CommonBakingProblemsAndWhyTheyHappen
Cakesareuneven,Panstoocloseor touchingCakesdon'tbrownontop.Incorrectrackposition.
eachotheror ovenwalls.Temperaturesettoolow.
Batterunevenin pans.Overmixing.
TemperaturesettooloworToomuchliquid.
bakingtimetooshort.Pansizetoolargeor toolittle
Ovennotlevel,batterin pan.
Undermixing.Ovendooropenedtoooften.
Toomuchliquid.
Cakehighin middle.Temperaturesettoohigh.Excessiveshrinkage.Toolittleleavening.
Bakingtimetoolong.Overmixing.
Overmixing.Pantoolarge.
Toomuchflour.Temperaturesettoohigh.
PanstouchingeachotherorBakingtimetoolong.
ovenwalls,Panstoocloseto eachother
Incorrectrackposition,or ovenwalls.
Cakefalls.Toomuchshorteningor sugar.
Toomuchor toolittleliquid.Uneventexture.Toomuchliquid.
Temperaturesettoolow.Undermixing.
Oldor toolittlebakingpowder.Temperaturesettoolow.
Pantoosmall.Bakingtimetooshort.
Ovendooropenedfrequently.
Addedincorrecttypeof oil to
cakemix.Cakeshavetunnels.Notenoughshortening.
AddedadditionalingredientsToomuchbakingpowder.
to cakemixor recipe.Overmixingor at toohigha
speed.
Cakes,cookies,biscuitsIncorrectrackposition.Temperaturesettoohigh.
don'tbrownevenly.Ovendoornotclosedproperly.
Doorgasketnotsealing
properly.Cakescrackon top.Batterovermixed.
Incorrectuseof aluminumfoil.Temperaturesettoohigh.
Ovennotpreheated.Toomuchleavening.
Pansdarkened,dentedorIncorrectrackposition.
warped.
Cakenotdonein middle.Temperaturesettoohigh.
Pantoosmall.
Bakingtimetooshort.
Cakes,cookies,biscuitstooOvennotpreheated.
brownon bottom.Panstouchingeachotheror
over]walls.
Incorrectrackposition.Piecrustedgestoobrown.Temperaturesettoohigh,
Incorrectuseof aluminumfoil.Panstouchingeachotheror
Placed2 cookiesheetsononeovenwalls.
rack.Edgesof crusttoothin.
Usedglass,dark,stained,
warpedor dunfinishmetal
pans.(Usea shinycookiePiesdon'tbrownon bottom.Usedshinymetalpans.
sheet.)Temperaturesettoolow.
incorrectrackposition.
Pieshavesoakedcrust.Temperaturetoolowat start
of baking.
Fillingtoojuicy.
Usedshinymetalpans.
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