CAKE FAULTS AND
THEIR CAUSES
Introduction
 The quality cake we have to use quality raw materials and should follow correct measurement,
methods, processing and baking.
 If there are any changes or mistakes in already mentioned factors some difficulties will be
created. This will be call faults.
 Cake faults are classified and judged by to ways:
1. External cake faults
2. Internal cake faults
EXTERNAL CAKE FAULTS
Crust too dark:
 Too much sugar and milk
 Too much of baking temperature
 Very long baking time
 Improper quantity of eggs, fat and baking powder
Too small cakes
 Too strong flour and too much quantity
 Poor quality of raw materials
 Improper mixing
 air incorporated
 Batter curdles during creaming
 Gluten development during mixing
 Very large cake tin
 Inaccurate weighment of batter
 Uneven batter temperature
 Too hot oven or cold oven
 Insufficient quantity of moisture and leavening agents
A spot on cake
 Too much sugar quantity
 Batter too tight or not enough liquid
 Slow baking
 Batter standing too large before baking
 Granulated sugar used and it is not properly
dissolved
Shrinkage of cake
 Little quantity of sugar
 Very little quantity of baking powder
 Too much mixing
 Toughening of the batter
 Too much bottom heat
Cake burst on top
 Too strong flour and too much quantity
 Improper mixing
 Batter very stiff
 Oven too hot
Cakes peak on top
 Very strong flour
 Insufficient quantity of fat
 Too stiff or loose batter
 Insufficient aeration
 Over mixing
 Too much top heat
 Too much of baking powder or fast acting
baking powder
Crust too thick
 Too much sugar
 Very little liquid
 Uneven baking temperature
 Cakes standing too long before baking
 Over baking
 Cool oven
Crust too pale
 Too little sugar
 Lack of milk
 Too low baking temperature
INTERNAL CAKE FAULTS
UNEVEN TEXTURE:
 Wrong quality of ingredients
 Uneven quantity of ingredients
 Insufficient quantity of baking powder
 Insufficient quantity of liquid
 Too little mixing
 Batter curdled during mixing
 Uneven batter temperature
 Uneven baking temperature
Holes and tunnels
 Less sugar
 Too much eggs
 Improper mixing of fat
 Too much leavening agent
 Improper creaming
 Pockets of air entrapped
 Tough batter
 Too high batter temperature
Coarse and irregular grain
 Too much sugar
 Insufficient quantity of liquids
 Too much baking powder
 Improper mixing
 Curdling during mixing
 Batter too stiff
 Uneven temperature
Poor flavour
 Wrong quality of raw materials
 Poor flavouring materials
 Improper storage of raw materials
 Insufficient quantity of salt and flavour
 Too much leavening agent
 Under baked
Sinking of fruit
 Weak flour used
 Too much baking powder, sugar and fat
 Uneven mixing
 Too thin batter
 Too much aeration
 Fruits not drained properly
 Uneven size of fruits
 Too much liquid
 Too much moisture content in fruits
 Incorrect baking temperature
 Oven shaking during baking
Fruit cake crumbles when cut
 Wrong quality of flour
 Too much sugar
 Too little eggs
 Insufficient quantity of liquids
 Improper mixing
 Unsoaked fruits used
 Incorrect baking temperature
 Too long baking
 Overbeating
 Cutting the cake when it is hot
Pale crumb colour
 Type of sweetening agent used
 High sugar content in fruits
 Too much soda
 Too much bottom heat
 Insufficient batter acidity
 Slow baking
Dense
 Wrong quality of flour
 Insufficient quantity of eggs and
leavening agents
 Insufficient quantity of liquid
 Batter too loose
Poor keeping quality
 Wrong quality of raw materials
 Improper types of flour
 Insufficient quantity of eggs,
sugar, fat and flour
 Too much baking temperature
Quick staling
 Poor quality of raw materials
 Too little fat, eggs and liquid
 Too much baking powder
 Curdled batter
 Over baking
 Store in dry atmosphere
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CAKE FAULTS AND THEIR CAUSES.pptx

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    Introduction  The qualitycake we have to use quality raw materials and should follow correct measurement, methods, processing and baking.  If there are any changes or mistakes in already mentioned factors some difficulties will be created. This will be call faults.  Cake faults are classified and judged by to ways: 1. External cake faults 2. Internal cake faults
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    EXTERNAL CAKE FAULTS Crusttoo dark:  Too much sugar and milk  Too much of baking temperature  Very long baking time  Improper quantity of eggs, fat and baking powder
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    Too small cakes Too strong flour and too much quantity  Poor quality of raw materials  Improper mixing  air incorporated  Batter curdles during creaming  Gluten development during mixing  Very large cake tin  Inaccurate weighment of batter  Uneven batter temperature  Too hot oven or cold oven  Insufficient quantity of moisture and leavening agents
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    A spot oncake  Too much sugar quantity  Batter too tight or not enough liquid  Slow baking  Batter standing too large before baking  Granulated sugar used and it is not properly dissolved
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    Shrinkage of cake Little quantity of sugar  Very little quantity of baking powder  Too much mixing  Toughening of the batter  Too much bottom heat
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    Cake burst ontop  Too strong flour and too much quantity  Improper mixing  Batter very stiff  Oven too hot
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    Cakes peak ontop  Very strong flour  Insufficient quantity of fat  Too stiff or loose batter  Insufficient aeration  Over mixing  Too much top heat  Too much of baking powder or fast acting baking powder
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    Crust too thick Too much sugar  Very little liquid  Uneven baking temperature  Cakes standing too long before baking  Over baking  Cool oven
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    Crust too pale Too little sugar  Lack of milk  Too low baking temperature
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    INTERNAL CAKE FAULTS UNEVENTEXTURE:  Wrong quality of ingredients  Uneven quantity of ingredients  Insufficient quantity of baking powder  Insufficient quantity of liquid  Too little mixing  Batter curdled during mixing  Uneven batter temperature  Uneven baking temperature
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    Holes and tunnels Less sugar  Too much eggs  Improper mixing of fat  Too much leavening agent  Improper creaming  Pockets of air entrapped  Tough batter  Too high batter temperature
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    Coarse and irregulargrain  Too much sugar  Insufficient quantity of liquids  Too much baking powder  Improper mixing  Curdling during mixing  Batter too stiff  Uneven temperature
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    Poor flavour  Wrongquality of raw materials  Poor flavouring materials  Improper storage of raw materials  Insufficient quantity of salt and flavour  Too much leavening agent  Under baked
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    Sinking of fruit Weak flour used  Too much baking powder, sugar and fat  Uneven mixing  Too thin batter  Too much aeration  Fruits not drained properly  Uneven size of fruits  Too much liquid  Too much moisture content in fruits  Incorrect baking temperature  Oven shaking during baking
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    Fruit cake crumbleswhen cut  Wrong quality of flour  Too much sugar  Too little eggs  Insufficient quantity of liquids  Improper mixing  Unsoaked fruits used  Incorrect baking temperature  Too long baking  Overbeating  Cutting the cake when it is hot
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    Pale crumb colour Type of sweetening agent used  High sugar content in fruits  Too much soda  Too much bottom heat  Insufficient batter acidity  Slow baking
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    Dense  Wrong qualityof flour  Insufficient quantity of eggs and leavening agents  Insufficient quantity of liquid  Batter too loose
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    Poor keeping quality Wrong quality of raw materials  Improper types of flour  Insufficient quantity of eggs, sugar, fat and flour  Too much baking temperature
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    Quick staling  Poorquality of raw materials  Too little fat, eggs and liquid  Too much baking powder  Curdled batter  Over baking  Store in dry atmosphere
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