BAKING IN THE OVEN – PRACTICAL HINTS
TABLE 1: Cakes
Oven functions:
CAKE TYPE
Baking in cake tins
Sponge cake/marble cake
Victoria sponge
Base for a layer cake
Sponge layer cake
Fruit cake
Cheesecake
Teacake
Bread
(e.g. wholegrain bread)
Baking on the trays provided with the cooker
Fruit cake
Fruit cake
Crumble cake
Sponge roll
Pizza
(thin base)
Pizza
(thick base)
Baking smaller items
Buns
Puff pastry
Meringues
Choux buns
bottom + top heaters
ultra-fan
LEVEL
2-3
(crispy base)
(shortcrust base)
(crispy base)
(with yeast)
BOTTOM +
TOP HEATERS
TEMPE-
RATURE
LEVEL
[°C]
2
170-180
2
2
160-180
2
170-180
2-3
2
170-180
2-3
2
2
160-180
2
2
210-220
2
3
170-180
2
2
3
160-170
2
2
180-200
3
220-240
2
190-210
3
160-170
2
3
180-190
2
3
90-110
2
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ULTRA-FAN
BAKING
TIME
[min]
TEMPE-
RATURE
[°C]
60-80
150-170
65-80
150-170
160-170
20-30
30-40
60-70
160-180
140-150
60-90
150-170
40-60
50-60
180-200
35-60
160-170
160-170
30-50
150-170
30-40
10-15
10-15
30-50
10-30
150-160
18-25
170-190
80-90
170-190
35-45