1.Preheat oven todesired/prescribed
temperature
2.Check oven racks are properly placed
3.Arrange baking pans of similar shapes inside
the oven one inch apart from all sides.
4.Follow correct oven temperature prescribed
by the recipe. Incorrect oven temperature
results to poor volume, texture, form and
color.
3.
5. Avoid openingthe oven while
baking.
6. Cool cakes by using a cake
rack. To remove cakes from the
pan, slide a spatula around the
pan and turn upside down.
4.
Other baking guidelines
1.Observeproper handling of ingredients
and equipment in baking to attain a
perfect cake.
2.The process of mixing, scaling, and
measuring baking ingredients including
the cooling method should be done
accurately to prevent a soggy baked
product or cakes.
5.
3. For sheetcakes, put a parchment
paper at the bottom of the pan for ease
in turning it upside down. Sprinkle
granulated sugar on top of the sheet cake
before turning it upside down.
4. Cool angel food cakes, and chiffon
cakes by sliding a spatula around the pan,
slowly turn it upside down to hold back
the volume of the cake.