User manual

Baking results Possible cause Remedy
The cake sinks
(becomes soggy,
lumpy, streaky)
Oven temperature too
high
Use a lower setting
The cake sinks
(becomes soggy,
lumpy, streaky)
Baking time is too
short
Set a longer baking time
Do not set higher temperatures
to decrease baking times
The cake sinks
(becomes soggy,
lumpy, streaky)
Too much liquid in the
mixture
Use less liquid. Look at the mixing
times, specially when you use
mixing 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
No equal mixture Put the mixture equally on the
baking tray
Cake does not
cook in the baking
time set
Temperature too low Use a slightly higher oven tem-
perature setting
8.4 Top oven
8.5 Baking
Shelf Positions are not critical but
ensure that oven shelves are
evenly spaced when more than
one is used (e.g. shelf positions 1
and 3)
Food
Temperature
[°C]
Approx Cook
Time
(mins)
Shelf Position
Biscuits 170 - 190 10 - 20 1
Bread 200 - 220 30 - 35 1
Bread rolls/buns 200 - 220 10 - 15 1
Cakes:
- Small & Queen 170 - 180 18 - 25 1
- Sponges 160 - 175 20 - 30 1
- Victoria Sand-
wich
160 - 170 18 - 25 1
- Madeira 140 - 150 75 - 90 1
- Rich Fruit 140 - 150 120 - 150 1
- Gingerbread 140 - 150 75 - 90 1
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