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Common Baking Problems And Why They Happen
Cakes are uneven, Pans touchingeach otheror Cakes don't brown on top. Incorrect rackposition.
oven walls. Temperature toolow.
Batter unevenin pans, Overmixing.
Oven temperature too lowor Toomuch liquid.
bakingtime tooshort. Pan size too large or too little
Oven not level, batter in pan.
Undermix{ng. Oven door openedtoo often.
Too much liquid.
Cake high in middle. Temperaturetoo high. Excessive shrinkage. Toolittleleavening.
Overmixing.
Baking time too long. Pan too large.
Overmixing. Temperaturetoo high.
Too much flour. Baking time too tong.
Pans touching each other or Panstoo close to each other
oven wails, or oven walls,
Incorrect rack position.
Cake falls, Too muchshortening orsugar. Uneven texture. Toomuch liquid.
Too much or too little liquid. Undermixing.
Temperature too low. Temperaturetoo low.
Old or too little baking powder. Baking time too short.
Pan too small.
Oven door opened frequently. Cakeshave tunnels. Not enough shortening.
Added incorrecttype of oil to Too much bakingpowder,
cake mix, Overmixing or at too high a
Added additional ingredients speed.
to cake mixor recipe. Temperaturetoo high.
Cakes, cookies, biscuits Incorrect rack position.
don't brown evenlJ_ Oven door not closed properly. Cakes crack on top. Batter overmixed.
Door gasket not sealing Temperaturetoo high.
properly. Too much leavening.
Incorrectuse of aluminumfoil. Incorrect rackposition.
Oven not preheated.
Fansdarkened, dentedor
warped. Cake not done in middle. Temperature too high.
Pan too small,
Baking time too short.
Cakes, cookies, biscuits Oven not preheated.
too brown on bottom. Pans touching each other or
oven walls. Pie crust edges toe brown, Temperaturetoo high.
Incorrect rack position. Pans touching each other or
Incorrect useof a(uminumfoil. oven wails.
Placed 2 cookie sheetson one Edges of crust too thin.
rack. Incorrect rack position.
Used glass, darkened, stained,
warped or dull finish metal Pies or cakes don't brown Usedshinymetal pans.
pans. (Use a shiny cookie on bottom, Temperature too low.
sheet,)
Pies have soaked crust. Temperature too low at start of
baking.
Fillingtoojuicy.
Used shiny metalpans.