My readers really know a lot more about food and cooking than I do. They prove this again and again with invaluable advice on what to cook, where to eat, what to order, and where to grocery shop. There’s an enormous amount of humbling that goes into being a food blogger, and I’m the first to admit that I’m a novice in many ways. Which is why I’m starting to collecting the wisdom of the Tweetosphere and share it here.
Today: what to do with leftover stale cake.
I made Mark Bittman‘s golden layer cake last week and poured the batter into a silicone mini cupcake tin. Many tins later, I still had some leftover, so I baked it in a mini loaf pan. This chunk of cake is still in the fridge. It is hard. It is cold.
I cut off a slice, heated up some peanut oil, and gave it an aggressive fry job, then sprinkled more sugar on it. The crumb had gone hard, but with some heat and oil, it had the appeal of a sponge cake – more structured, but who can hate the deadly one-two punch of refined carbs and fats? Or that new golden crust?
@MyCutsAndBurns had some interesting suggestions, including the deep fried ham cake sandwich idea.
What do you do with your stale cake?
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What is this “stale” cake thing? Is that when all the cake has not been eaten? Because you know, that’s just an urban myth, it never actually *happens*…Does it?
Posted by Sasa | May 3, 2010, 1:36 pmTell that the sad lump of golden cake in my fridge. Or the abandoned biscotti. I kind of identify with them.
Posted by Lingbo Li | May 3, 2010, 1:41 pmYou could make a trifle – nothing like a little custard and whipped cream to re-energize tired cake. Bread pudding sounds like a brilliant idea too.
Posted by Emily | May 3, 2010, 1:53 pmbread pudding? :)
Posted by Shannon | May 5, 2010, 11:43 amDon’t know if this appeals to anyone else, but if it does and you have not tried it, I always use my steamer for state cakes, breads, biscuits, etc.
This particular steamer has an insert not unlike a colander with two sturdy collapsible handles that sits well above the bottom and has a glass lid.
I simply place said cake, bread, or whatever in a heat-proof container that is sized to sit in the steamer basket.
It functions as a double-boiler, as well, so it’s great for melting chocolate.
Posted by Jill | October 13, 2011, 2:41 pm