When's the best time to frost a cake?
Chef's answer
When baking a cake that is to be frosted, I would bake it at least 10 hours or more before frosting it, giving it time to cool completely and to firm up. Cake flour produces a more delicate cake, but you can use other flour if you prefer.
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No, but the flavor won't be as good and it will be more difficult to slice. Let it cool to warm before you think about slicing it or eating it. Bread fresh out of the oven needs time for the gluten to set completely..
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If your cake hasn't even begun to cook, pop it back in the oven. Make sure the oven is on and on the correct temperature too. If your cake is not cooking in the middle, then put it back into the oven and cover tightly in tin foil. The tin foil will trap the heat and help to cook the inside of your cake.
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In some instances, it can often embed in open sores on skin. Vibrio also can be contracted by eating undercooked seafood that often can be mild, but the symptoms can also become deadly.
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In a large mixing bowl, combine cooled flaked salmon, sauteed onion and pepper, 1 cup bread crumbs, 2 beaten eggs, 3 Tbsp mayo, 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce, 1 tsp garlic salt, 1/4 tsp black pepper, and 1/4 cup fresh parsley. Stir to combine then form into 13-14 patties.
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If you need to keep the batter fresh for longer, you can freeze it by adding it to a freezer ziplock bag. Just know that by freezing cake batter, it may or may not bake properly later. You'll need to defrost the batter before you can bake it as well.
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Not all batters are made equal. they are though, you can make pancakes with Yorkshire pudding mix, and vice versa..
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You can't make your batter the night before, or even an hour before you make your pancakes. It all goes back to those leavening agents: They start doing their job as soon as they come into contact with the wet ingredients, and will get less and less effective the longer you wait to ladle the batter into the pan.
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