What are some of the alternative methods for checking for cake doneness

Question

... without using a toothpick?

EDIT

the spirit of my question was to use a non penetrative device. I like the thermometer idea, but no one seems to know how the heck to use them

Asked by dassouki

Answer

http://www.baking911.com/cakes/data.htm I found some baking times for specific sized cakes. For me, I just use the toothpick method.

If it's a spongecake, you can check by pressing down on it and if it "bounces" back it's done.

Answered by Melly

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