Testing whether the cake is done

Follow the baking instructions for time and temperature as specified in the recipe; it is necessary to ensure that the cake is uniformly cooked before removing from the oven. Often the cake may rise evenly and seem brown from the outside but may be uncooked inside due to some fault or low baking time. Hence, it is necessary to ensure that the inside of the cake is done, and there are ways to do this without slicing the cake

Preparation Time: 5 mins     Makes 1 cake

Ingredients

cake
toothpick
wire cooling rack

Method

The cake would have pulled away from the sides of the pan and the top will spring back when touched lightly in the centre. When a toothpick or knife is inserted into the centre of the cake, it will come out clean.

Removing the cake from the tin

Let cake cool for about 10 minutes before removing from the baking tin. Invert the wire cooling rack over the cake and flip over. Tap the inverted tin with a knife or spoon to release the cake.