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My Mom is making a cake. Its an old recipe, 50 - 70 yrs old (or older). All it says is to use a warm oven. No temperature range, just a warm oven. What temperature would this be?

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Without any details on the recipe, it is hard to offer any firm recommendations. That said, I have had success using a convection oven on 180 degrees Celsius (356 degrees Fahrenheit), and checking for doneness with a bamboo skewer.

razumny
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  • I think any recipe old enough to only mention "warm oven" will not anticipate convection. – SAJ14SAJ Feb 16 '14 at 12:24
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    +1, I have yet to see a standard cake for which 180 convection is a bad temperature (there are pastries which need it hotter, but they are not usually called "cake"). – rumtscho Feb 16 '14 at 13:27
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For some cakes, I bake longer at 300F, and the result is quite delicate.

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