10.5 Tips on baking
Baking results Possible cause Remedy
The bottom of the cake is not
baked sufficiently.
The shelf position is incorrect. Put the cake on a lower shelf.
The cake sinks and becomes
soggy or streaky.
The oven temperature is too high. Next time set slightly lower oven tempera‐
ture.
The oven temperature is too high
and the baking time is too short.
Next time set a longer baking time and
lower oven temperature.
The cake is too dry. The oven temperature is too low. Next time set higher oven temperature.
The baking time is too long. Next time set shorter baking time.
The cake bakes unevenly. The oven temperature is too high
and the baking time is too short.
Next time set a longer baking time and
lower oven temperature.
The cake batter is not evenly dis‐
tributed.
Next time spread the cake batter evenly on
the baking tray.
The cake is not ready in the
baking time specified in a rec‐
ipe.
The oven temperature is too low. Next time set a slightly higher oven tem‐
perature.
10.6 Baking on one shelf level
BAK‐
ING IN TINS (°C) (min)
Flan base - short
pastry, preheat the
empty oven
True Fan Cooking 170 - 180 10 - 25 2
Flan base -
sponge cake mix‐
ture
True Fan Cooking 150 - 170 20 - 25 2
Ring cake / Brio‐
che
True Fan Cooking 150 - 160 50 - 70 1
Madeira cake /
Fruit cakes
True Fan Cooking 140 - 160 70 - 90 1
Cheesecake Conventional Cooking 170 - 190 60 - 90 1
Use the third shelf position.
Use the function: True Fan Cooking.
Use a baking tray.
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