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Usetherecipecookingtimeasa guideonly
andcheckoncakes 15 minutesbeforethe
timegiven,aseachovenvaries.Checkhow
accurateyouroventemperatureis withan
oventhermometer.If it runshot,youwillneed
to reducethetemperature,howeverit is best
to geta professionalto recalibrate it.
Caketoohighin theoven
Thetopof a cake should sit in the centre
of theoven.
Thetypeof cakepan
Wepreferpansmadefromaluminiumasit is
a greatconductorof heatandproducesaneven
goldencrust.Panswithnon-stickcoatings,or
thatareanodisedormadefromstainlessortin
tendto acceleratecookingtimes,bestresults
areobtainedbyreducingtheoventemperature
and cooking time slightly with these.
Baking first aid
Cracks... sinking... too much
browning...we’ve diagnosed the
cause of your baking problems.
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