What could be easier than cutting yourself a piece of delicious cake? As it turned out, there are nuances. After all, the usual way of cutting cakes is wrong. The editors of Novate.ru invite you to find out together the best way of cutting, which will not only provide instant joy, but also keep the dessert tasty for much longer. And for a snack - a few tips that will help you prepare an exquisite delicacy, even with a ready-made store-bought mixture.
1. Disadvantages of the usual slicing method
Most of us usually take a knife and cut a piece of cake in a triangle shape. This is simple and does not even suggest that something might be wrong. The problem is that this method has certain disadvantages. After one piece of cake is cut off, there is usually a sticky frosting on the knife blade, which prevents you from making a clean cut on the next piece, and it gets more difficult each time. And if you want to cut off a small piece, then it’s quite a disaster. The result is either a cracked dessert or an unevenly distributed filling.
2. Helpful tip for perfect little bites
Those who do not like sweets or are on a diet usually choose a small piece of cake. But here, almost always, a problem arises when cutting a dessert, because in order to enjoy the sweet to the fullest, the slice must include all the layers and the inner filling evenly. It is not easy to fulfill all conditions. Therefore, there is a simple life hack that many will like: cut the cake not into triangles, but cut off the edge from it with a horizontal cut, and then divide this edge on a cutting board into portions. With this method, there is no need to carefully cut a thin piece of cake - the size of the slice can be any.
3. Choosing the right tool
To cut a cake correctly, you need to know not only how to cut it, but also how. A knife is usually used, however, this is not the best tool. At least once in your life, you should opt for dental floss. A piece of unscented dental floss easily glides over any dessert and keeps the frosting completely intact.
4. Why not cut the cake into triangles
The problem with most desserts slicing methods is that once cut, the soft and fresh insides are exposed to air, even if the cake is covered. Nothing spoils a once delicious piece of cake like the situation when one side of it becomes dry and crumbly.
5. The best way to cut a cake
The first step is to cut the cake right down the middle. After that, you need to cut the slice horizontally to the desired thickness. This cutting assumes that the main part of the dessert can be reattached and the inside will be without air access, which means it will stay fresh for much longer. This operation can be repeated several times.
Interesting information: Back in 1906, the British mathematician Francis Galton, having studied the issue in detail, in the scientific journal Nature expressed his opinion about incorrect technique of cutting cakes in the form of triangles and recommended a new one, which retains its freshness much longer dessert.
6. Ready mixes
When there is not enough time for full cooking, ready-made mixtures for cakes and pies come to the rescue. With them, you can quickly and easily prepare both a classic cheesecake and your favorite chocolate cake. However, they taste a little different from homemade ones, so we suggest using a few secrets to bring up the fast cooking level to the highest.
7. Milk
Usually ready-made cake mixes use plain water. However, by replacing it with milk, you can achieve an improved aroma and richer taste. This ingredient alone also increases the density of the cake, making it more homemade.
8. Ice cream
A little favorite ice cream, and the recipe will be improved at times. Any pie or cake will turn out to be more delicious and fluffy, so that all fingers will be licked. And if you experiment with the taste of ice cream, you can get a new original dessert every time according to the same recipe.
9. Mayonnaise
Mayonnaise in a cake is not as strange as it might seem at first glance. After all, it is made from eggs and butter, and during cooking it is beaten to a consistency that can give the necessary density to a cake or pie. When preparing with ready-made mixtures, you need to follow the instructions on the box, but in addition add a couple of tablespoons of mayonnaise in the dough to enhance the flavor, or up to 1 cup for very moist cake.
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10. Carbonated drink
A carbonated drink will help to make a truly homemade cake from the ready-made mixture. A glass of this secret ingredient must be added to all dry ingredients and mixed thoroughly. The result will not leave anyone indifferent, because the cake or pie will have an unusual taste, as well as a light weightless structure.
11. Coffee
Adding coffee to the cake batter is an incredibly wonderful life hack. Because after the preparation of the dessert, it is definitely not felt what was added to it, but the taste is pleasant and original. Coffee does not give a pronounced coffee taste. A few tablespoons of the hard brewed beverage added to the chocolate cake will enhance the chocolate flavor without the coffee flavor.
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