Left Over Batter

Decorating By Marcia79 Updated 16 Feb 2006 , 1:55pm by PSLCakeLady

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Marcia79 Posted 14 Feb 2006 , 5:14pm
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How do I store left over batter?! Is it possible to do that!??

Thanks!! Love you guys!

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tye Posted 14 Feb 2006 , 5:16pm
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not really.. i usually bake cupcakes and toss them in a freezer bag and use them later.. or bake what you can with it and make cake balls..

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traci Posted 14 Feb 2006 , 5:16pm
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I usually do not store it. I like to make cupcakes and then freeze them. You might be able to use them for your kids or samples for a tasting.

Maybe someone else will know.

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ncdessertdiva Posted 14 Feb 2006 , 5:50pm
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I do cupcakes for my family - minis or regular.
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subaru Posted 14 Feb 2006 , 5:55pm
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Same here, cupcakes or usually mini-bundt cakes. DH loves them without any frosting.

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izzybee Posted 14 Feb 2006 , 6:06pm
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Depends on how much batter is left. If there is a lot, I will make cakes and freeze them for use later. Otherwise I make a small cake and use leftover frosting for us!

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lng_1978 Posted 14 Feb 2006 , 6:06pm
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CUP CAKES ARE A GOOD IDEA! I USALLY MAKE THEM FOR MY FIL...THEY KEEP HIM HAPPY!

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PSLCakeLady Posted 14 Feb 2006 , 6:16pm
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You can't freeze cake batter because the baking powder that's in it. Baking powder reacts to moisture/heat. Therefore, it won't be effective if you tried to store it. I think everyone agrees, make cake or cupcakes. That's what I do and freeze it. Maybe a small sheetcake which I can cut out other things from if I need to.

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ariun Posted 15 Feb 2006 , 4:00pm
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Originally Posted by PSLCakeLady

You can't freeze cake batter because the baking powder that's in it. Baking powder reacts to moisture/heat. Therefore, it won't be effective if you tried to store it.




Hmm, ever since reading on one of the CC threads about someone freezing cake batter -- at least, I thought I read about it here; I can't seem to find it now -- I've been doing just that with no problems.

Anyway, I've tried it with banana cake so far. Mix up a big batch, divvy into plastic bags (no Ziploc where I am) and freeze. Then a few days or even weeks later, when baking time draweth nigh I defrost a bag or two on the counter (a few hours before baking) or in the fridge (a day before). Convenient, time- and space- saving.

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hn87519 Posted 15 Feb 2006 , 4:27pm
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It really depends on the batter. A cake batter that uses eggs for a lighter cake sometimes has to be baken immediately.

Others you can store in the fridge, but I would not store for more than an hour or so while you bake off the other batter.

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PSLCakeLady Posted 15 Feb 2006 , 7:39pm
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I could be wrong, but I know that's the chemistry aspect of it. That's fantastic if you can freeze it however. I'll have to try it to see how it works. What do I have to lose but a little extra batter.

I don't know about anyone else out there, but if I let a batter sit because let's say I only have one size of a particular pan, I can notice the difference in the cake that was first baked as opposed to the second. The second does not rise quite the same (but it does rise) because the batter has been sitting thus losing some effectiveness of the baking powder. I'm not one to buy self-rising flour because who knows how long it's been on a store shelf and the baking soda that's in it can lose it's effectiveness plus I cannot control the amount of it. Live and learn. Hey I've been told that the only way to learn sometimes is by experimenting. Gives me an excuse to play in the kitchen.

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parismom Posted 15 Feb 2006 , 7:45pm
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Is it wrong to eat cake batter? It tastes so good! Heehee!

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kaecakes Posted 15 Feb 2006 , 7:52pm
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Its that raw egg thing, some say if you know they are fresh it won't hurt. Me I am not an egg eater anyway so I don't eat anything with raw eggs

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parismom Posted 15 Feb 2006 , 7:55pm
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Yeah, I am not so paranoid about raw eggs. Alot of chefs on food network say it is uncommon to get an egg with salmonella etc. I mean, if people can eat raw fish and WAY undercooked steaks... a little cake batter won't hurt!

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Euphoriabakery Posted 15 Feb 2006 , 7:56pm
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I wouldn't serve it, but I don't think eating cake batter is going to hurt you any more than eating cookie dough. Both of which I do all the time! Who know I may end up with salmonella(spelling?) but I've been eating cookie dough since I was little and no probelms yet.

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PSLCakeLady Posted 15 Feb 2006 , 7:57pm
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That's too funny! icon_razz.gif I'm funny about the raw egg deal but hey, if Rocky could do it and look that yummy himself, maybe, just maybe!

Well, on the subject of the batter this is what I found out further:

"The leaveners, baking soda and baking powder, lose their leavening power in the freezer. I also believe that the air bubbles present in the batter from mixing and creaming also pop. They enlarge when the carbon dioxide from the leaveners plus the heat of the oven expand them, causing a cake to rise."

I asked Jeeves, he must know right? icon_biggrin.gif

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subaru Posted 15 Feb 2006 , 8:05pm
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Hey parismom, I am a batter-belly too! I LOVE batter, cookie dough, even biscuit dough! Always have,and raised 2 daughters that are the same.

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parismom Posted 15 Feb 2006 , 8:08pm
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HOW funny! Everytime I make anything - brownies, cakes, cookies... my little girl comes running when I whip out some spoons!

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ariun Posted 16 Feb 2006 , 4:49am
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Originally Posted by PSLCakeLady

"The leaveners, baking soda and baking powder, lose their leavening power in the freezer. I also believe that the air bubbles present in the batter from mixing and creaming also pop. They enlarge when the carbon dioxide from the leaveners plus the heat of the oven expand them, causing a cake to rise."
I asked Jeeves, he must know right? icon_biggrin.gif




Hmm. I wonder why my cakes made of thawed frozen batter rise.
Maybe... they're... alive...

Or maybe it depends on the kind of cake, in that banana cakes don't rise as much as, say, chiffon cakes? I really don't know. Freezing batter works for me, anyway. birthday.gif

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PSLCakeLady Posted 16 Feb 2006 , 1:55pm
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They may in fact rise, yes. However, it only means is that it loses it's effectiveness. It's the chemical aspect of it. It happens sometimes when you freeze yeast risen products and you can only store it for a short period. It loses it's effectiveness after some time, maybe not immediately or maybe it's your products that are working great.

Hey, I don't know, that's what they taught me in culinary school, but what can I say, if it works for ya then great, keep on doing it.

I'm interested to try it myself. I have to bake tonight, so I'll make one of my cakes an experimental one. I'll even measure and take pictures.

Hey, what the heck, I'm doing like ParisMom and eating some batter to see if I croak. LOL! If I never show up on this site again, assume I bit the dust in batter bliss. icon_lol.gif

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