- Always preheat the oven 10-15 minutes before placing your cake in the oven according to the recipe directions.
- Use large eggs when baking a cake for the best results.
- Use a standard liquid measuring cup to measure liquids and measure liquids at eye level.
- Do not over beat your cake batter, mix only according to the time and speed specified in the recipe directions.
- Grease the inside of the pan generously (only use a non stick spray or cake release). Do not use margarine, butter or liquid vegetable oil.
- Test your cake for doneness while still in the oven and cool your cake for 10 minutes on a rack after it comes out of the oven BEFORE removing it from the pan.
- Cool your cake completely (about an hour) before frosting.
- Firmly pack brown sugar into the measuring cup evenly with your fingers for proper measuring.
- To measure shortening into a cup; pack it into the measuring cup with a rubber spatula run the spatula through the shortening to release any air; then pack it again and level it off.
- Always use the pan or dish size specified for the recipe.