CommonBakingProblemsAndWhyTheyHappen
Cakesareuneven.Panstoocloseor touchingCakesdon'tbrownon top,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.
ovenwails.Panstoocloseto eachother
Incorrectrackposition,or ovenwalls.
Cakefalls.Toomuchshodeningor sugar.
Toomuchor toolittleliquid.Uneventexture.Toomuchliquid.
Temperaturesettoolow.Undermixing.
Oldor toolittlebakingpowder,Temperaturesettoolow.
Pantoosmall.Bakingtimetooshort.
Ovendooropenedfrequently.
Addedincorrecttypeof oil toCakeshavetunnels.Notenoughshortening,
cakemix.Toomuchbakingpowder.
Addedadditiona_ingredientsOvermixingor at tooh)gha
to cakemixor recipe,speed.
Cakes,cookies,biscuitsIncorrectrackposition.Temperaturesettoohigh.
don'tbrownevenly.Ovendoornotclosedproperly.
DoorgasketnotsealingCakescrackon top.Batterovermixed.
properly.
Incorrectuseof aluminumfoil.Temperaturesettoohigh.
Toomuchleavening.
Ovennotpreheated,tncorrectrackposition.
Pansdarkened,dentedor
warped.
Cakenotdonein middle,Temperaturesettoohigh.
Pantoosmall.
Bakingtimetooshort.
Cakes,cookies,biscuitstooOvennotpreheated.
brownonbottom.Panstouchingeachetherer
ovenwalls.
Incorrectrackposition.Piecrustedgestoobrown.Temperaturesettoohigh.
Incorrectuseof a_uminumfellPanstouch}rigeachetheror
Placed2 cookiesheetsononeovenwalls.
rack.Edgesof crusttoothin,
Usedglass,dark,stained,
warpedor dullfinishmetal
pans.(Usea shinycookiePiesdon'tbrownon bottom.Usedshinymetalpans.
Temperaturesettoolow.
sheet.)Incorrectrackposition.
Pieshavesoakedcrust,Temperaturetoolowat start
of baking.
Fillingtoojuicy.
Usedshinymetalpans.
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