Cake baking temperature

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1. Suitable temperature for baking

In fact, there is absolutely no universal baking time and temperature for all cakes, because each type of cake has different ingredients and characteristics. Therefore, you need to know what temperature is needed when baking.
Suitable baking temperature for some types of baked goods:
Bread is baked at a temperature of 160 - 180 degrees Celsius and for a time of 25 - 28 minutes The sponge cake is baked at 150 - 160 degrees Celsius for about 40 - 45 minutes Cookies bake at 170 - 190 degrees Celsius for 15 - 25 minutes Cream puffs bake at 190 - 200 degrees Celsius for 25 - 30 minutes A way to properly and properly adjust the baking temperature and time then the cake will be cooked evenly, delicious, fluffy as you want. You should use an oven with a temperature and time adjustment knob, it will be effective for baking or use an air fryer to bake.

2. What are the consequences of baking at the wrong temperature?

When the oven temperature is too high compared to the specified level, the cake will easily crack. In this case, the top of the cake will be burnt or dry as a result. When the temperature in the oven is high and the time is not enough, the baking will also crack and burn. Not only that, the cake may also be slightly burnt, when tested with a spoon or with a toothpick, it will appear dry, but when taking the cake out of the oven, the cake will definitely shrink, the inside of the cake will still be wet and because the dough is not fully cooked. When the baking temperature is too low, the time is not enough, the cake will be light yellow, not porous. The outer surface of the cake is cooked, but the inside of the dough cake will be raw, wet and have a fishy smell of eggs because the cake has not been cooked.

3. Some other great tips to get better batches of cakes

First, when baking a delicious muffin, it's important that you know how to preheat the oven for 10-15 minutes. If you don't preheat the oven for that time, when you put the cake in to bake, the top of the cake will be cooked but the inside will still be completely raw.
Next, always pay attention to adjust the baking tray so that the cake pan is in the center of the oven. This will ensure that the heat transfer to the cake is balanced, and the cake is cooked evenly from the inside out. In order for the cake mold to be in the right position in the middle in the case of high cake molds, please lower the cake tray!
Each dedicated toaster oven has modes of upper fire, lower fire and 2 fire modes. When baking the cake properly, you should use the 2 fire mode to bake. This will help the temperature in the oven to spread evenly, the cake will be cooked more delicious.
Thus, to be able to bake delicious batches of cakes is not difficult, just apply a few small baking tips above. But please pay attention to the recipe and how to make the cake carefully, the cake will be more delicious but expected.

4. How to bake a cake

Before getting to the baking steps, choose a recipe to start with. You can go simple with a yellow cake or you can choose a slightly more complicated recipe. We also have a few cake recipes for anniversaries.
Step 1: Preheat the oven
When the cake rises too quickly, the cake can develop into tunnels and cracks, too slow the cake can be rough. Let your oven preheat for at least 10 minutes and use an oven thermometer to make sure it's at the right temperature. If you're using a dark cake pan, you'll want to lower the oven temperature required in your recipe by 160°C.
Step 2: Stir the ingredients together
Dry ingredients usually include flour, baking powder or baking soda and salt. Instead of adding the dry ingredients individually to the dough, pre-mix them together in a bowl. That way you know the ingredients are evenly distributed in the dough.
Step 3: Combine butter and sugar
Wondering how to make a light crust cake. Beating the butter and sugar is the most important step. Here's how:
Using an electric mixer on medium to high speed, beat the butter for 30 seconds. Generally, stand mixers require medium speed for this step and hand mixers require higher speeds.
Add the sugar (and vanilla if the recipe calls for it) and beat the mixture on medium speed until it's combined and has a light, fluffy texture. This process will take 3 to 5 minutes. Occasionally scrape the bowl while whisking. Tiny bubbles will be created as the butter and sugar combine, which will give your cake a fluffy, dreamy texture.

Step 4: Add eggs one at a time
Add eggs (or egg whites) one at a time, beating well after each. Their proteins create structure around air bubbles to maintain texture.
Step 5: Alternating addition of dry and wet ingredients
Alternating between adding some flour mixture and some milk (or other liquid specified in the recipe) to the butter-egg-sugar mixture, Beat on low speed after each addition until combined. Start and end with the flour mixture. This is because when the liquid is mixed into the powder.
Step 6: Pour the dough into the tray and bake: Divide evenly between the baking trays.
Step 7: Cool the cake
Let the cake cool in the tray on a wire rack for up to 10 minutes. To remove from the tray, run the knife around the edges of the cake to loosen it from the edges. Place a wire rack on top of the cake and turn the pan over. Lift the pan off the cake, being careful not to tear the edges of the cake. If you're using waxed paper or foil, gently peel the paper off the cake.
Let the cake cool completely (about 1 hour). This is an important step to help the cake harden, making it less likely to break when you freeze it.
Step 8: Decorate the cake and put it in the fridge
Use a spatula or knife to spread the remaining frosting over the top and sides of the cake, swirling as you do. Once the cake is completely coated, go back and add more swirls as desired. Serve within 2 hours or store in the refrigerator.

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