AEG BP5304001W - Manual (Page 14)

Baking results Possible cause Remedy
The cake sinks (becomes soggy,
lumpy, streaky).
The oven temperature is too
high.
The next time you bake set a
slightly lower oven tempera-
ture.
The cake sinks (becomes soggy,
lumpy, streaky).
The baking time is too short.
Set a longer baking time. Bak-
ing times cannot be reduced
by setting higher tempera-
tures.
The cake sinks (becomes soggy,
lumpy, streaky).
There is too much liquid in the
mixture.
Use less liquid. Pay attention to
mixing times, especially if you
use a mixing machine.
The cake is too dry.
The oven temperature is too
low.
The next time you bake set a
higher oven temperature.
The cake is too dry. The baking time is too long.
The next time you bake set a
shorter baking time.
The cake browns unevenly.
The oven temperature is too
high and the baking time is too
short.
Set a lower oven temperature
and a longer baking time.
The cake browns unevenly.
The mixture is unevenly distrib-
uted.
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 tempera-
ture.
Baking on one level:
Baking in tins
Type of baking Oven function Shelf position Temperature °C Time in min.
Ring cake or brio-
che
True Fan Cooking 1 150 - 160 50 - 70
Madeira cake /
fruit cakes
True Fan Cooking 1 140 - 160 70 - 90
Fatless sponge
cake / Fatless
sponge cake
True Fan Cooking 2 140 - 150 35 - 50
Fatless sponge
cake / Fatless
sponge cake
Conventional
Cooking
2 160 35 - 50
Flan base - short
pastry
True Fan Cooking 2
170 - 180 1) 10 - 25
Flan base -
sponge mixture
True Fan Cooking 2 150 - 170 20 - 25
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