking tins are most suitable.
Dish
Accessories/
cookware
Rack posi-
tion
Type of
heating
Temperature in
°C
Microwave
output in
watts
Cooking
time in mins
Sponge cake, basic
1
Vienna ring
tin/loaf tin
170-180
90
40-50
Sponge cake, delicate (e.g.
sand cake)
1
Vienna ring
tin/loaf tin
150-170
-
70-90
Sponge flan base
Flan base tin
160-180
-
30-40
Fruit cake, delicate, made
of sponge
Springform/
ring tin
170-190
90
30-45
3-egg fatless sponge cake
Springform
cake tin, dia-
meter 26 cm
170-180
-
30-40
Fruit tart or cheesecake
with shortcrust pastry base
1
Springform
cake tin, dia-
meter 26 cm
170-180
180
35-45
1
Allow cakes to cool in the oven for approx. 20 minutes.
