Ask the Audience: Crumbles of Cakey Goodness

by Heather on April 20, 2008

Heather says:

I just got in a few hours ago from Ivy and I’s first public appearance. We spoke at CREATE South and had a wonderful time. I would like to give Andre Pope the Home Ec 101 Seal of Approval for his BBQ and chicken bog. I will be spending this evening with my family and catching up on things that must be done before I turn into a pumpkin. With that in mind, it is time for an episode of Ask the Audience. Feel free to clap and cheer, we love it, too.

Recently someone asked me a question that seemed perfect for our fun and creative frugal cooks:

When making a layer cake, what do you do with the trimmed bits of cake?

Random Posts

Loading…

Tagged as: CREATE South, creative cooking, Frugal, waste not want not

This website uses IntenseDebate comments, but they are not currently loaded because either your browser doesn't support JavaScript, or they didn't load fast enough.

{ 1 trackback }

CREATE South Wrap Up » CreateSouth Conference in Myrtle Beach: April 29, 2008 at 9:32 am

{ 11 comments }

Mom of 4 April 20, 2008 at 3:29 pm: “Trimmed bits”? What are those? LOL

I’m lazy about layer cakes: I just slap ‘em one on top of the other and use frosting to fill in that little wedge-shaped ring around the edge. So far, nobody’s complained about a little bit more buttercream!
Jamie April 20, 2008 at 5:33 pm: Have my husband eat them as soon as they’re cut off.
Brian Carter April 20, 2008 at 6:18 pm: Hey you guys, great presentation at CreateSouth, great to meet you, see you soon, maybe at ConvergeSouth?

Brian
Sheri April 20, 2008 at 8:08 pm: Are you supposed to trim layer cakes? No wonder mine don’t look so hot!
Esbee April 20, 2008 at 8:32 pm: I eat them. Immediately. With absolutely no thoughts of sharing.
Carol April 20, 2008 at 8:36 pm: We save them for the leftover icing and eat them. It is a great way to keep little fingers out of the nice cake you just iced.
chocolatechic April 20, 2008 at 8:40 pm: You pile them in a small pan, and cover them with left over butter cream.

Or, as you are icing the cake, you schmear the little bits with butter cream and eat whilst working.

ooooorrrrr You just plop the warm goodness in your mouth and there is no evidence that leftover bits existed.
Kristena April 20, 2008 at 10:33 pm: Cake balls!

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Cake-Balls/Detail.aspx
Kendra April 21, 2008 at 7:41 am: I sometimes crumble them to sprinkle on top of the cake to hide imperfections, or save for a ice cream night with the kids Add your favorite ice cream and topings for a great sundue or split
Teresa April 21, 2008 at 8:23 am: I thought it was my motherly duty to consume the less than perfect bits of cake and scraps of frosting so as not to inflict them on my offspring
Christy April 21, 2008 at 10:19 am: Wow, I had no idea I was supposed to trim layer cakes. Thanks for the tip!