Got a fan assisted gas oven. Trying to bake a cake

Quite normal...top element is for grill/broil only. Bottom element is for bake only. If the grill element were to come on during baking a cake it'd burn the top of your cake to a crisp.
Some grill/broil elements cook at 500-700 degrees.

u say element not working? so its a gas and electric? If so check the element with a multi meter for continuity. I would say check ur gas safety valve also but u say it does work in grill?

have you tried a different cake pan,if cookies are coming out good and it's cooking your meat on time then it doesn't sound like it's the stove

Electric ovens are always different from gas ovens. You have to set the temperature on average 10-15 degrees lower and watch out 15 minutes earlier if you are baking cakes, 5 mins for cookies etc. Always bake in the centre of the oven. use a metal bowl of water in another tray which may help balance out the temperature

if your oven is gas its is very difficult to make perfect baking of of the uneven heating,if your oven is elecric is with convection that one good compare to gas oven on an electric oven without convection, the advantage of oven the with convection is even heating.

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either will work, fan bake will give you a more even cooking though

Trying to better define the problem....

Do you have any cuts, holes or "shorting" or tin-foil/aluminum around your bottom bake heat-element? If so, you may need to replace the baking Heat Element. (Ensure you do not use aluminum foil around your heat element to prevent your oven from getting dirty)

To replace your baking heat element, with power off; remove 2 screws securing the bake element. Slightly tug and pull towards you for about 3 inches or so and disconnect the connecting wires at each end. Then completely remove the heat element and install new in reverse manner. Whats' you're model number?

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