A lot of us amateur bakers will watch one season ofThe Great British Bake Offand think, I can do that too, right??
![](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-01/24/20/asset/ec40561027a1/sub-buzz-1376-1579898124-3.jpg?downsize=700%3A%2A&output-quality=auto&output-format=auto)
But you, the professional, know that baking is an art and a science that can't just be learned over night.
So for all our sakes, we want you to tell us the most common baking mistakes we don't even realize we're making.
![](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-01/24/20/asset/cb5431e93f24/sub-buzz-1369-1579897952-3.jpg?downsize=700%3A%2A&output-quality=auto&output-format=auto)
Maybe some of us aren't prepping our pans correctly.
![](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-01/24/20/asset/a4032128fa48/sub-buzz-1418-1579898246-3.jpg)
Or perhaps others are using cold butter when the recipe calls for room temperature butter.
![](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-01/24/20/asset/fb1b26e06ef9/sub-buzz-1430-1579898899-3.png)
Maybe some amateur bakers have tried to decorate a cake while it's still hot, which then caused a dripping mess.
![](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-01/24/21/asset/8876c3c48301/sub-buzz-83-1579900923-3.jpg)
At the end of the day, we just want you to call us out on our mistakes so we can take our baked goods from drab to fab.
![](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-01/24/21/asset/8876c3c48301/sub-buzz-83-1579901011-5.jpg)