This Cake-Cutting Hack Promises to Keep Your Dessert from Drying Out (2024)

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This Cake-Cutting Hack Promises to Keep Your Dessert from Drying Out? ›

Slice into individual servings, then push the 2 pieces of cake back together. This method. prevents the cut surface of the cake from drying out. Rotate and slice to cut more servings.

Just cut the parchment paper (or wax paper, or plastic wrap) to roughly fit the area of exposed cake you need to cover, then fold and press it onto the exposed cake. Store it under a cloche for extra protection, readjusting, replacing, and/or re-cutting as needed to keep the newly exposed cake covered with each slice.

What's great about this method is by cutting the cake in half first, should you have any leftovers you just push the two slices back together before sealing. This helps to stop it from drying out.

Adding a tablespoon or two of sour cream to your cake batter can help make it more moist. Sour cream's creamy and light texture can help keep your cake from becoming dense and dry. Sour Cream Coffee Cake is a great example of how sour cream can enhance the flavor, texture and moisture of a cake.

Baking a cake in a too-hot oven for the recommended time will dry it out. And baking a cake in a not-hot-enough oven will dry the crust before the center is fully baked.

Fortunately, that's easier than it sounds. A dry cake is usually the result of one of the following pitfalls: using the wrong ingredients, making mistakes while measuring or mixing the batter, or baking the cake too long or at too high a temperature.

Soak your cake in milk

Soaking your cake in milk is one of the best ways to moisten a dry cake.

Hot water is your friend

Be sure to dry the knife thoroughly, then cut your slices while the knife is still slightly warm to the touch. The warm knife will cut through the frosting like butter! The slices will be neat and clean, leaving all the frosting exactly where it's supposed to be.

How do you cut a cake without ruining it? ›

Dipping the knife in hot water before cutting will prevent tearing, uneven slicing, or frosting sticking to the knife. The residual heat of the knife ensures that the frosting stays where it is supposed to be and helps the knife slide through it like butter.

In cooling your cake, you are helping to firm up the sponge, which allows for a cleaner cut (via The Kitchn). Always make sure to chill your cake before trimming — this can easily be done by placing your bake in the freezer.

Traditionally, cutting the cake is the last formal moment of the day, at the end of the wedding reception. This is usually after speeches and dinner. The wedding cake is usually made up of multiple tiers, sometimes up to 5.

Cut cakes can be kept at room temperate for up to 2 days. The cut part of the cake should be covered in plastic wrap. Whole cakes should be refrigerated for up to 2 weeks. Bring it to room temperate for at least 3-4 before it will be eaten.

But there's no need to panic - there's an easy way to fix a dry cake. Simply soak your cake in milk for 30 minutes to an hour. The milk will help to rehydrate the cake, making it moist and delicious. Just be sure to brush off any excess milk before serving.

To keep the cake fresh it is important to cover it fully to avoid air and keep it at a good temperature. For doing this you can use plastic wrap, foil, and airtight containers. A moderately cool room temperature is perfect for cake, however for cakes with frosting we recommend using the refrigerator.