Foolproof baking: 25 secrets revealed so you never mess up

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Use a metal rack for cooling

Avoid letting cakes cool in their baking dish, otherwise you run the risk of humidity accumulating at the bottom. Remove from the mold and let come to room temperature on a metal cooling rack so that the heat can escape from the top, sides and bottom of your cake. The same goes for muffins and cupcakes—remove them from their baking tins immediately and let cool on a wire rack. This is especially important for cookies: using a spatula, take them off the baking sheet and place them on a rack to cool in order to stop the cooking process.