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> On Mon, 6 Dec 2004, Vox Humana wrote:

> I'm guessing that the oven is hotter at the top (heat rises) and that is
> why you should not have your cake too high in the oven. Would too low burn
> the bottom? I've never put my cake too high in the oven but I have put it
> at the lowest level and got a slightly burnt bottom.
>

Yes, the oven is hotter at the top. I suppose that too low could be a
problem also. That is why the top of the cake pan should be in the center
of the oven. Ovens don't all work the same way, so it is hard to be
specific. Many ovens are not properly calibrated and bake much hotter or
cooler that the set temperature. Ovens can also have wide swings in
temperature. For instance, you might have the oven set at 350 and it could
drift down to 275F and then heat up to 400F in a single cycle.