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The mystery of the moister cake

Started by thefoodgeek · 8 months ago

One of my twitter friends posted what was, to him, a disturbing tale of a cake transformed. In 140 characters or less, here was the conundrum:

After eating the cake, his mind was alight with frightening tales of adulterated coffee in offices and strange and weird ways that the cake co ... Continue reading »

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  • Lilly

    8 months ago

    That is SO good to know! I started my love affair with food by baking these delicious but GOD ugly cakes that just *somehow* got better over time and I didn't know why. But knowing this about the humidity explains a lot... San Francisco is a cupcake's dream! :)
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  • thefoodgeek

    4 months ago

    A quick note here: table sugar is only mildly hygroscopic. Brown sugar, honey, and others are much more so. Depending on the content of the baked good, you will have a better chance pulling moisture into your tasty treat.
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