Cake Recipes Leaving Out Most Important Detail

alphaomega16

Looking for another Lemon Drizzle cake that my dad can use as the new recipe he has (Old one got lost) it keeps collapsing in such a fashion it could win an oscar for best collapse but every time I go to a recipe it seems to leave out the most important factor.

What shelf to put the damn thing on, is there a rule of thumb of what shelf to slap stuff on when it comes to this stuff ?

busterbenny2001

Shouldn’t make a lot of difference these days fan ovens maintain a pretty stable temp in any area.
What recipe are you using?

alphaomega16

Not sure what recipe he is using atm but we do not have a fan oven, just a bog standard gas oven.

busterbenny2001

If you have a gas or a conventional oven, cakes are best baked on the middle shelf, as the temperature of each shelf position varies (this is not the case with fan ovens, which have an even heat throughout). Get to know your oven and make sure you use the correct temperature for its make.

busterbenny2001

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hippo99

£2.80 sorted!
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alphaomega16

Now the app is working again its going to make posting this easier.

Goddamnit its posting sideways again.

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PsyVision

I find stuff on the top shelf to be the best myself.  Ooo errr

busterbenny2001

Quick skim of it and possibly the tin size could be the problem for that recipie looks like its meant for a thin sponge to cut into squares rather than a loaf cake, I’ll put my loaf cake recipie up here tomorrow give that a go.

alphaomega16

ah I see, thanks for the feedback on what may be going wrong.