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and partly close the damper to prevent too much heat from passing under the bottom; but the oven door must not be left open in cake baking, or else the cake will "fall, " the same as if the heat had fallen off for want of fuel. Avoid, as much as possible, also, the moving of cake after it is placed in the oven and has began to rise, as the motion may cause the escape of gas, leaving the cake heavy, and -especially is this important with cake containing grated or dessicated cocoanut.
Pans. —Pans should always be well buttered, except for thick, or loaf cake, which requires the bottom of the pan to be covered with a buttered piece of white paper, buttering the
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