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Tips on Baking
Baking results Possible cause Remedy
The cake is not browned
enough underneath
Wrong oven level Place cake lower
The cake sinks (be-
comes soggy, lumpy,
streaky)
Oven temperature too high Use a slightly lower setting
Baking time too short Set a longer baking time
Baking times cannot be re-
duced by setting higher
temperatures
Too much liquid in the mixture Use less liquid.
Pay attention to mixing times,
especially if using mixing ma-
chines
Cake is too dry Oven temperature too low Set oven temperature higher.
Baking time too long Set a shorter baking time
Cake browns unevenly Oven temperature too high and
baking time too short
Set a lower oven temperature
and a longer baking time
Mixture is unevenly distributed Spread the mixture evenly on
the baking tray
Grease filter is inserted Take out the grease filter
Cake does not cook in
the baking time given
Temperature too low Use a slightly higher oven set-
ting
Grease filter is inserted Take out the grease filter
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