🍰 5 Common Baking Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Cake (Even When the Recipe Is Right)

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Overhead view of baking mistakes: a cracked cake, uneven cake slices, bowls of frosting, and baking tools on a light kitchen surface, illustrating common baking errors.


Every baker — beginner or experienced — makes them sometimes.

Honestly? I made these mistakes myself in the past 😅

Today I’m sharing pure value with you:
the 5 most common baking mistakes that can quietly ruin your results — even when your recipe is correct.

Do you recognize them?
Then you’ll immediately see where you can improve 👇

❌ 1. Ingredients Not at Room Temperature

Cold butter, cold eggs, or cold milk can cause your batter to split or curdle.

The result:

  • ❌ less air

  • ❌ uneven batter

  • ❌ a dense, compact cake

👉 Ingredients at room temperature always mix better and create a lighter cake.

❌ 2. Overmixing… or Undermixing

This is where it often goes wrong:

  • Overmixing → heavy, dense cake

  • Undermixing → uneven texture

👉 The secret is timing and technique.
That’s exactly why I spend so much time on this in my workshops.

❌ 3. Opening the Oven Too Soon

Every time you open the oven door, the temperature drops by 20–40°C.

The result:

  • collapsed cakes

  • air pockets

  • cakes that don’t rise properly

👉 Only open the oven once at least 70% of the baking time has passed.

❌ 4. Incorrect Oven Temperature

Many bakers bake too hot.

  • Too hot → cake rises fast and then collapses

  • Lower temperature → more even, stable results

👉 I strongly recommend using an oven thermometer.
Most ovens are not as accurate as they claim.

🔗 Oven thermometer

❌ 5. Poor Preparation

Most failed cakes aren’t caused by the recipe…
but by stress and rushing.

👉 Always prepare in advance:

  • ingredients

  • baking pan

  • tools

This makes baking calmer, more enjoyable, and far more successful.

🌟 Your Takeaway

Small changes make big differences.

When you apply these tips, you’ll notice that your cakes:
✔ rise higher
✔ collapse less
✔ become lighter
✔ bake more evenly

And that builds confidence every single time 💛

🎓 Want to truly master this?

In my online baking workshops, I don’t just teach you what to do. I teach you why it works, so you stop guessing and start baking with confidence. 

The Online baking workshops are now in Dutch. Soon they will be translated to English. Do you want a heads up when they are done? Just leave your name and e-mail here on the waitinglist 👉 Waitlist

🛒 Tools I Personally Use

These tools help me bake consistently:

👉 Click the products to view them.

💡 Tip: For best results, use the same tools I personally work with the links are included in this post.

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With love,
Ludinaira Roberto
Browny’s Cakes 💛





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