10.5 Tips on baking
Baking results Possible cause Remedy
The bottom of the cake
is not baked sufficiently.
The shelf position is incor-
rect.
Put the cake on a lower shelf.
The cake sinks and be-
comes soggy or streaky.
The oven temperature is
too high.
Next time set slightly lower oven
temperature.
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 tem-
perature.
The baking time is too long. Next time set shorter baking time.
The cake bakes uneven-
ly.
The oven temperature is
too high and the baking
time is too short.
Set lower oven temperature and
longer baking time.
The cake batter is not even-
ly distributed.
Next time spread the cake batter
evenly on the baking tray.
The cake is not ready in
the baking time speci-
fied in a recipe.
The oven temperature is
too low.
Next time set a slightly higher
oven temperature.
10.6 Baking on one shelf level
BAKING IN TINS
(°C)
(min)
Flan base -
short pastry,
preheat the
empty oven
True Fan Cooking 170 - 180 10 - 25 2
Flan base -
sponge cake
mixture
True Fan Cooking 150 - 170 20 - 25 2
Ring cake /
Brioche
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
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