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Cake Baking Crisis...

BengaLover · 2011-02-17 15:02:55

Hi there and my question today is: Why do my cakes always burn just around the edges... I dont use cheapo cookware, always grease the tin, and my cakes come out gorgeous except for the burnt edges! I use the fan setting on the oven.

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17-02-2011 4:02pm

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BengaLover

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Hi there and my question today is:
Why do my cakes always burn just around the edges...
I dont use cheapo cookware, always grease the tin, and my cakes come out gorgeous except for the burnt edges!
I use the fan setting on the oven.

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#2 17-02-2011 4:15pm
olaola

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I mentioned it in the other oven thread - tinfoil protectors. Some ovens just aren't great.

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#3 17-02-2011 4:17pm
BengaLover

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Ah ok, thanks. Tin foil as in lining the tin? Will go see if i can find the thread.

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#4 17-02-2011 4:18pm
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BengaLover wrote: »

Ah ok, thanks. Tin foil as in lining the tin? Will go see if i can find the thread.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056182883

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#5 17-02-2011 4:22pm
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Got it, cheers..

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#6 18-02-2011 9:47pm
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When I am baking cakes in my fan oven I wrap 4-5 sheets of newspaper around the outside of the cake tin and secure with selotape or string. This prevents the outside of the cake cooking too quickly. Just increase the cooking time slightly so that it cooks through. It guaranteed to prevent crusty cakes.

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#7 18-02-2011 9:49pm
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I would have thought newspaper would burn

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#8 18-02-2011 10:01pm
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No it doesnt burn. I would usually bake a cake at 140 degrees in my fan oven which would be 160 degrees in a normal oven. Paper doesnt burn at all but make sure you use about 5 sheets. Probably not a great idea to use this method in a gas oven !!!!

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#9 18-02-2011 10:25pm
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I will give it a go next time

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#10 22-02-2011 12:31am
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PaddyJules wrote: »

When I am baking cakes in my fan oven I wrap 4-5 sheets of newspaper around the outside of the cake tin and secure with selotape or string. This prevents the outside of the cake cooking too quickly. Just increase the cooking time slightly so that it cooks through. It guaranteed to prevent crusty cakes.

I've always used newspaper layers around my tins too - even in a gas oven - especially useful for rich fruit cakes. If you're worried about burning you could dampen the sheets a bit but it's never happened to mine. I use a paper clip to keep the layers closed.

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#11 14-03-2011 8:01pm
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if you have a multifunction oven with a conventional oven setting then just use that instead of the fan setting. Fan is good for breads but conventional is better for cakes.

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