Top 5 Cake Baking Mistakes! | Preppy Kitchen

Here are my TOP 5 Cake Baking Mistakes to avoid so you can make perfect amazing cakes! Baking a cake doesn't have to be hard! If you avoid these common mistakes you'll be baking beautiful and delicious cakes with ease! I love making cakes for special occasions and spur of the moment treats so I know you don't want to waste precious time and ingredients with a cake that doesn't come out just right! If you know any other cake baking mistake to avoid let us know in the comments!!

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[donellalyden]

When my daughter was 13 she made a cake from scratch and called me and said it didn't rise. I asked her if she put baking soda in, she said no. The recipe called for soda, so she put in a teaspoon of cola. She is now 44 and we still laugh about this.

[gabrielavargas]

My cakes changed COMPLETELY when I bought my scale, best purchase ever

[Lemit]

I'm only now realizing that room temp ingredients are important! Domed cakes were my life lol

[Msof]

Love this guy -- he's about the best baker on YT. Love his recipes and demeanor.

[handekai]

I desperately need a “Top 5 dough making mistakes” video.

[darriendastar]

This was really good.
I've been baking for decades and I thought I knew it all. But this was a tremendously useful reminder to go back to basics. It pointed out that I've gained a lot of bad habits over the years and should re-learn simplicity.
So many, many thanks. It was a useful kick-up-the-ass that baking is a science and not moss-covered tradition.

[p.s.im.sohachan]

First of all, this channel is amazing! John feels like a friend teaching me, always caring, friendly, funny, smart, but also honest and open about making mistakes like everybody else... love it!
And this has to be one of my favorite videos, because I do a lot of these mistakes and even tho my cakes turn out fine most of the time, some of these results happened to me and I didn't understand why. I also believe that I'm missing out on my cakes being even more delicious!

[MJA]

Great tips! Thanks. I learned about weighing everything when I lived in Germany. Even liquids! I have to admit, metric is easier when it comes to this.

[shirleylaboy]

I never weighed my ingredients til I started watching you. What a difference it makes. 🙂❤

[walkerbraswell]

That strawberry cake you made has got to be one of the prettiest cakes I've ever seen, and my mom was a wedding cake decorator!

[Aquarius]

Thank you for all the helpful tips. I finally bought a scale and it's made such a difference. My only problem has not been letting my cold ingredients warm up. Thanks for the reminder. 😀

[amethystsamia]

A video on reasons for cookie fails would be helpful. I’ve had delicious cookies that wouldn’t stick together before and I don’t know why. Thank you!

[tnh]

OMG!! I have been making the #2 mistake!! No wonder!! Thanks for the great tips!!

[franciscorodriguezjr.]

Just love how you explain things and your videos are fun to watch.

[cookiesncream]

I bake very simple things once in a while but I looove desserts and am always wanting to bake more. I’ve been looking for something just like this! It’s hard to learn baking basics if you don’t have a lot of experience or don’t know other people that do either. Would love to watch an entire series for other forms of baked goods like pies, cookies, breads etc.! 😊🙏

[alexaofelia]

Can we make this a series?? Doughs, pie crusts, pastries, cookies, muffins….. tell me how to not fuck it all up!💖

[erika]

Thank you! I never knew that about measuring flour! I haven't noticed issues with regular scooping and sifting, but I'll take all the advice I can get! Actually planning on trying to make an ice cream cake today! Thanks so much and those graphics were something to behold!

[DanielTheGrMC]

Cooking channels are usually pretty wholesome. So I’m subscribing

[evelynw]

Please make more of this type of content for other baked goods. I'm sure many home-bakers will benefit from it 😊

[angelicarodriguez]

I have tried to bake a white cake for so long! After watching this video yesterday at 6 PM. I went and took everything out of the fridge and measured my ingredients and made your vanilla cake recipe and omg! It was moist and delicious. The measuring is what was getting me! Thank you so much!