Cake Like is an all-women indie rock band. Members include Kerri Kenney (ba… Read Full Bio ↴Cake Like is an all-women indie rock band. Members include Kerri Kenney (bassist and lead singer), Nina Hellman (guitarist and vocalist), and drummer Jody Seifert. The band came together in 1993 when Kerri and Nina met at New York University's Experimental Theater Wing, decided to form a band, and were joined by Hellman's roommate Jody. The members had never played music before and so developed their own unique style. Their songs often play out like poetry set to erratic guitar-rock.

They soon attracted the attention of John Zorn who signed the band to his Avant Records label, which released their first LP, Delicious, in 1994. This record came to the attention of Ric Ocasek, formerly of The Cars, who produced their follow-up EP. He then brought the band to the attention of Neil Young, who signed the band to his Vapor Records label for their second and third LPs, 1997's Bruiser Queen, and 1999's Goodbye, So What. The band dissolved in 1999 when Kenney relocated to Los Angeles.

Kerri Kenney is also an actress and has appeared on the TV shows The State, Viva Variety (which she also co-wrote), as the character "Pam" on Ellen, and, most recently, on Comedy Central's Reno 911!. Nina Hellman is also an actress and works in the theatre in New York and appeared in the film "Wet Hot American Summer". Seifert works in the fashion industry.

Don't Tell
Cake Like Lyrics

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Help me to sleep
I breathe but don't sink
I can't undo what I've done
Let sleep drug me
Oh please, oh please, oh...

Take me home
To lounge around

Take me home
Oh, whoa, oh...

I don't like I don't like this place
(I'm not afraid of you)
I don't like I don't like this place
(I'm not afraid of you)
I don't like I don't like this place
(I'm not afraid of you)
I don't like I don't like this face
(I'm not afraid)

Help me, I'm weak
I dove too deep
I can't recall what I've done
But I'll never speak
Don't tell, don't tell, don't...

Take me home
To lounge around
Take me home
Oh, whoa, oh...

I don't like I don't like this place
(I'm not afraid of you)
I don't like I don't like this place
(I'm not afraid of you)
I don't like I don't like this place
(I'm not afraid of you)

I don't like I don't like this face
(I'm not afraid)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Cake Like's "Don't Tell" evoke a sense of desperation and fear of consequences. The singer is asking for help to forget what they have done, as they struggle with their memories and the weight of their actions. They beg for sleep to "drug" them and take them away from reality. The repetition of "don't tell" reinforces this fear of being exposed and the need to keep secrets. The singer is weakened by their actions, feeling like they have gone too far, but they refuse to speak about it. The repetition of the line "I don't like this place/face" could indicate that the singer is haunted by their actions and cannot deal with being in the same environment or seeing the same people.

Despite the fear and desperation in the lyrics, there is also a sense of longing for safety and comfort. The repeated refrain of "Take me home" suggests a desire for safety and familiarity, a place where the singer can escape from their troubles and "lounge around." It's possible that the singer is asking for someone to take them away from their current situation and provide them with a sense of security.

In summary, "Don't Tell" is a song about the struggle to deal with the aftermath of one's actions and the fear of being exposed. The singer is desperate for help and comfort, but also afraid of the consequences of their actions.

Line by Line Meaning

Help me to sleep
Assist me in finding peace and rest

I breathe but don't sink
I am alive but struggling to keep afloat

I can't undo what I've done
I am unable to reverse my past actions

Let sleep drug me
Allow me to numb my mind and escape from reality

Oh please, oh please, oh...
An expression of desperation and longing for relief

Take me home
Bring me to a place where I can feel safe and comfortable

To lounge around
To relax and do nothing in particular

I don't like I don't like this place
I feel uncomfortable or unhappy in my current situation

(I'm not afraid of you)
Denial of fear towards a specific person or thing

I don't like I don't like this face
I dislike the person or people around me

(I'm not afraid)
Denial of fear towards a specific person or thing

Help me, I'm weak
A plea for assistance, admitting weakness

I dove too deep
I have gone too far and can't handle the consequences

I can't recall what I've done
I am unable to remember or comprehend my past actions

But I'll never speak
I will keep my secrets and not share them with anyone

Don't tell, don't tell, don't...
A command to keep quiet and not reveal any information

Oh, whoa, oh...
An expression of exhaustion or frustration

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Pieter Jan Harm Van Tonder

That Tres Leches cake is a favourite amongs my family members.

This is such a fun video. Please consider to make more of this types of videos. I am a beginner in the kitchen, so this helps me so much. I learn a lot of things' in the kitchen.

To me the kitchen is like exploring the universe, a lot of fun and learning.

I made many mistakes so far, and some of those mistakes could have really been prevented, some were quiet expensive mistakes.

I made a 2 tier cake once, the biggest mistake was not to cut off the dome. It did not collapse at all. I learnt three major things with that 2 tier cake. All's well that ends well.

Thanks a lot bunch for the entertainment videos you make. It means very much to me.

All comments from YouTube:

Donella Lyden

3y↑534

When my daughter was 13 she made a cake from scratch and called me and said it didn't rise. I asked her if she put baking soda in, she said no. The recipe called for soda, so she put in a teaspoon of cola. She is now 44 and we still laugh about this.

cozycat

Thank you for the laugh. That was great!

Jack Sparrow

Funniest thing 🤣

Halla Q

🤣🤣

Heather Eton

I would totally do that!

insert clever youtube username

3y↑1

BYE SHE RLY PUT SODA IM DEAD💀💀

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Alexa Ofelia

3y↑118

Can we make this a series?? Doughs, pie crusts, pastries, cookies, muffins….. tell me how to not fuck it all up!💖

faith harrison

@Sophi All Things Xena the “trick” for perfect pancakes is similar to a cake. don’t over mix, preheat your griddle(if using a skillet: make 1 big pancake at a time. I use Pamela’s gluten free mix, premix my egg, swap in some buttermilk and fold in a little extra melted butter from seasoning the skillet. I get perfect fluffy pancakes every time (kid’s favorite breakfast).

Fathya Fathya

3y↑2

agree!! baking do and dont 101

Sophi All Things Xena

3y↑4

And pancakes please

Lemit

3y↑258

I'm only now realizing that room temp ingredients are important! Domed cakes were my life lol

lyysan_chan

Where’s the scale

asha. ranatunga

@blueeyedbehr yes, you are correct. I found them on Amazon and they do come with pins. 😊Wilton cake strips are a pain.

blueeyedbehr

@asha. ranatunga you're most welcome. btw, magicake strips come with their own pins - they're easier to use than sewing pins. i bought my strips on amazon.

asha. ranatunga

@blueeyedbehr Thank you so much. I never thought of pinning the baking strips. That is such a genius idea. I am going to check out the magicake cake strips right now. Wilton ones dont stay put. Thank again for sharing your wisdom.

blueeyedbehr

3y↑4

@asha. ranatunga i have two sets of Magicake strips, each strip will fit perfectly around a 9" round, and they have a straight pin to pin the ends together (i overlap them slightly so it fits tight around the pan). for a 9x13, i pin two strips end to end, then around the pan -- they will overlap by several inches, but it doesnt affect how the cake bakes. they should be wet, with the water lightly squeezed out so it's not dripping. hope this helps.

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Gabriela Vargas

3y↑343

My cakes changed COMPLETELY when I bought my scale, best purchase ever

Melinda Thomas

I bought one after watching him, but I need to probably buy another one. The one I bought, the bowls were too heavy.

Bernadette Hynes - Cafferkey

2y↑1

@Moonlover Sheila same as Ireland kitchen scales, those measuring cups, 😬🤯😱 don't get me started, the measuring spoons are great, as teaspoons can vary so much in size from small to large

Colleen Austin

2y↑1

Especially for pound cakes. When I measured in grams, I made the lightest and best pound cake I ever made.

Firlow

2y↑1

As someone in the UK who was used to a scale and not cups, I feel like I'm looking into a parallel universe. Not a slight, just weird to me! Haha

Mar Blessed

How? I have never used a scale & NEVER had a failed cake!

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Darrien D'Astar

3y↑79

This was really good.
I've been baking for decades and I thought I knew it all. But this was a tremendously useful reminder to go back to basics. It pointed out that I've gained a lot of bad habits over the years and should re-learn simplicity.
So many, many thanks. It was a useful kick-up-the-ass that baking is a science and not moss-covered tradition.

Elizabeth

Me too…. I think I knew these tips long ago….. good to get a refresher! Ty Jon!

Jan Courtney

3y↑1

I agree. This was very helpful. Thanks John 🧁

handekai

3y↑226

I desperately need a “Top 5 dough making mistakes” video.

Mo Jo

@handekai if it’s alive, there will be bubbles and it’ll smell like beer

Mo Jo

You killed your yeast probably. Killed it in the beginning by either making it’s warm bath too hot, or by introducing salt too early.

handekai

@tgd721 I don’t think my problem is about the yeast. I already use dry (instant) yeast. My problem is about, I think is deciding the right amount of flour and kneading process going wrong all the time :/

tgd721

3y↑1

Just use instant yeast instead of active yeast. You don’t need to prove instant yeast, you just add it to the rest of the ingredients.

Akshaya

3y↑1

Yeah, and i bet that i committed every single one of them 🤦‍♀️

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MJA

3y↑47

Great tips! Thanks. I learned about weighing everything when I lived in Germany. Even liquids! I have to admit, metric is easier when it comes to this.

Preppy Kitchen

3y↑11

It's so true!

Angelica Rodriguez

3y↑3

I have tried to bake a white cake for so long! After watching this video yesterday at 6 PM. I went and took everything out of the fridge and measured my ingredients and made your vanilla cake recipe and omg! It was moist and delicious. The measuring is what was getting me! Thank you so much!

PINE SHIMMER

3y↑5

Thank you John! It was late and I had to finish icing the cake before bed so I try to frost and assemble a warm cake. I had to be at work early and was trying to save time. So the frosting was too heavy and pulled my cake layers apart. ARGH! Pure panic, stores closed, not enough ingredients to make another cake from scratch. Grace: tore the cake up, mixed with frosting, scooped into balls, and froze them. A few hours later, I made new thin frosting, coated the cake balls, and returned them to the freezer and finished getting ready for work. There was over 72 coated cake balls and there was not a single one left. Lesson: sometimes we learn more from our mistakes, than our victories. The bad news is that I now know how easy it is to make cake balls and like donut holes, they are so dangerous. You can't eat just one LOL

Ms7of8

3y↑39

Love this guy -- he's about the best baker on YT. Love his recipes and demeanor.

Claudia M.

3y↑1

I think he’s a middle school or elementary school teacher? I don’t remember very well but he has that patient demeanor and great simple explanations that just make him awesome!

Nicolas Ortiz

3y↑8

I always over mix because I thought it would make everything mix better! No wonder my cake sometimes comes out weird.

And sometimes they dome out or crack in the middle, or worse, are still batter in the middle. Will take these tips to heart to make sure it stops happening. Thank you!

Cass 0424

3y↑35

If you open up your oven before the minimum baking time that's required, you can offset the temperature of the oven and that can cause flops such as deflation

Shirley Laboy

3y↑7

I never weighed my ingredients til I started watching you. What a difference it makes. 🙂❤

Amethyst Samia

3y↑18

A video on reasons for cookie fails would be helpful. I’ve had delicious cookies that wouldn’t stick together before and I don’t know why. Thank you!

Jacquelyn

3y↑3

Yes!!! I once made chocolate chip oatmeal cookies. Turned into a giant glob in the oven. I refused to waste my time and effort so i made it into cookie balls. My mom came over and saw them on the plate on the counter and thought I made meatballs for dinner 😂 they did not look appetizing but they tasted great haha

Catherine Rupard

3y↑21

Thank you for all the helpful tips. I finally bought a scale and it's made such a difference. My only problem has not been letting my cold ingredients warm up. Thanks for the reminder. 😀

Candita Mcguckian

3y↑1

@Preppy Kitchen I totally put them in my apron as well lol 😆

Preppy Kitchen

3y↑10

Have you seen me with butter and Cream cheese in my pocket?? Helps to get them to room temp but don't forget about them!

phammypack

3y↑1

I bake very simple things once in a while but I looove desserts and am always wanting to bake more. I’ve been looking for something just like this! It’s hard to learn baking basics if you don’t have a lot of experience or don’t know other people that do either. Would love to watch an entire series for other forms of baked goods like pies, cookies, breads etc.! 😊🙏

S. T.

3y↑1

I got a kitchen scale after I started watching these videos, and it is SO much easier and faster! I have learned a lot about baking from you for sure. I have to say, I am a bit disappointed we didn't get to see any disasters...😁

Marisa Spera

3y↑2

Hi John, do you have any tips so that your cake does not SAG down when it comes out? I had one that baked beautifully but after cooling, the center went ploof!

Erika

3y↑3

Thank you! I never knew that about measuring flour! I haven't noticed issues with regular scooping and sifting, but I'll take all the advice I can get! Actually planning on trying to make an ice cream cake today! Thanks so much and those graphics were something to behold!

ocgal80

3y↑11

Letting the cakes cool!! I only needed the one time to learn my lesson; we had a pool of cream cheese frosting around the base of my carrot cake.. so sad.. Thank you for the tips! Next time maybe include some bloopers; love to see that you're human also =))

Michael Livingston

3y↑1

I have learned sooooo much even having baked for tons of years. My biggest frustration is oven temperatures even with thermometers inside. Every oven seems to be different in terms of temperature. We retired in Mexico several years ago and I have finally mastered metric. Also, we moved three times in three years for different reasons; more to the point, each oven was soooo different some gas, one electric. It’s been fun and your videos are a great help and certainly, in some cases, learning new tricks. Muchas gracias!

Angelica Perez

3y↑3

I love to bake but clearly I’ve been doing somethings wrong this whole time lol
Thank you for this video so helpful!

jomoncon

I discovered the overmixing mistake when I was a young teen. Using a box cake mix to make a cake, it said to mix like four or five minutes. But when I mixed that long the cake came out so dense and heavy. I learned very early to just mix until all of the flour is combined. Even with a box cake mix, overmixing can be disastrous.

Preppy Kitchen

It's such a good lesson to learn. makes the biggest difference in texture

Evelyn Wijaya

Please make more of this type of content for other baked goods. I'm sure many home-bakers will benefit from it 😊

Sharkey

Thanks for the tip about measuring flour, I had never heard that before. When I scooped and measured bread flour for my pizza dough, it came out to 168 grams per cup. No wonder my pizza didn't come out completely right.

Walker Braswell

3y↑5

That strawberry cake you made has got to be one of the prettiest cakes I've ever seen, and my mom was a wedding cake decorator!

cooking with Tuba

https://youtu.be/b_BIuI4SCUA

Phoenix 2.0

3y↑1

Thanks John! I have a history of making mistakes when making cakes such as not enough icing. Thanks for telling us about these mistakes so that we can prepared for next time 😊

Phoenix 2.0

@Preppy Kitchen thanks John! 😊

Preppy Kitchen

I'm so happy this was informative for you!

Christopher Rousseu

Watching you, I know what not to do and what to do the correct way. You have taught me so much stuff, I feel like I should be a professional baker! Thanks John!

palindrome87

Great tips! Make more like this please ❤️ real life bloopers would be great!

Cynthia Suarez

3y↑2

My mom made amazing cakes. We especially loved her Southern Comfort Cake. 😋 but she always thought she did terrible but just cause your not the greatest decorator in the world doesn't mean your cake tastes bad. My mom's cakes were always moist delicate cakes they just would look ugly 😜

Maggie Mae

3y↑1

I always say my tummy doesn't care what it looks like. 😁

Val C

This channel is fantastic and I love this video format! It would be great to have other top 5s in this style!

Pieter Jan Harm Van Tonder

Praja Jayawardena

Hi John, thank you for giving us all these recipes. I’ve found your channel about a year ago. So far I have made, cookies, biscuits, millionaires short bread, eclairs, peanut butter bars, German chocolate cake, coconut magic bars, cheesecake cups. All these I’ve made for 100 people. So I owe you a big thank you. Also I want to make fruit tarts. What’s the brand you’d recommend for those tart rings?

P. S.

First of all, this channel is amazing! John feels like a friend teaching me, always caring, friendly, funny, smart, but also honest and open about making mistakes like everybody else... love it!
And this has to be one of my favorite videos, because I do a lot of these mistakes and even tho my cakes turn out fine most of the time, some of these results happened to me and I didn't understand why. I also believe that I'm missing out on my cakes being even more delicious!

Marianne Becker

3y↑23

My mom always told us not to jump when there was a cake in the oven.
Maybe that was just a mom thing and she didn’t want us jumping in the house, but she said it would make the cake fall.
Even now as an adult I am careful not to jump around, dance or get too rambunctious when a cake in the oven.

SleezyPeezy

2y↑1

i don't think any jumping in the house would mess with the oven, Unless you're in a trailer home and underneath you is empty then i understand but it shouldn't fall at all.. even if you jump super hard next to the oven

Jimmy T

#2 Absolutely!! I was mismeasuring my flour for YEARS until I discovered the scale trick. All my bakes after that came out perfectly

I M

3y↑2

0:17 not being prepared
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1:06 opening your oven early on
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1:48 not allowing your cake to cool
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2:40 mis-measuring your flour
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3:58 over-mixing your batter

bzizzle

3y↑1

I’ve made about 12 cakes so far and none of them have been good but now I know it’s because I’ve been making all of these mistakes 😂 thank you!

바나나우유

Funny enough you made this video right after i made your funfetti cake last night 😅
It is for my brothers 6th birthday party tomorrow. Your tips and recipes have helped me a lot and my family really like them (especially the pumpkin muffins)
Thank you preppy kitchen/John :D

Roxann Legg

Thankyou for such amazing videos - of all the food videos - yours are my absolute favourites - I could watch yours all day. You have the best tips and explanations, and I have been baking for 40 years. I love the flour measure tip - you SO right!

Patricia D.

So helpful and easy to correct - thank you !!💕

M F

Love this video! I thought I’m a seasoned baker … but I still learned from this! Thanks.

Rahul Barman

Hey. I have been following all your cake and dessert recipes. They all work wonderfully for me. Thank you so much💕💕💕 I am learning so much from you.

And can you please make us an eggless cake recipe?😍

A wrinkly old Floridian child.

Great video I'll need to add this to my baking book. I honestly need a scale because when am making cookies they tend to have a dome and become cake-like and of course with cakes too. I do wish you had a tip for frosting or whipped cream because I always end up making a second or third batch because the first batch wasn't prepared correctly.

Colleen Gallo

Check out John’s Italian merengue buttercream. I can’t bake a good cake but my family always requests that frosting.

Neil Schipper

Great information for novelist, beginning Bakers. I just recently made a cake that freaked everybody out... a Neapolitan cake served with Neapolitan ice cream! Fall apple season is upon us time for apple butter, applesauce an apple pie canning season.

hadis rezaee

Thanks for the great information. Your videos are awesome and every single recipe I made from your channel was perfect.
I just have a question, when I baked your carrot cake the center sinked while it was in the oven although I opened the oven at the end and the cake was completely set, do u know where I'm doing wrong?can it be that I mismeasured the rising agents?

Evan Fleck

thanks John. I have taken lots of hints from you but weighing the flour has been the biggest help. It is so simple but it never had occurred to me before...

Christel Booysen

The flour trick just blew my mind. Granted I’m a beginner and by no means know a lot about baking, but I didn’t realise it would make THAT much of a difference. That’s 25% more flour than needed. Of course it would make a huge difference.

Lighten Up

Excellent tips. Some honorable mentions, imo:
Not gently brushing the sides of most cakes/ not using a crumb coat before frosting,
Over saturating the layers with juice, syrup, wine or coffee;
Making a cake frosted with whipped cream too far in advance, so the cream weeps into the cake, or not stabilizing it with some firming agent if you do;
Not anchoring fresh fruit between cake layers with icing, frosting, or whipped cream : ) (Sorry John. Did I hijack your comments section again? (You're welcome ; ))

Rosemarie Kury

I have baked for over 50 years and have made all these mistakes! Thank you for the hint about the flour and over Mixing! My last cake was dry so maybe that was the problem. Just goes to show me I can always learn more. And it seems if I just bake for just us it’s perfect, but for a special occasion or for company Murphy’s law applies. Many years ago made a chocolate cake when my parents visited. Turned my back and our Great Dane was licking the cake! Funny now, but not then.

MiXuP tImE WOLfs 4

3y↑1

Can you please do another one for baking in general? Btw, great video!! I love it and I'll definitely take notes

Michael W. Dupré

All of my family cake recipes (think grandma's recipes from the 1940s and 1950s) measure flour and sugar in cups and not by weight. I have a kitchen scale and I 100% agree with you that weighing the dry ingredients is ideal. Is there an expected weight for a cup of flour, and sugar, especially when using different types (cake flour, self-rising, All-purpose; granulated sugar, confectioner's sugar)? This would be helpful for me.

S M

excellent advice. Another one I'd like to add is to not under-cream your eggs and sugar, you need to wait around 5 min until they are fluffy. I did this with a Victoria sponge cake and was annoyed it ruined the sponge a bit

Patricia Medlin

3y↑3

Thanks for showing this. No wonder my cakes never turn out right, I had always added things straight out of the fridge and never weighed my flour.

Maggie Mae

3y↑1

Same here. I love baking but it was always luck to get it right. I think I'll try again with these tips. I love to eat cake. 😋

Ellen Lirio

Love your videos, great tips, great recipes. Thank you!!!

Junie M

3y↑1

Awesome video with the emojis and new editing approach love it!! Thanks to you I invested on a scale before I started my pandemic baking hobby! 🥰😘

?????????

3y↑33

I wonder what he would think if he reacted to “without a recipe”, the cake episode from the try guys
Like, Eugene basically made tea pasta

Akshaya

3y↑2

Yayyy... him and Rosanna Pansino would make an adorable duo 🥰

?????????

3y↑4

@•𝕗𝕦𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖_𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕒• yeeeeesss !!

•𝕗𝕦𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖_𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕒•

3y↑11

Omg he should be a judge on “without a recipe” with the try guys!

Eva Rogers

Those bands that wrap around a cake pan are awesome. Soak them in water for 5 or 10 minutes then slide them thru your fingers to remove excess water. Wrap snugly around your pan and pin in place. Prep pan and bake your cake as directed, These bands help keep the batter from the outer side of the pan cooler so it doesn't bake faster than the center. You can minimize or eliminate that dome altogether.

Paul Leddy

Great video. I know all this stuff - I love to bake. Good to have a review because I tend to ignore 1 or more "don'ts" - because I know it all and hubris takes over...

Henry P

2y↑1

Thanks John for all the tips. I'm old and retired and new to decorating. Happy New Year to you and your family.

Sunshine36616

Your channel is such a wealth of information. I over mixed my batters before finding your channel. My bakes have significantly improved in the years I've been following you.

Parishay Rizwan

3y↑3

I needed this in my life! And your videos inspired me to buy a scale. It changed my life! And room temperature ingredients! I didn't know that they were important! I used both of these things in your ice cream cake. It is baking in the oven! Thanks John❤❤😃

Khandie2

@Kail Wright any scale will do the most important thing is to weigh your ingredients. I would suggest a digital scale that has a rare button and you will be good to go. You can purchase on Amazon , Target , Walmart etc

Parishay Rizwan

@Kail Wright where do you live? Then I can tell you

Kail Wright

Hi Parishay - would you mind sharing which scale you bought? I don't know which one to get - there are so many!

Cheryl Wilson

The thing I struggle with is creaming the sugar and butter. I never know how long to beat for so it's really hit and miss. Also when add eggs, the mixture sometimes splits/ curdles.

Fiftys Lady

I love your videos so much. I think you teach great tips all the time. I felt this video was different from the rest in the sense that it felt like it was for people with ADD because it was overly stimulating. I appreciate the effort put into these videos as you try to make it engaging and maybe even try to retain our attention but in reality you just talking in front of the camera retains all the attention in the world haha. You and boring don’t belong in the same sentence. At times I looked away from the screen to just listen because my thought process got distracted with the graphics and noises

NM Wilson

I have learned sooooo much about baking from this man! I really do love him.....his demeanor and his videos!!!

Phyllis Capps

3y↑1

WHAT SIZE PARCHMENT SHEETS SHOULD I PURCHASE TO BE ABLE TO FOLD AROUND SIDES LIKE YOU DO IN 9 X 13 IN. PAN? ALSO, CAN I USE THE SAME SIZE PANS WHICH HAVE ROUNDED ENDS OR SHOULD I PURCHASE ONLY THE SQUARE CORNER ONES?? LOVE YOUR VIDEOS. GOT ME IN THE BAKING MOOD AGAIN... THANKS

Sindhu Sermathi

Great tips,
If you could make a part 2 it will surely help
1. Cake cooks and brown at the top but not cooked in centre
2. Cake smells of egg
How to solve these problems

marilyn w

So very true about measuring with a scale. I couldn't believe the difference! Great video as always💯💐

juta

Please tell us more of what we're doing wrong in cooking. Even as a short as well, you're a good explainer

Laurie Shaw

We live in the dessert, so things get warm and soft, very quickly. It's very frustrating when piping flowers! I have learned to freeze my cake layers before I try to decorate. (Doesn't help with piping flowers, though. I just have to keep putting everything into the fridge after piping a few petals.)

T NH

OMG!! I have been making the #2 mistake!! No wonder!! Thanks for the great tips!!

Emily BH

I guess you don't recommend turning the item you are baking half way through the baking time if the oven heat isn't even to get a more even bake. I've never done it due to not wanting to interrupt the rising process but there is a pretty big YouTuber that often recommends doing it.

MJuin Pasculado

Short but VERY INFORMATIVE! love your recipes and video contents @preppykitchen.. Btw, do you have a vid on coloring buttercream effectively? If none yet, please please please do make one.

Shakeria Wright

Thank you for this, I'm going to try out one or some of your recipes tomorrow ❤

Melissa H

I just want to come over and cook/bake with you! I truly enjoy your friendly, yet scientific, presentations. I've made tons of your recipes, but no cakes yet and here's why: every time I try to make a vanilla cake from scratch, it ends up tasting like corn bread. ??? Help me!

dragonrising11

I just started baking this year - good to know about the flour measurement issue.

Pickle Kitty

Love these tips...but wondering, is a flour sifter the same as your "fluff and sprinkle" tip?
Can you consider doing some videos that are tetorials on how, when and why you use certain kitchen gadgets...like a flour sifter?!

Jami Fitz

Great video John !! I always appreciate your tips! 👍👌😊

How To Cuisine

I'm always measuring my ingredients with a scale! 😍☺️

Fatima Ghaddar

Thank you for these tips! Very helpful 😊👍

Preppy Kitchen

You're so welcome!

RSM

My #1 tip is: clean up immediatly after putting your beautiful batter filled pans in the oven, so you can quickly find the bowl of 4 egg whites that you forgot to add in.

Sarah Ashfaq

I love to watch your videos. I have learned a lot from you. Could you please upload a video of simple tea cake. I used to make it perfectly but I don't know why I couldn't make it properly now.

enydnightshade

I enjoyed this video and the tips john 😍👏 your videos are cute too 😍 definitely will try your cake baking advices 😊

Jolie Guzman

Any tips on preventing cake layers from not cooking at all in the middle?

koke bz

3y↑1

I love your notification and videos, they make my day. ❤ Also everything you have mentioned my mom drilled in my mind when I bake. she is very precise about her cakes 😂

Preppy Kitchen

3y↑1

Best mom ever!!

Laura Evans

Thank you for this. Yes should be a series because I can't believe I didn't know any of these. Seem simple but never taught it.

Chanaka Prathapasinghe

Can you please do a French buttercream video. I love your Italian and Swiss meringue buttercreams and I would love to learn the French buttercream as well. And thank you for the great baking tips

HejMonika

3y↑1

I love the new level of editing. Thanks John for inspiring us to bake 🥰

Julian Schweitzer

Awsum video John. will definitely put these techniques in my what to do / and what not to do for making a cake.

Video request: white chocolate mud cake. Not sure if you have a different name for this cake in America.

Take care

Jay Norris

It's heat breaking when cakes don't turn out right,but it tastes good. Tour recipes are great

Caroll Flanery

So proud of myself!!!! I know all of these mistakes and avoid them at all costs!!!!

smoothsyrup

Now I wanna bake a cake to see the difference in how I would scoop the flour into the measuring cup vs. your suggestion of fluffing with spoon!!

Smitha Krishnamurthy

John, I followed ur recipe for upside down pineapple cake and it looked so beautiful after I turned it ups it de down. By my the time I could the picture, the cake split into 4 pieces. I turned it over after 40 mins. Not sure if that was not sufficient.

Harsha S

Love the video, I have mis measured my flour so many times. Thanks!

21cherice

Also make sure your leavening agents (baking powder, etc) are not expired otherwise they won’t rise.

The Patriot's Kitchen

This is what people need. I home school my kids and we do baking as a part of home ec. I have taught them all of these things along the way. They have it etched into their minds. LOL

One thing I do to prevent over mixing my batter is, I use the mixer when alternating the additions of flour and liquid, I usually mix the liquids in using the mixer, and the flour I stir in with a rubber spatula. This gives such a nice texture to the cake and it avoids over mixing.

Skaistė Gražulevičiūtė

3y↑1

Thank you for this information i never thought room temperture ingriedients are so important so thank u and i love ur recipes❤

Preppy Kitchen

3y↑1

My pleasure 😊

Stella Pateraki

Thank you so much for the tips! I would like to point out one thing, the moving letters made me a little dizzy, maybe consider using them a bit less. Other than that great video💕