5 Expert cooking guide
5.3 Cakes and pastries
About the tables notes
• The times given apply to food placed in a cold oven.
• The temperature and baking time depend on the consistency and amount of the mixture. This is why
temperature ranges are given in the tables. Begin with the lower temperature and, if necessary, use
a higher setting the next time, since a lower temperature results in more even browning.
• Additional information can be found in the Baking tips section following the tables.
• Always place the cake tin in the centre of the lower wire rack. But the food with ** should be placed
in the turntable.
Baking tins
Note: It is best to use dark-coloured metal baking tins.
Baking in tins
Sponge cake, simple
Sponge cake, delicate
(e.g. sandcake)*
Sponge flan base
Delicate
fruit
flan,
sponge
Sponge base, 2 eggs
Sponge flan, 6 eggs
Shortcrust pastry base
with crust
Fruit
tart/cheesecake
with pastry base*
Swiss flan**
Ring cake
Pizza, thin base, light
topping**
Savoury cakes**
Nut cake
Yeast dough with dry
topping
* Allow cake to cool in the oven for approx. 20 minutes.
** the food should be placed in the turntable
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Accessories
Type of
heating
Ring tin/cake tin
Ring tin/cake tin
Flan-base cake tin
Springform/ring tin
Flan-base cake tin
Dark springform cake tin
Dark springform cake tin
Dark springform cake tin
Dark springform cake tin
Ring cake tin
Round pizza tray
Dark springform cake tin
Dark springform cake tin
Round pizza tray
Temperature
Microwave
°C
power in
watts
170-180
100
150-170
-
160-180
-
170-180
100
160-170
-
170-180
-
170-190
-
170-190
100
190-200
-
170-180
220-230
-
200-220
-
170-180
100
160-180
-
Microwave Oven / User Manual
Cooking
time in
minutes
40-50
70-90
30-40
35-45
20-25
35-45
30-40
35-45
45-55
40-50
15-25
50-60
35-45
50-60