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    14 Bad Baking Habits You Should Ditch ASAP

    And how to fix 'em.

    Baking can be difficult, and making mistakes is part of the journey — but learning from those mistakes is what helps you grow and get better.

    So here are 14 common baking mistakes and how to solve for them.

    1. You use a dark baking pan and don't adjust the oven temperature.

    2. You use the wrong size eggs in your recipes.

    3. You use dry and wet measuring cups interchangeably.

    4. You don't make sure your bowl is completely dry before melting chocolate in it.

    5. You keep opening your oven to check on your baked goods.

    6. You don't let your eggs and butter come to room temperature when the recipe calls for it — or you microwave your butter at the last minute.

    7. You don't invest in an oven thermometer to check if your oven temperature is accurate.

    8. You try to frost your cake while it's still warm.

    9. You cut into your breads and cakes before they're completely cool.

    10. You use baking powder instead of baking soda — or you don't check to see if they're expired.

    11. You don't cream your butter and sugar together for long enough.

    12. You don't sift your ingredients when the recipe calls for it.

    13. You double a recipe instead of making it two times.

    14. You try to make recipes that call for a stand mixer/hand mixer without one and don't realize how hard it is.

    Let's get baking!

    Any baking mistakes we missed? Let us know in the comments!