en How it works
Issue
The time has elapsed but
your food is not yet done
on the inside, but is
already overdone on the
outside.
After defrosting, the
poultry or meat is defros-
ted on the outside but not
defrosted in the middle.
16.4 Cakes and baked items
Recommended settings for cakes and baked items.
The temperature and baking time depend on the con-
sistency and amount of the mixture. This is why ranges
are given in the tables. Begin with the lower value and,
if necessary, use a higher setting the next time. A lower
temperature results in more even browning.
Baking tips
We have compiled a few tips to help you achieve a
good baking result.
Cakes in tins
Note:
Preparation tips
¡ The recommended settings apply to dishes placed into the non-preheated appliance.
¡ Always place the cake tin in the centre of the wire rack.
¡ Use heat-resistant, microwave-safe bakeware.
¡ Metal baking tins are not suitable for baking with microwaves.
¡ Dark-coloured metal baking tins are most suitable.
Dish
1
Sponge cake, basic
Sponge cake, delicate (e.g.
1
sand cake)
Sponge flan base
Fruit cake, delicate, made
of sponge
3-egg fatless sponge cake
Fruit tart or cheesecake
with shortcrust pastry base
1
Pizza
1
Allow cakes to cool in the oven for approx. 20 minutes.
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Tip
¡ Stir while cooking.
¡ Reduce the microwave
power setting and in-
crease the cooking ti-
me.
¡ Reduce the microwave
power setting.
¡ Turn large pieces of
frozen food several ti-
mes.
Accessories/
Rack posi-
cookware
tion
Vienna ring
tin/loaf tin
Vienna ring
tin/loaf tin
Flan base tin
Springform/
ring tin
Springform
cake tin, dia-
meter 26 cm
Springform
cake tin, dia-
meter 26 cm
Round pizza
tray
Issue
You want your cake to
rise evenly.
You do not want small
baked items to stick to
each other when baking.
Determine whether the
cake is ready.
You want to bake using
your own recipe.
Use bakeware made of
silicone, glass, plastic or
ceramic.
Type of
Temperature in
heating
°C
170-180
150-170
160-180
170-190
170-180
170-180
220-230
Tip
¡ Only grease the base
of the springform cake
tin.
¡ After baking, use a kni-
fe to carefully loosen
the cake from the ba-
king tin.
Leave a minimum clear-
ance of 2 cm around
each item to be baked.
This allows enough space
for the baked items to ex-
pand and brown on all
sides.
Push a cocktail stick into
the highest point on the
cake. If no dough sticks
to the wood, the cake is
ready.
Use similar items in the
baking tables as a guide.
¡ The bakeware must be
heat-resistant up to
250 °C.
¡ Cakes in this bakewa-
re brown less.
¡ When using the micro-
wave, the cooking time
is shorter than the time
shown in the table.
Microwave
Cooking
output in
time in mins
watts
90
40-50
-
70-90
-
30-40
90
30-45
-
30-40
180
35-45
-
15-25