Whistle Blower's Grill

Many a times while trying to bake a perfect cake people always mess it up. Not because they don’t know how to bake a cake but because they don’t know the exact procedure for baking the cake they desire. So for all those people out there here are some tips to bake a perfect cake.

• Measure the ingredients with great care. Using correct amounts of ingredients is more important than the beating of the cakes.
• Invest in a good electric hand mixer. It simplifies your work besides giving good results. Always beat in one direction.
• To beat the egg whites light as air, they should be at room temperature while beating. Always use a clean, dry bowl and beater for beating.
• While using raisins or dry fruits or peels in a cake, first coat them with a little flour (maida) and then add to the batter. They will then not sink to the bottom of the cake.
• Remember to always sift the baking powder with the maida at the time of making the cake.
• Never use baking powder which is more than a year old. Check the manufacturing date on the container.
• Always preheat the oven at the temperature at which you have to bake your cake for at least 10 minutes.
• Always grease your baking tin and dust (sprinkle) with flour (maida).
• Baking should always be done in aluminum containers.
• Do not open the oven door again and again to check the cake as this causes variation in the temperature and hence affects the baking.
• Test your cake with a clean knife at the place where the cake has risen the most, i.e. at the highest point, before removing from the oven.
• Permit the cake to cool for sometime before you remove it from the tin.
• Never cool a cake under the fan as this will make the cake hard.