It’s pretty likely that you’ve been forced to do one of the most heartbreaking things ever a few times in your life: throw out leftover cake. Well, we’re about to change your life in a major by showing you 4 delicious ways to use up dried-out cake. From French toast to milkshakes, there’s no reason to toss out cake that’s been sitting out a little too long. As it turns out, transforming dried-out cake into inventive and tasty new treats is actually a piece of cake!
1. French Toast
You’ll Need:
- 1 piece of cake
- 3 eggs
- 1 tbsp + 1 tsp milk
- pinch of cinnamon
- maple syrup
Here’s How:
Mix the eggs, milk, and cinnamon. Dredge the piece of cake in this mixture and briefly fry it on both sides. Serve this cakey French toast with maple syrup for an extra tasty touch.
2. Milkshake
You’ll Need:
- 1¼ cups milk
- 3 scoops of vanilla ice cream
- 3 pieces of chocolate cake
Here’s How:
Crumble the cake and add the crumbs to a blender with the milk and vanilla ice cream. Garnish the finished chocolate shake with a few cake crumbs before serving.
3. New Cake
You’ll Need:
- 2 sticks butter, softened
- ¾ cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- 3 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp milk
- 2-3 pieces of dry chocolate cake
- icing to drizzle on top
Here’s How:
Beat the butter and sugar until frothy and then gradually stir in the eggs before adding the rest of the ingredients. Crumble up the stale cake and fold the crumbs into the batter. Pour the batter into a greased bundt pan and bake it in a preheated oven set to 350°F for 40 minutes. Let the cake cool once it’s out of the oven, turn it over, and garnish with icing and more cake crumbs.
4. Muesli
You’ll Need:
- muesli
- milk
- fresh berries
- 1 piece of dry cake
Here’s How:
You can even pimp your muesli with dried-out cake. Just add muesli and milk to a bowl and garnish with fresh berries and crumbled pieces of cake.
Now there really is no justification for throwing out leftover cake. Isn’t it awesome how old cake can rise, like a phoenix from the ashes, and transform into a new cake?! Who knew? Or that muesli hack – so simple, yet super effective and delicious. Let’s all sing our praises to this unsung hero and make sacrificial offerings by recreating these genius recipe ideas!
Get the recipe for the Apricot Bee Cake featured in the bonus video.