What can you do with leftover cake? Plenty! Read on for a list of suggestions and don't throw those cake scraps away!
Cake scraps are what I call pieces of cake left over from trimming and carving a cake. Don't ever toss them. Instead, recycle them into something delicious.
I like to cut them up into cubes and freeze them in a Ziploc bag. Then I get to take whatever amount of cake I want, warm it a little in the microwave and toss into my ice cream for an indulgent treat anytime!
The above was last night's indulgence into a warm chocolate cake sundae with fudge sauce, Java chip ice cream, a dollop of whipped cream and a sprinkle of cocoa nibs. It's an easy treat for entertaining last minute guests as well!
Here are some other great ideas for using up your cake scraps:
- Make cake pops. Cake pops are crumbled up cake mixed with buttercream and shaped into a ball. The cake ball is then coated with candy melts.
- Make rum balls...sweet chewy no bake cookies.
- Add it to a milk shake because why not?
- Cut it up and make a trifle dessert.
Have another idea? Leave a comment below!
Kulsum at JourneyKitchen says
Normally I end up eating most of it unless I'm forced to save it up for trifle or when I have some ice cream in the freezer I mix it the ice cream but one my fav ways lately is to cut them into small cubes and dip them in dark choc fondue! Ah! The pleasure!
naomi says
I love cake scraps. I end up eating them with just coffee or tea, but I also really love them with ice cream as well!
Paula says
Now this a delicious recycling idea that is really going to catch on!
Sheetal Ghelani says
Thank you for posting this...believe it or not, just seeing that ice cream sundae totally made my day. I may have to make and decorate a cake just so I have scraps leftover!
Beauty & the Feast says
This looks decadent and evil and amazing and I WANT IT.
P.S. cake scrap rum balls...great idea!!
Jyostna says
hello! i like creme brulee very much :)and i made it boefre but it wasnt very successful becoz it was not as creamy as those i ate in cafe or in paris. it was more like a pudding.is that because i use milk instead of cream, or is there other reason?thank you :)(you can reply me in chinese haha :D )