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Caryn Nadelberg Caryn Nadelberg is offline
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Default Baking cakes

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> How do I prevent my cakes from cracking at the top?
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You are probably cooking them too fast. Try turning down the
temperature 25 degrees and baking a little longer.

Also, you can put those baking strips around the outside of the pan.
Those seem to help with getting a more even cake level. You can buy
them or make your own with towels.

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