KitchenTried-and-true tip

Store a dry cake in a metal tin with an apple slice

Revive a dry cake by keeping it in a metal tin for a day, with an apple slice if you like.

Time
⏱ 1 day, 1 min Aufwand
Difficulty
◆ easy

What you need

  • Metal biscuit tin
  • Apple (optional)

How to do it

  1. Put the cake in a metal biscuit tin.
  2. Add a piece of apple.
  3. Leave it closed for one day.

Variations

  • The same principle is said to work for cookies that have gone hard.

Sources

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  • infranken.de (opens in a new tab)den Kuchen einen Tag lang in einer Keksdose aus Metall aufzubewahrenZusätzlich kann man auch ein Apfelstück dazulegen, das noch mehr Feuchtigkeit spendet

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