Cracked sides out of the blue

[Donna1786]

I've been baking for about 8 years and all of a sudden the sides of my sponges keep cracking (past 3 months). I can not figure it out. I have tried middle shelf as opposed to top shelf. I have reduced the temperature by 10°c incase my oven is running hot. I'm making sure I don't over do the rising agent (going marginally under now if anything). Not over greasing sides of cake tin. Ensuring sponges cool for bit longer in tin before trying to remove. Not over mixing so gentle figures of 8.

Please Help these are all Google's suggestions. I had beautiful sponges before. What can have changed? Thank you.

 

[Norcalbaker59]

I've been baking for about 8 years and all of a sudden the sides of my sponges keep cracking (past 3 months). I can not figure it out. I have tried middle shelf as opposed to top shelf. I have reduced the temperature by 10°c incase my oven is running hot. I'm making sure I don't over do the rising agent (going marginally under now if anything). Not over greasing sides of cake tin. Ensuring sponges cool for bit longer in tin before trying to remove. Not over mixing so gentle figures of 8.

Please Help these are all Google's suggestions. I had beautiful sponges before. What can have changed? Thank you.

I have a lot of questions…

Are you using an oven thermometer to confirm the oven temperature?

Have you changed any of the brands of ingredients?

Are you baking by weight?

Have you purchased new cake pans?

Have you tried lining the bottom and sides with with parchment paper instead of greasing the pans?

 

[Donna1786]

No oven thermometer

Not changed brands

Yes baking by grams

Same cake tins

I havent tried lining the sides - it seems a faff.

I think the oven must have changed in temperature

 

[retired baker]

post a photo , lets see it.