CommonBakingProblemsAndWhyTheyHappen
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Cakesareuneven.Panstoocloseor touchingCakesdon'tbrownon top.incorrectrackposition.
eachotheror ovenwalls.Temperaturesettoolow.
Batterunevenin pans.Overmixing.
TemperaturesettooloworToomuch}iquid.
bakingtimetooshort.Pansizetoolargeor tooItttle
Ovennotlevel,batterin pan.
Undermixing.Ovendooropenedtoooften.
Toomuchliquid.
Cakehighin middle.Temperaturesettoohigh.Excessiveshrinkage.Toolittleleavening.
Bakingtimetoolong.Overmixing.
Overmixing.Pantoolarge.
Toomuchflour.Temperaturesettoohigh.
PanstouchingeachotherorBakingtimetoolong.
ovenwails.Panstoocloseto eachother
incorrectrackposition,or ovenwaits.
Cakefails.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.Cakescrackontop.Batterovermixed.
Incorrectuseof aluminumfoilTemperaturesettoohigh.
Ovennotpreheated.Toomuchleavening.
Pansdarkened,dentedorIncorrectrackposition.
warped.
Foroptimumresults,bakeon onerack,If bakingcakesonICakenotdonein middle.Temperaturesettoohigh.
twor&oks,p|acepanstowardbackofovenonUp_erracktPantoosmall
andtowardfrontof ovenon_werrack.tBakingtimetooshort.
Cakes,brownon cookies, bottom.biscuitstooOvenPanstouching notpreheated.eachotheror} Ifexpect additionalcookingingredients timeto increase. wereaddedto mixor recipe,
ovenwalls.
Incorrectrackposition.Piecrustedgestoobrown,Temperaturesettoohigh.
Incorrectuseof aluminumfoil.Panstouchingeachotheror
Placed2 cookiesheetson oneovenwa]ls.
rack.Edgesof crusttoothin.
Usedglass,dark,stained,
warpedor du{tf{nishmeta_
pans.(Usea shinycookiePiesdon'tbrownon bottom.Usedshinymetalpans.
sheet.)Temperaturesettoolow.
Incorrectrackposition.
Followcookwaremanufacturer'sinstructionsforoven{
temperature.GlasswareanddarkcookwaresuchasIPieshavesoakedcrust.Temperaturetoolowat start
Ecko'sBaker'sSecretrequireloweringtheoventof baking.
temperatureby 250F.Fillingtoojuicy.
,,Usedshinymetalpans.
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