Baking results
Possible cause
Remedy
The cake browns unevenly.
The oven temperature is too
high and the baking time is
too short.
Set a lower oven tempera-
ture and a longer baking
time.
The cake browns unevenly.
The mixture is unevenly dis-
tributed.
Spread the mixture evenly
on the baking tray.
The cake is not ready in the
baking time given.
The oven temperature is too
low.
The next time you bake, set
a slightly higher oven tem-
perature.
11.4
Baking on one level:
Baking in tins
Food
Function
Temperature
(°C)
Time (min)
Shelf position
Ring cake / Brio-
che
True Fan Cook-
ing
150 - 160
50 - 70
1
Madeira cake /
Fruit cakes
True Fan Cook-
ing
140 - 160
70 - 90
1
Fatless sponge
cake / Fatless
sponge cake
True Fan Cook-
ing
140 - 150
35 - 50
2
Fatless sponge
cake / Fatless
sponge cake
Top / Bottom
Heat
160
35 - 50
2
Flan base - short
pastry
True Fan Cook-
ing
170 - 180
1)
10 - 25
2
Flan base -
sponge mixture
True Fan Cook-
ing
150 - 170
20 - 25
2
Apple pie / Ap-
ple pie (2 tins
Ø20 cm, diago-
nally off set)
True Fan Cook-
ing
160
60 - 90
2
Apple pie / Ap-
ple pie (2 tins
Ø20 cm, diago-
nally off set)
Top / Bottom
Heat
180
70 - 90
1
Cheesecake
Top / Bottom
Heat
170 - 190
60 - 90
1
1)
Preheat the oven.
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