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Why does my cake always burn from top in convection oven and remains uncooked from bottom?
In the event that your cakes are cooking slower or quicker than your oven instructions suggest, then buy an oven thermometer so that you can check that the temperature dial or display is accurate. The oven temperature might be too hot because it seems that the top is done before the bottom.
Why is the outside of my cake cooked but the inside isn t?
It could be that too much fat has been used to grease the tin; the cake tin wasn’t lined sufficiently; the oven was too hot; the cake was left in the oven for too long or a fat that is not suitable for baking has been used.
How do you fix a raw cake in the middle?
Middle Undercooked Is it just the middle of your cake that is undercooked? This is the most common problem, so don’t feel too bad. To fix it, cover the cake with foil (be careful – the pan will be hot!) and stick it back into the oven for 10 to 15 minutes.
What can you do with undercooked cake?
That’s not a cake you’ll want to serve. Here’s a solution: If you find you underbaked your cake soon after removing it from the oven and it’s still hot, pop it back in and bake it at least another 10 to 15 minutes more. Remember to do the doneness test before removing from the oven and cooling.
What do you do if your cake is not fully baked?
If you cake isn’t completely cooked, cover it in tin foil and bake for a further 5-10 minutes. Check it again after 10 minutes or so and if it needs longer, bake again.
Why does a cake not rise?
Cakes that don’t rise properly or have a surface covered in little holes are often the result of not getting the cake into the oven quickly enough; a common mistake that happens because you forgot to turn the oven on before you started, or you get distracted with something else mid-way through mixing.
Why is my cake over-cooked on the sides but not the middle?
There are many reasons why your cake is over-cooking on the sides and under-cooking in the middle: It may be that your oven is running hot. Thus would lead to the outsides cooking far more quickly than the middle. If the oven temperature is correct, another issue may be pan size.
Why is my cake sunken in the center?
If the center is still unbaked, leave the cake in the oven a little longer. Easy enough! Sunken cakes can also be caused by the oven temperature being too cool or fluctuating too much.
What happens if you don’t have a convection oven?
If you don’t have a convection oven, you are at the mercy of the heat source at the bottom of a standard oven. Generally this will work through the metal pan to overcook the bottom/sides before the top/middle can get cooked.
Why do my cakes crack when I bake them?
If your cakes are always coming out of the oven with cracked tops then you definitely have a temperature problem. When the oven is too hot, the outside and top of the cake will bake quickly and form a crust. Then, when the batter in the center of the cake is still cooking and rising, it will burst through the top crust causing the cake to crack.