If you’re using dark pans, you’ll need to adjust your cooking time and temperatures.

Chow explains why, even when you follow a recipe, your baked goods may not come out right.

Dark pans will cook the outsides faster so either your baked good over-brown or the interior isn’t done.

Start with lowering the oven temperature by 25 degrees.

Then, check for doneness 10 minutes earlier.

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