Recipe Book

Baking results Possible cause Remedy
The cake sinks (be-
comes soggy, lum-
py, streaky)
Oven temperature too
high
Use a lower setting
The cake sinks (be-
comes soggy, lum-
py, streaky)
Baking time is too short Set a longer baking time
Do not set higher temperatures
to decrease baking times
The cake sinks (be-
comes soggy, lum-
py, streaky)
Too much liquid in the
mixture
Use less liquid. Look at the mixing
times, specially when you use mix-
ing machines
Cake is too dry
Oven temperature too
low
Set a higher oven temperature
Cake is too dry Baking time too long Set a shorter baking time
Cake does not
brown equally
Oven temperature too
high and baking time
too short
Set a lower oven temperature and
a longer baking time
Cake does not
brown equally
Mixture is unevenly dis-
tributed
Spread the mixture evenly on the
baking tray
Cake does not
cook in the baking
time set
Temperature too low Use a slightly higher oven temper-
ature setting
BAKING ON ONE LEVEL:
Baking in tins
Type of bak-
ing
Oven func-
tion
Shelf position Temperature
°C
Time in min.
Ring cake or
brioche
True Fan
Cooking
1 150 - 160 50 - 70
Madeira cake /
fruit cakes
True Fan
Cooking
1 140 - 160 70 - 90
Fatless
sponge cake /
Fatless
sponge cake
True Fan
Cooking
2 140 - 150 35 - 50
Fatless
sponge cake /
Fatless
sponge cake
Conventional
Cooking
2 160 35 - 50
Flan base -
short pastry
True Fan
Cooking
2
170 - 180
1)
10 - 25
Flan base -
sponge mix-
ture
True Fan
Cooking
2 150 - 170 20 - 25
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