Cold Oven Baking??

Barbarainnc · ‎03-11-2010

I was reading about Cold Oven Pound Cakes. Cook's Country baked a Cold Oven Pound cake recipe in a preheated oven to see what would happen. The cake was dense and crustless. The one baked in a cold oven produced a higher rise and thick crust.

My aunt always made a Cold Oven Pound Cake. I tasted it and never liked it. So of course I will never make a Cold Oven Pound Cake.

Just wondered if any of you make Cold Oven Pound Cakes?

Or if you make other cakes, this way in a cold oven??

ennui_too · ‎07-30-2014

Explain ""cold oven.""

Barbarainnc · ‎03-11-2010

The oven is not preheated like most recipes call for you to do.

Put the cake in the oven and set the temp and cut the oven on.

Preheat means to cut the oven on to a certain temp. for about 10 minutes or until the oven is heated to a certain temp.

Pook · ‎03-20-2010

I have a cold oven pound cake recipe and it's the best ever!!! That's the only kind I'll make.

ennui_too · ‎07-30-2014

On 8/9/2014 Barbarainnc said:
The oven is not preheated like most recipes call for you to do.

Put the cake in the oven and set the temp and cut the oven on.

Preheat means to cut the oven on to a certain temp. for about 10 minutes or until the oven is heated to a certain temp.

I do cold oven baking all the time. I didn't know there was a name for it.

I do it to conserve energy. I only pre-heat the broiler.

Barbarainnc · ‎03-11-2010

But,doesn't cold oven cook longer to cook ??

What items have you cold baked??

ennui_too · ‎07-30-2014

On 8/9/2014 Barbarainnc said:
But,doesn't cold oven cook longer to cook ??

What items have you cold baked??

Cold oven cooking doesn't take any longer. My oven heats quickly. I turn on the oven, place whatever inside, and set the timer. I usually use the oven for anything that takes a while to cook, anyway, like deep dish pizzas or casseroles. Five minutes one way or the other isn't going to make a big difference.