How to know when a cake is cooked
It's a frequently asked question and it's not so easy to answer it, especially for beginners: you can have a cake that's nice and golden brown outside, but which is not cooked enough in the middle.
296 K 3.9/5 (116 reviews)
1 min.
Easy
1 pieceLast modified on: May 7th 2020
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 1 min.
Step by step recipe
Stage 1
To test if your cake is fully cooked, open the oven door, pull the cake toward you and insert a knife vertically in the center until reaching the middle of the cake.
Stage 2 - 1 min.
If when you remove the blade, there is dough on the blade (see photo) then the cake is not yet done.
Stage 3
If the blade is clean after removal, then the cake is done.
Source: Home made.
Other recipes you may also like
Fruit crumble
A fruit pudding: very easy to do and delicious: just a layer of fruit with a golden crunchy topping. February 21th 2011370 K4.0 1 hour 15 min.
Epiphany galette
Here is the recipe for the very classic but delicious "galette des rois" (Epiphany galette) in puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) with almond cream or frangipane . You will also see some professional tips to easily handle the dough, and obtain a nice and regular galette. January 1st 2025312 K 24.5 3 hours 8 min.
Toasted almond cake
A layer cake, with toasted almonds in the chocolate part. July 5th 2016253 K4.4 2 hours 2 min.
Pear tart with almond cream
This is a very quick and easy tart to make, as everything (or almost) can be done in advance. A piece of sweetcrust pastry, some almond cream and pears? You have "everything you need". March 17th 2011377 K4.3 1 hour 15 min.
Express apple tart
A fine apple tart, very quick to make. April 8th 2020380 K 24.6 55 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com
Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2025-10-12)
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Post a comment or question
Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.