#thingstoavoid

Cakes have been a part of our life since childhood, no matter whether it is a birthday party, wedding party, anniversary party or other days. But when it comes to baking a good cake at home, many people failed to bake a perfect cake. All you have to be calm to make a delicious cake and avoid these common baking mistakes.

1. Too dry cake – One of the biggest blunders, you could make while baking your cake is that your cake is too dry. Everybody loves moist and rich texture cake, therefore to prevent your cake from getting dry make sure that you are baking it at the right oven temperature. Sometimes, over baking or batter exposed to heat for so long can give you dryness. Even after the right temperature and baking process, your cake becomes too dry then you might be using dry ingredients (flour, cocoa, baking powder, and baking soda) excessively.

2. Undercooked inside – It happens with many people, from outside your cake looks perfectly cooked but it can be tricky to get the right baked on certain cakes. This issue is very common in chocolate cake and carrot cakes because it is very hard to get it baked properly without burning it from outside. To ensure your cake whether it is baked from inside or not, just insert a toothpick into the centre of the cake. If it will come out clean, the cake is done and if it comes out slushy, your cake needs more time.

If you find your cake perfectly brown from the outside but the cake needs some more time, then tent your pans with aluminium foil to prevent from browning or burn.

3. Looks more like a pancake – So, you followed all the instruction properly to make your favourite cake but what you got at the end a flat cake. This could happen only if you have overbeaten and over-mixed your ingredients because dense batter doesn’t get that same airy rise. Another reason could be too less or excessive use of baking soda, thus make sure that you are using the right amount and the best quality ingredients for your cake.

4. The top is cracked – One more problem with your baking is cracked points in your cake, no matter how carefully you have baked it. The reason behind your cracked cake is if it’s baked too quickly and be sure that you have set the right oven temperature. Another reason would be an overfilled baking tin hence, be sure that you have used the exact size pan for your cake. Because if you will pour batter for a 9” inch cake into a 7” inch pan then it can cause the crack. Moreover, too much baking powder and ingredients can cause the cake to rise too quickly and put a crack on the top.

5. Sunken in the middle – You think your cake is perfectly baked until you find that your cake got sunken in the middle. The edges of the cake look so perfect but the sunken centre can occur due to excessive use of baking powder. Many of us think that adding a little extra to your batter can make it fuller and bigger rise but it’s not actually, it will collapse in the middle. Sunken cake can be caused by opening up the oven door at the wrong time. Try not to peek by opening the oven door until the last 10 minutes of your baking time, because it will let colder air to come in and can ruin your cake by developing sunken.

From now on whenever you are going to bake a cake at home, just keep these tips on your mind. Use the right amount and best quality ingredients, so that you will never end up with another cake baking failure. Enjoy baking!