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Why is my oven not baking evenly? If you have followed the instructions closely, and still get poor results, try the following: If your cake is uneven: The pans may be touching each other or the oven walls. Batter might be uneven in the pans. The oven temperature might be uneven (not preheated long enough). The oven might not be level. If your cake is high in the middle or cracked: Your temperature may be too high. You may be over mixing the batter. You may be using too much flour. Pans may be touching each other or the oven walls. You may have used dark pans. The pan may be too small. If your cake falls: You may be using too much shortening or sugar. You may be using too much or too little liquid in the batter. You may have the temperature too low. You may be using old or too little baking powder. Your pan may be too small. The oven door may be opened too frequently. It may not be baked sufficiently. If your cake is not done in the center: The temperature may be too high. The pan may be too small. The baking time may be too short. The pan might not be centered in the oven. If the cakes, cookies, biscuits are too brown on top or bottom: Oven might not be preheated. The pans might be touching each other or the oven walls. You may be using glass, darkened, warped, or dull finish metal pans. The rack position may be too high or too low. You may be using aluminum foil incorrectly. The oven temperature may be too high. If you experience excessive shrinkage: You may be using too little or old baking powder. You may be over mixing. Your pan may be too large. Your oven temperature may be too high. Your baking time may be too long. If your pies don't brown: You may be using the wrong rack position. You may be using shiny metal pans. The temperature may be set too low.