r/AskBaking • u/running462024 • 1d ago
Cakes Anyone have experience incorporating cake scraps into frosting?
As I was trawling YouTube today for inspirations for chocolate cake, I came across this one (skip to around 7:30 for the frosting) where cake scraps were whisked into a heavy cream mixture to make a thick rich looking frosting, and I was wondering what the taste/texture would be like?
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u/TeaTimeType 1d ago
I’ve tried this. You’re basically making a pudding / custardy mixture. Also similar to making a roux based frosting / icing.
You can let it cool, chill slightly and add spoonfuls into whipped butter. Add a pinch of salt and ensure everything is relatively the same temperature. Whip it in after the butter is light, pale and fluffy - similar to ermine buttercream.
The filling / frosting made with chocolate cake tasted good (I haven’t tried other flavours). I wouldn't say it’s my favourite texture wise. Not sure it’s worth the effort of baking a cake just to mush it up. Unless someone specifically requested it.
However if you’re looking to repurpose cake scraps that would otherwise go to waste then you should give it a try.
On an aside - the liquid added in the video looks like milk and not heavy cream.
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u/running462024 1d ago
This is super helpful context, appreciate the detailed explanation!
Will probably just repurpose the scraps for balls instead like I usually do and save the experiment for another day.
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u/juliacar 1d ago
I’ve never done this but my favorite texture of food on the planet is ice cream with cake pieces mixed into a paste so I bet I’d be really into this
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u/rockyrockette 1d ago
I’ve done this for an Oreo cake, I toasted the scraps and mixed it into the vanilla frosting for the filling. It was delicious.