7 most common mistakes when baking cakes

Are you seriously thinking about giving up on your attempts to use the oven? If after many trials, your cakes still look like a disastrous example of what NOT to do in the kitchen, you are probably making some of these mistakes. Stop doing this in the kitchen and you will get the best homemade cakes: You skip the parchment paper. If you have ever reached the end of the recipe and found that you are out of parchment paper, you might think that it doesn't make much difference to use it or not, but the truth is that it does, and a lot! Never overlook parchment paper, just like greasing and flouring the pans. http://giphy.com/gifs/baking-olll0Om4LT9zG You forget to tap the pan before putting it in the oven. This is a very simple but essential step if you want to bake a perfect cake. Generally, when pouring the batter, small air bubbles form. This happens especially with thicker mixtures. A few taps can help release the air and prevent holes from forming in the cake. You don't use room temperature ingredients. You may think it's not important (or you don't want to wait for the ingredients to warm up), but using ingredients at the same temperature makes it much easier to mix them, resulting in a more homogeneous batter. via GIPHY You don't combine the dry ingredients first. You read the instructions and add the ingredients as you find them in the recipe. Does that sound familiar? Well, the next time you prepare a cake, mix the dry ingredients first, and then the liquids. This will help you avoid lumps or poorly mixed batter. via GIPHY You open the oven door. Your curiosity gets the better of you and you open (even just a little) the oven door. If you do this frequently or before the cake is baked, the temperature change in the oven can cause the batter to be undercooked or poorly cooked in some areas. You don't sift the flour. When you sift the flour (and generally the dry ingredients), you ensure that there won't be lumps, making the mixture much smoother. If your cakes turn out dense or hard, try sifting the flour. You'll see how much fluffier they turn out. via GIPHY You take the cake out of the oven too quickly. Just like opening the oven, taking the cake out immediately can affect the final result. Temperature changes, in this case, at the end of baking, can cause your creations to deflate. We invite you to try these tips with some delicious cakes: Flourless chocolate cake Black Forest Cake Sacher Truffle Cake Carrot Cake