Do You Guys Bake One At A Time?

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katharry Posted 7 Oct 2006 , 2:39am
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Hello one and all

When you are baking your cake/s is it okay to bake different size cakes together? What I mean is Ive just put my new Wonder Mold (oooh so excited! icon_biggrin.gif ) in the oven and as there was a couple of cups of batter left over Ive poured it into a 3 which is now baking next to it.

Is this okay or should I have left the small one out and baked it separately afterwards. I am going to have to pull the little cake out halfway between the cooking time of the wonder mold..

Just curious to what you guys do.. and now a little nervous in case I am going to stuff up my wonder mold cake by opening the door

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Doug Posted 7 Oct 2006 , 2:45am
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i bake multiples all the time -- up to four! (such as recentlyl 2-8 in and 2-6in at same time.) use bake even strips and flower nail and, so far, no problems...

(except having willpower to save trimings for cake balls and not stuff immediately into mouth!)

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CakeRN Posted 7 Oct 2006 , 2:50am
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I bake several at a time too but I just make sure I have room around each cake.

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licia Posted 7 Oct 2006 , 2:56am
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For you guys who said that you bake multiples in the oven at the same time. This is on different racks at the same time.

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katharry Posted 7 Oct 2006 , 2:58am
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Thanks for that....

Doug do you use a flower nail in all your cakes? Does this help cook multiple cakes?

Also does everyone bake on the regular setting or fan-bake?

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Doug Posted 7 Oct 2006 , 2:59am
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only one rack...w/ cake sizes on diagonal...

8 6
6 8

space in between.

tried on two racks once and had nothing but problems...

I keep a large pizza stone in center of my bottom rack and that seems to help even out the heat.

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KlyKat Posted 7 Oct 2006 , 3:06am
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I bake 6 cheesecakes at a time at work. 8 and 10 inch. In a convection oven with a water pan for moisture.

Doug, I've used a pizza stone for years in my personal oven and love it.


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Doug Posted 7 Oct 2006 , 3:10am
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Thanks for that....

Doug do you use a flower nail in all your cakes? Does this help cook multiple cakes?

Also does everyone bake on the regular setting or fan-bake?




yes and yes.....love it...such a neat simple trick.

and even better when combined w/ bake-even strips. cake rise high and very level (tho' chocolate is still the slowest cake in the world to cook! -- now if it was only as slow making me gain weight!)

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re "fan".....having got one of those fancy convection ovens....plain old normal one. only fan around is outside on the floor blowing on me!

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gourmetcakes Posted 7 Oct 2006 , 3:18am
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and even better when combined w/ bake-even strips. cake rise high and very level (tho' chocolate is still the slowest cake in the world to cook! -- now if it was only as slow making me gain weight!)




Yea Doug, what is up with the chocolate taking longer too cook? I notice that too. I also bake with the bake even strips...I always dread doing a half french vanilla and half chocolate cake. I pride myself on my moist cakes, and the chocolate side ALWAYS takes longer....why is that?!?!?!?

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licia Posted 7 Oct 2006 , 3:25am
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only one rack...w/ cake sizes on diagonal...

8 6
6 8

space in between.

tried on two racks once and had nothing but problems...

I keep a large pizza stone in center of my bottom rack and that seems to help even out the heat.




So all these pans are baking on one rack. If so this is not with a standard kitchen stove, right??

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cake2decorate Posted 7 Oct 2006 , 3:35am
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I bake in multiples without any problem.

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Doug Posted 7 Oct 2006 , 10:40am
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only one rack...w/ cake sizes on diagonal...

8 6
6 8

space in between.

tried on two racks once and had nothing but problems...

I keep a large pizza stone in center of my bottom rack and that seems to help even out the heat.



So all these pans are baking on one rack. If so this is not with a standard kitchen stove, right??




mine is a standard stove...just the biggest "normal" one -- 36" -- that they make. definately NOT a wall oven.

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